called the "avenue of the stars"




couldn't do justice to their chinese names, but benny, kathy & leray



chinese new year week, hong kong (kowloon)


ian's OX year

some kind of game w/ our friends-kathy's dad is watching behind

still kowloon...





all hong kong history museum
history museum, hong kong



view from our awesome hotel suite window.
can't stay in a reg.room anymore b/c our kids are too old!

a highly rec. place to stay in hong kong: salisbury YMCA


some kind of gravity something or other...

out the hostel window. guess they don't have garbage cans?
view from our hostel's hallway shaft. ???? we got off the elevator,
walked a few steps & looked down.

ian's (still) fall tradition. made w/ chinese pumpkin-like veg.


not the best pics, but cute enough to share.\!


hong kong (kowloon)
"you're never fully dressed w/o a...................places...............!!!"

the chinese instruments from a local school-can't remember the names!

our finale song was called "chinese new year", & we had the chinese teachers walking thro' the theater w/ these things & fans wearing trad. dress. very cool.

my choir singing "hurry up st. nick", being suprised on stage by santa herself!

annie's "you're never fully dressed w/o a smile"

everything i said had to be translated into chinese & korean-the biggest languages spoken at our school.


it was a tight squeeze on the stage each night, but we managed!

away in a manger, done by 380 students in a communist country. PTL!

part of the 7-8 yr old choir, doing "let's get together" from Parent trap.

who says 8 yr old boys won't dance w/ scarves? this is their irish jig.

there's elliot working-it's documented!

"there was 1, there were 2, there were 3 little angels...."

"rubber duckie, you're the one!"

"twirly girls"

xylophones i insisted we purchase!

the 9-10 Ireali folk song about working the fields!

this is me w/ our director, receiving praise fo the winter concerts.

the teacher (who reminds me of aunt cindy) during our hit song "Super Santa"

oh so angelic 6's during "away in a manger"

elliot's 10 yr old class on a field trip. notice all the blonde hair.