Singapore Trip

We went to Singapore for Chinese New Year.  

We went to the Singapore Zoo on February 12th.

 Kenzie & Hannah with the Panda

 They had the Zoo decorated for Chinese New Year

 As soon as we got there it started to pour so we got ponchos and kept walking around

We went to see the Panda, they have 2 at this zoo but one was not there.

 Later in the day the weather cleared up and we were able to see all of the other animals.

They had Orangutans hanging out in the trees.

On February 13th we took a Cable Car ride over to Sentosa Island.

 The kids loved the cable car ride.  Ben kept saying "wow"

 The Merlion statue on Sentosa Island

 We went to Universal Studios

 We had a lot of fun at Universal Studios even though it rained a little this day too!

 Sesame Street

 We got to see Abby & Cookie Monster

 Grover & Elmo...and photobombed by Bert

Bert & Ernie

 Far Far Away

 Shrek & Fiona's house

 Far Far Away Castle

 Kung Fu Panda

 We also went to the Aquarium

 The kids loved the huge fish tanks

We went to a huge candy store!

 On February 14th we went on a Duck Tour.  It is a bus that drives on land and water.  It was a great way to see the city.

 The Singapore Flyer

 The smaller Merlion

 Marina Bay Sands Hotel & Casino

 My little ducky!

 We also went on the Singapore Flyer

 At the top

The kids checking out the city from above.

We had a great time, it was a quick trip but we got to see a lot of stuff.

Chinese New Year!

 February 10th starts the Year of the Snake.

On February 9th to get into the spirit the kids wore their Chinese outfits.  The girls got to stay up until midnight to see the fireworks display right out our window.

We would like to say to everyone "Xin Nian Kuai Le"  Happy New Year!

Xin Nian Kuai Le...Happy Year of the Snake!

 Wednesday January 30th was Hannah's Chinese New Year celebration at school!  She got to wear her Chinese dress to school.

 The Preschool & Pre-K kids each sang a song in Chinese.

 Then they had a Lion Dance.

 We also had activities in the classrooms of the preschool where the kids did crafts.  

 Kenzie's Chinese New Year celebration was on Friday February 1st.  She also got to wear her Chinese dress to school!

 The Kindergarten & 1st Grade kids sang songs in Chinese.

 They also had a Lion Dance, at theirs the Lions came into the crowd!

We had a lot of fun Celebrating the Year of the Snake at school!

Chinese New Year is February 10th.  

Xin Nian Kuai Le!!

Hannah's 1st Day of School

 Hannah started preschool on January 15, 2013.  She was so excited to finally go to school!

 She goes to the same school as Kenzie, Shanghai Community International School

Hannah's teacher Ms. Maya.

She was a little nervous to stay, but Ms. Maya said she had a great first day.  Hannah was all smiles when I picked her up from school!

Malaysia

 We went to Malaysia from December 26, 2012-January 2, 2013.  We stayed at Club Med Cherating Beach.  

 We spent a lot of time at the pool

 Kenzie on the Flying Trapeze

 Me on the Flying Trapeze

 Gary

 Kenzie

 Ben on the beach!

 Collecting shells

 Monkey outside of our window

 The adult only pool

 the view from the adult only pool

 Ben dressed up for the parade

 Hannah dressed up for the parade

 Turtles at the Turtle Sanctuary

 Ben eating ice cream...this was everyone's favorite part!

 The Turtle Sanctuary

 a baby turtle

 Hannah painting Batik

 Kenzie painting

 They brought in horses for the guests to ride...Kenzie finally got to ride a horse!!

 Ben just relaxing

 Hannah got to ride the horse too!

 Face painting

 New Year's Eve

 Hannah having a mocktail

 Some of the girls were dressed up 

 Kenzie & Ted (she had a little bit of a crush on him)

 Malaysian dancers

 Celebrating the New Year

The kids shortly after midnight...along with some other kids who also fell asleep

 Happy New Year!

 This guy is the second in charge of the resort...he likes to dress up and make people laugh!  It definitely worked this day!

 They had a Lion dance on New Year's Day.

 The girls got to perform in the Kids Club Show on New Year's Day.  They danced for the entire resort! It was so cute and they did a great job!

 Hannah's dance

 Kenzie did a hula dance

 and she did a skit with just her and this little boy!

 she did a great job!

All of the performers in the Kids Club Show!

We had a great vacation...we made a lot of great memories that we will never forget!