It's New Years Eve. I haven't blogged in ages. I have so much to say about what we've been up to for the last 2 weeks. I hope everybody has enjoyed their holidays! We sure have.
Let's get started....
Scott's growing a beard... You'll see more of this as my photographic timeline continues...
Madeline asked to go to Build A Bear for her birthday. There is a Build A Bear at The Nex, so the first weekend of our holiday, we headed over. The kids have been to Build A Bear in Austin, twice. Once for a fundraiser/charity. We didn't keep the bears they made. A second time for a birthday party. This was the first time they have the privilege of selecting any animal they wanted. Scott had never been. We had a good time!
Madeline was excited!
Meet Princess. A GIANT pink Hello Kitty! Complete with purple (of course) dress, sparkle shoes and a purse.
This is Fairy. A German Shepard dressed in a rainbow fairy costume, complete with wings and pink dress shoes.
This is Fuego. A dragon with wings and an egg. Dressed to go skateboarding with a helmet, knee and elbow pads. The dragon is special because the next year is the Year of the Dragon in Chinese astrology.
Well... Monday, December 19th started our first week of the school break. Scott was working all week and I just knew that the time would get away from me if I didn't plan a daily schedule. I wanted to take advantage of this time home with my kids to see some of the sites around Singapore and do some fun activities.
Monday, we had some friends over to do some cookie baking. It was pretty messy and a little chaotic, but I think all the kids had fun!
Tuesday, we stayed home and swam and did laundry and house cleaning. Not too fun, but it has to be done!
On Wednesday, we went to the Zoo!
We had a great time! The highlight was definitely riding the elephants! I don't get to take too many pictures when it's just me and the kids out and about. The elephant below is the one we rode! There's a man standing next to it, so you can see how tall they are! The Asian Elephants are not as big as the African Elephants (usually the kind in the US Zoos). Later in January we are planning a trip to Thailand and an elephant excursion is part of our plans. I wanted the kids and I to try out an elephant ride before that trip.
I let the kids take some pictures with my camera when we were waiting in line for the elephant ride. These two cracked me up!
There are painted elephants all over Singapore! It's called the Elephant-Parade and it's an art fundraiser to save the Asian Elephants. Right now, it's in Singapore and it's amazing! The kids are really loving it and so am I! We've seen a bunch of them. In January, all of the Elephants will be auctioned off. Before the Auction, all of them will be on display in the Botanic Garden. I hope we can make it over to see them all lined up!
On Thursday, we had some friends over for a play date and we built fairy houses! I moved all of the furniture aside and put down some splat mats. The kids were very creative with paint and stickers and flowers and feathers!
Wyatt is pictured here with our new chalkboard fabric! We can't really use sidewalk chalk around the condo. The guards and cleaning staff don't appreciate it. At a play date at a friend's house, she brought out some chalkboard fabric! I thought it was brilliant! I headed off to the craft store and picked up a couple of meters. The kids love it. It's easy to clean too.
On Friday, I took the kids to Sentosa! Our plan was to go to the Butterfly Garden. The train let us off near the Merlion and we decided to check it out first. To my amazement, we could go inside and up to the top! The inside was very cave like with carvings of mermaids and ships. There was a little animated video about how Singapore got its name and how the Merlion became the city mascot. The kids and I really enjoyed it!
This is us at the top of the Merlion.
This one is inside the Merlion's mouth.
Sentosa is such a fun place! There are things to explore around every corner.
This one is inside the butterfly park. I didn't get too many pictures because I was busy trying to keep up with the kids. We were very impressed with the size of some of the butterflies. Some of them were larger than my hand! Amazing!
Tired girl... Big day.
Next up, Madeline's Birthday and Christmas!!
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