Melting Pot

Singapore prides itself on the fact that over 4 million people of different nationalities, cultures, and religions can live in one small country and get along together. As we are out and about the city, many people want to have their picture taken with our children!! They seem to be facinated with blond hair, blue eyes, and very fair skin! We look so different to them and THEY look so different to us! It is interesting to see the various nationalities represented. WOW, what a learning experience!

Merlion and Fullerton Hotel

The Merlion, half lion, half mermaid, is a massive 8.6 meter icon located at Marina Bay. The animal details are significant in relation to the discovery of the island of Singapore. The statue that spurts out water is believed to protect Singapore. The famous Fullerton Hotel sits behind the Merlion.

First Visitors to Singapore

Our first visitors, Aunt Jennifer and cousin Fleming, arrived late April and will be here through May!! Uncle Robbie joined us too for about ten days!! What FUN we are having with family around!

Another Zoo Trip

We had a great time at the zoo recently! We saw the polar bear show this time, which was a lot of fun! The bears waved to us and we enjoyed watching them catch LIVE fish and eat them as a snack. The white lion was very active pacing back and forth. The lion was massive and a little scary! We visited the kangaroos and could even reach out and touch them! They were very comfortable with us around. We ended our day at the zoo with the girls playing in an over-sized bird cage and then of course we had to have some Ben and Jerry's ice cream to cool us down!

Easter Bunny

"Does the Easter Bunny come to Singapore?", PE asked. "Of course he does!", I replied! And yes, the Easter Bunny did come ALL THE WAY to Singapore! The girls got lots of candy, eggs, and of course new bathing suits and cover ups! What an exciting morning we had!

Singapore Zoo Night Safari

We arrived at the Night Safari ready for excitement and adventure! The girls loved watching the fire show, where men swallowed fire, spit fire, and twirled batons with fire on the ends! PE and Baby Girl were amazed!! We went on a tram ride through the zoo to see the animals in their habitats at night! Baby Girl especially liked seeing the lions! While there, Daddy and PE paid money to stick their feet in a tank of fish and let the fish eat the dead skin off their feet!!!! YUCK!! Daddy tried to get me to do it, but I just could not even entertain the idea!! No thank you!!

Playgroup at the Newman House

We hosted a playgroup at our house last Thursday. This group is American Women's Club members that meet every Thursday afternoon. We hosted the party in our front yard!! Lots of toys to play with and goodies to snack on kept the children (ages 1-5years old) entertained! What a HOT DAY~~about 32 degrees Celsius! Everybody had a fun time!