Headed back "home" to Singapore

I can't believe that we are headed back already, the 7 weeks we were home just flew by. For those of you that we didn't get to see this trip, I do apologize and PROMISE to see you guys at Christmas. There weren't enough hours in the day and days here for us to do all that we wanted to. Here I thought it would be a relaxing visit home. Silly me! :) The kids have mixed feelings right now, they are sooo excited to go back and see their friends in Singapore and start the new school year, but they are so very sad to leave all of our good friends here in the USA and the comforts of home. They had to say all their good-byes today to friends and it was hard for them. Once we get to the airport tomorrow, they will be excited to get back to the warm tropical Singapore island.

As I look into the other room I am seeing a TON of stuff to pack into our few suitcases and bags...yikes...getting very stressed. So instead I will post a few photos of things we did over the past few days. (nothing like procrastination)

A trip to The Childrens Museum in Boston -great fun afternoon

Maddie and Grant training to be future members of The Blue Man Group

Grant, don't run over your sister! She'll be nicer to you, I promise!

Madeline decided she should learn to fly a plane...just in case she needs to take over for the pilot tomorrow on our 21 hour flight!


Maddie and her best friend Kaitlin had many sleepovers while we were home. Maddie took her camera everywhere with her this summer, including the sleepovers. These 2 girls came up with cute/creative pictures using the timer and setting the camera on things.


And sweet Grant got glasses to help him see the board at school. He was sooo excited to get them, not really sure why, but it made it a lot easier. He was even more excited to find out the they had POWER RANGER glasses! He wants to wear them 24/7, but the dr. told him only during class time. He will find any excuse to put them on now. So cute.

Hot Shot Sista! :)

As most of you already know, and for those of you who don't, my sister Robyn has taken her god given talent of throwing AMAZING fabulous parties and events and started her own business a few years ago. She rocks...and I'm not just saying this because she is related to me...seriously. For years she would throw parties for her friends, her kids, and family and you could hear people saying "OH MY GOSH, this is AMAZING! You should do this for a living!!" So she tucked away her Masters Degree in Education and created "Mix Mingle Glow". She's worked with some celebrity clients.....

Here is a cutie little photo of my sis (and possible new BFF??)


If you live in/around the Florida area and are in need of an amazing event planner for ANY event (I've seen spectacular weddings she's done, amazing birthday bashes, anniversary parties, baby showers, or any special event) please check her out. She is in North Florida but travels ALL over.

So proud of her. I knew she would be fab...just glad that the rest of the world will see it too. Click here to visit her site.

MFA in Boston

We went to the MFA last week. Haven't taken the kids there for years...seriously....the last time we went Grant was less than a year old. It's been way to long so we decided to make a day of it.

What an incredible museum and the kids loved it!!! Madeline is a very "artsy" girl, but she told me clearly that she didn't enjoy paintings as much as the statues and sculptures. She took her camera and captured some fantastic images of the ones that she loved, and I was amazed at her photography skills. Her viewpoint of the sculptures in her photos put them in a whole different perspective. The MFA was very entertaining for Mr. Grant also. His kindergarten class in Singapore went to the Singapore Art Museum last year as a field trip, and he loved staring at the paintings and asking questions about them. He also loves any paintings by Van Gogh, all thanks to those Baby Einstein videos from years ago-his fav was the Baby Van Gogh one. He was able to recognize the Van Goghs in the MFA this time, and rushed over to look at them up close and was impressed that they had the real ones! He took my camera from me and took a few pictures of his favorite ones.

What was the highlight of their trip to the MFA? The MFA houses one of the world’s finest collections of mummies, sculpture, ceramics, and dazzling gold from ancient Egypt, Greece, and the Roman Empire. With over 70,000 works of art, they were totally amazed and thrilled to get a glimpse at the world of pharaohs and emperors.

Here are some photos from our day out.
View inside the MFA

Grant found the Van Gogh's...so happy!!

He took this photo with my camera of his favorite Van Gogh

Maddie and Grant doing their best Egyptian poses

Look at little Maddie next to that GIANT painting-amazing!

She said "This is how I feel when I do MATH!!" So here is her Math face copying the painting above.

The boys thought this statue was funny. They said this is Daddy's morning face! HA HA HA!

They were amazed to see a mummy up close. Grant was afraid it was going to come out of the box!!! Maddie scared him a few times by knocking on the glass and saying "Do you hear that?? It's coming out!" Funny girl! Poor Grant!

Here is Grant observing the drawings. Love this photo.

Maddie took this of ancient hieroglyphics.

She took this photo too-love the viewpoint of the sphinx.


If you are ever in Boston, or live near it...you must make a trip to the MFA. Such a fabulous museum.

We are here for another week and then we head back to Singapore. More adventures to come.....

Another fun Vermont weekend!

Fun with Sparklers

While in Vermont Grant was able to hang out with his friend Andrew. There was a neighborhood bbq held a few days after 4th of July and the boys ran around all afternoon/evening having a blast! Once it got dark Andrew was thrilled to share his sparklers with Grant and they ran around them. Here are a few fun photos of the boys....

Happy 4th of July!

We are having such a great time being home this summer! We have had our Target store fix, been overwhelmed at the grocery store with SO many choices (as we don't have all these choices in Singapore), stocking up on items we can't buy in Singapore to squeeze into our luggage for the way home, and visiting lots of friends and family. We do miss the heat and sun of Singapore though, it hasn't been really warm here--and it has rained A LOT since we arrived. And what is "warm" to New Englanders doesn't feel the same to us, amazing how quickly we got used to the real heat and humidity of Singapore. :)

We are currently in Vermont, as our tradition of 4th of July here is our absolute favorite!!! (they celebrated last night here on the 3rd) It has to be one of my favorite holidays, and the folks here in Quechee Vermont, and the Quechee Club put on an amazing fun day for all of us. There are soo many games and rides for the kids(like a carnival/fair), a DJ with fun music to dance to, a yummy yummy dinner and then AMAZING fireworks. Words cannot describe how great the show is, and a finale that would blow you away. My kids LOVE the 4th of July here in Vermont. Madeline danced most of the night, and she and Karol were a hit with all their dance moves (made the other Grandma's jealous). Grant won some really cool prizes with all the games, and had a blast with the sparklers when it finally got dark. Brian and I enjoyed relaxing, having some great summer cocktails, and visited with friends we haven't seen since last summer up here. Great time for all!!!




Happy 4th of July to all of you!!!