Hello Birdy!

 Graham will be starting school soon so we are trying to cram in as much of the sites as possible before our schedule becomes more fixed.  So, today we ventured to the Jurong Bird Park.   The  kids were very excited to see all the different birds.

Here is Graham feeding a lorie.

He got the hang of it pretty quickly and the birds began to flock to him.

Bryce and Layne along with their friend, Megan, did not want anything to do with the birds.  The birds were pretty loud and aggressive.  One bird even landed on Layne's head and it sent her into tears.

They preferred the flamingo pond

and the mechanical rides.

On a side note, I must say today we encountered something interesting.  We were at the Bird Park with a friend and her 3 girls when a group of locals/tourists came up to Bryce and wanted to take a picture with her.  Of course, Bryce ate it up but when they went to take a picture with Layne she would have nothing to do with them.  So, back to Bryce they went.  They wanted to touch her face and her hair it was like they never saw an American girl before.  It was bizarre!  Mary told me it happens quite often to her girls.  The locals/tourists even tried to pick up Mary's youngest.  Bizarre, is all I can say!

Doffings and Deans

Mommies in the making

This has been a busy week here in Singapore.  Brian has been in Australia for the week so that means I get the car all week and the kids get to explore more of the island. 

We started off Monday with going to the Night Safari at the Singapore Zoo.  It was not conducive to picture taking as the animals are nocturnal and bright flashing lights might cause a problem.  So all I got was a picture of the 3 kids on the tram right before we started our journey through the zoo.  Of course, we did not see or do everything that evening so we will definitely go back.

We also went to the Science Centre one day.  Graham especially loved it.  I would love to go back with just Graham and really explore the place.  He could have stayed alot longer but the girls were ready for the waterworks section of the center.

However my favorite part of the week was watching my daughters play mommy.  They were so loving and caring with their dolls and strollers.  They took their dolls, pink baby and purple baby, on a morning stroll around the grounds.  I love watching Bryce and Layne become mommies in the making!

Puddles o' fun

At least if it is going to rain everyday, the kids can at least enjoy the aftermath of all the rain.

READY

SET

Jump!

Jump!

Jump!

Jump!

Jump!

I attempted to get all 3 jumping at the same time but of course to no avail.  But still they had a great time trying and jumping in the puddles.

Welcome to the Jungle

Today I took the kids to the Singapore Zoo.  It was A.MAZ.ING!  We spent all morning looking in awe at the animals in the zoo.  We did not even see a fraction of the animals there.  The kids were amazed at how close the animals were, how some were free range, and how active most the animals were. 

The scenery as we strolled around the zoo was just as amazing.  Seriously, this is what we looked at as we went from exhibit to exhibit.

Here are some pictures of some of the animals that we admired.  We will definitely be heading back to the zoo many, many more times.

Parrots as we entered the zoo.  Layne refused to get in the picture.

Bryce called these elephant monkeys because of their large nose.  We also got to witness their feeding.  The kids loved it.  My friend that I went with told us we have to see the white tigers feeding.  We missed it this time around but will make a point of seeing it soon.

After a late lunch Graham, Bryce and Layne enjoyed cooling off at the waterpark in the zoo.  It was a great way to end our day at the zoo.  They could have stayed there till closing and we almost did.

As we were walking out this is what we were looking at... pure beauty.

Growth

98.9 cm (38.9 in), 13.3 kg (29.3 lbs) were Bryce's measurements today.  She continues to follow the 25% for height and not yet on the charts for weight but that is nothing new.

Our first experience with the medical care in Singapore was a success.  The drs office ran like a machine.  Our appointment was at 11 and we were home by 12:15. He consulted with us and did a series of blood work.  I was actually quite pleased at how easy it all went.  Starting new anywhere is quite a challenge so it was lovely to have something come easy.

They even had valet parking and it was FREE.  What I mean by free is you still pay to park in the car park (parking garage) but they park the car for you.  Which is nice so that we dont have to search around and look for spots and then hike to the office.

The nurses and other staff brought Bryce sweets (candy), stickers and a balloon.  She was in heaven until the bloodwork of course.  She cried but was a champ and held very still. 

She has shown so much growth not only physically but developmentally as well.  Such a big girl now!

It's about time...a LONG time.

Well, is anybody even coming to this blog anymore?  I know, I know it's about time. A.LONG.TIME.   It has been so long that Blogger has changed its format and I am lost and relearning this new way of uploading pictures.  So far, I don't like it.  It is not letting me arrange things the way I like it and it is messing up my spacing...but that is for another day to sort through.



We are finally getting settled here in Singapore.  A sense of the new normal is washing over us and I am pretty sure we can all get use to living here.
Now that the house is basically put together and activities for the kids are under way I am hoping I can do a better job of keeping up with pictures of the kids on the blog.


I am going to keep this blog as the "kids" blog but dare I say I am going to start another blog more about Singapore.  As soon as I get it up and running I will be sure to let you know because I know you all are on pins and needles wanting to know about life on this metropolitan island.


Enough babble on with the kids!


The kids have been wanting to go to a beach since we got here.  We finally made it to one.  It was more of a park but it was near the water and there was sand so the kids had a great time.  We will take them to one of the nicer beaches once we have more free time on the weekend.  But for now East Coast Park satisfied everyone.

The kids forgot their ginormous bag of beach tools at the house.  Luckily they were able to improvise and use their hands to build sandcastles.

Graham also became very daring in his water adventure and kept going deeper and deeper into the ocean. 

Bryce preferred to hunt for seashells while Graham and Layne ran in and out of the water.

The beach was probably the highlight of Singapore living so far for the kids.  That is until it was time to go home and sand was everywhere.  So, after we got home Brian dropped us at the pool and we rinsed off at the shower at the pool and swam some more.

These are just some random shots of the kids since we have been here.

Layne has started to be more cooperative in her photo shoots.  She actually has started asking me to take pictures of her.  Her new pose is the head tilt!

Of course, we all know Bryce loves to have her picture taken.

Finally, we took the kids to the movies one weekend.  Can you guess what we saw?

Seriously, do you think I would take my kids to see Eclipse?  Ok. I probably would but we took them to see Toy Story 3.  They all loved it and so did I.  I even got teary eyed.


Ok.  I am going to attempt to start the Singapore blog.  I have a lot say about this place.  I hope I can make it interesting...