I am going to catch up tonight! :) In early October Glenda (Jeff's mom) came for a visit. The boys were so excited to see her. We packed a ton of stuff in to the 8 or so days that she was here. I don't have pictures from everything and my mind is going so my memory isn't all that great but I do know we did the following: went to the boys' classes, Raffles Hotel, Botanical Gardens (twice), American Club, Singapore Flyer, took the Hippo Bus tour around the city which included a quick boat tour as well, Clarke Quay, Sentosa Island, hiking at a nature reserve and the Night Safari. Here are a few of the pictures......
First, me and our car, people have been asking to see a picture of the car I've been waiting 4 years to have! :) This was outside a really cool store called China Connections which is in one of the old, historic Black and White houses.
We went one evening to the Night Safari. It's such a cool place though hard to get good pictures since it's obviously dark out. They have a "Fish Spa" there, several around town, and the boys have always been dying to do it. Finally I said ok, figuring I'd pay the money, the kids would put their feet in the water and as soon as the fish started eating away their dead skin they'd freak and it would be over (didn't even think kids had dead skin). Well, they were the first customers of the evening so the fish were hungry and while they did pull their feet out once in awhile when the big guys bit down, they stayed the full 10 minutes and didn't want to get out!
Another famous attraction is the Singapore Flyer (there is also one in London I guess). It looks like a huge ferris wheel but instead of seats there are compartments that hold up to 28 people. You can actually rent one out and have dinner or parties as well. It moves so slowly it takes a full 30 minutes to go around. We were given headphones to listen to, a man was telling us where to look and what all to see, and some history about Singapore. The view was fabulous. We can actually see the Flyer from our apartment. It wasn't a clear day so we couldn't see far out but a huge storm rolled in (the downpour started just as we finished) so we were able to watch it move ever closer to us. Hopefully you can see that in one of the pictures.
Two days later I brought blueberry muffins to his classroom (his teacher is a huge healthnut and discourages typical birthday treats like cupcakes). Graham got to wear the special birthday vest and hat with 4 candles on top. He loved being the center of attention!
Finally, that following Saturday we had his party. We rented out the bowling alley at the American Club (they have 4 lanes) and invited a total of 11 kiddos for "Cosmic Bowling." They turn off the lights and pull the curtains and have neon lights on the lanes. Unfortunately the game zone is next door, separated by glass so it wasn't real dark but it was different and the kids loved it. After an hour of bowling most of us went out by the pool and spent the rest of the afternoon there. When we got home and he opened his gifts he shouted "Awesome!" after each one. His only wish that didn't come true was having all of his grandparents here! Some day......
