Disney on Ice

On Saturday evening, I took the P.I.T. (Princess in Training) to go see "Princess Wishes" Disney on Ice in Vancouver. It's been a tradition to go every year for the last 4, and I have always taken her brother, Caleb, for his birthday. Last year, I took both of them, and this year was Mykah only..cuz Caleb didn't think dressing up as a princess and going to see a bunch of skating princesses was all that appealing! We sat about half way up, but lucky for my zoom lens, I was able to get some pretty awesome pics! Keep in mind..I used NO flash! Not bad, hey?

On the way there, Miss Mykah fell asleep..the whole drive!

But she pepped up once I got some cotton candy into her! Oh, and the overpriced, light up tiara helped too! Mykah wore a floor length gown for the occasion!
Showing off her royal smile!
I tried on the tiara, but for some reason it didn't fit!With the cotton candy..came a second crown..Cinderella makes her grand entrance before the show actually started..They were on the ice about 2 minutes. Nice little teaser. Then the announcer said "3 minutes till show time" After 5 passed, Mykah, the smartie pants, said "It's been longer than 3 minutes!"
Aladdin was the first on the ice

Jasmine was soon to follow

The 7 dwarfs were adorable!

Belle showing her flexibilityThe can can line with LuminiereCheck out the pirates on the platform..

They made this other pirate FLY!ArielAriel getting in trouble from King TritonAriel and FlounderIntermission photo shoot! I wore the chintzy crownMore royal poses..Ariel's flexible too!
The flame blowing dragon (Mykah's favorite part)Sleeping beauty and Prince PhillipSome royal extras..Cinderella and Prince CharmingMore of the same..Tinkerbell rounds out the finale..Mykah after the show posing in front of the sidewalk lined trees all lit upAnd then 10 min. before we got home..she crashed!

Football fun...

On Saturday, I got up early to go watch Conner play his semi-final game for provincials. They played Kelowna..and the winner got to move onto the finals, to be played next week at BC Place! I was standing on the sidelines and was asked about 5 times what newspaper I was shooting for..hehe Apparently a person who has a camera with a very long lens looks like a pro! Here are a few of my favorites:

Had to put this one in..Falcons mean business! Conner's team is the black ones..

Conner getting ready to tackle..
Conner and his mouth guard...he proudly announces that his mouth guard is the largest out of all of his buddies!
The boys take a knee when there's an injury on the field. After most of the plays, the Falcon's opponents usually had 1 or 2 kids that had to be carted off the field..some crying! lol Yes, the Falcon's are tanks..
Running the ball

Pass before the sack

These kids mean business!Yep..business!Conner during half time
Conner tackling..with the face of the determination!Check out Conner..he ended up on the bottom of the dog pile! LOL I can only imagine what's going thru his head right now! heheLining up for the playDetermined to get to the end zoneConner (76) calls a time out!Jumping for joy! Falcons win 34-0..and advance to provincial finals at BC Place next week! Go Falcons!

Chicks with Sticks...

On Sunday, I ventured out to Maple Ridge to watch a friend from dragon boating play hockey. I ended up taking the ferry from Fort Langley because I ended up going on hwy 1 instead of going thru Mission! That's fine with me, though, because I like the ferry! It's fast and free! What more could you ask for! So, here's my little story..and it starts out with getting on the ferry! I was 3rd in line, so I got a nice view..

I had a lovely breakfast of dinosaurs, and while I was waiting for the ferry to load, I decided to make them my models on my dash before I ate 'em!

My destination..no, not Golden Ears (the mountains in the background), but Maple Ridge, at the foot of the mountains.
Coming into the dock.I just had to take this picture of this lady as we were docking..a dragon boater from Maple Ridge walked on to paddle in Ft. Langley. I had to put the pic up because Karen (ahem) was SUPPOSED to be paddling, probably with her, but she chose to sleep in instead! HAHA

Here's the game! Meet Michelle..number 77..she's good! She plays on 3 different teams, but today she played with "Fox's Fury"

Nice form, Michelle!Face off..Fox's Fury wins it..you can see the puck getting ready to head back to the D.Even though this pic is a bit blurry (lighting conditions weren't exactly prime) I had to put this up anyhow..cuz this lil' lady went down hard! All for the love of the game..lol

Tryin' to sink the puck.Love this shot..lol Number 33 runs into this poor opponent and totally flattens her.."Wasn't me!" Guess who ended up getting the penalty? Not 33! LOL

Number 18 takes it thru center ice into the other zone..Michelle's in the blue socks.Getting ready for a face off. Michelle, you look intimidating!GOAL!!!
DOH! No goal..lol Puck went in..but after the whistle!Fox's Fury won 2-0 and after a lovely lunch with the team, I got back on the ferry and went home! I was one of the last to get on, so my view wasn't as nice..Yep, this was the view I got on my way home!Too bad I was too flustered when I got to Ft. Langley to take more photos..I ended up in the middle of a parade! All of the sudden I saw guys with muskets and saw horse drawn carriages clopping down the street..kind of a little surprise for me!