Saturday, December 28, 2013

Merry Christmas!!

 Kylie, Rachel and our new pet, Belle:-)
 Cookie exchange with these lovely ladies!!
 Reading the Christmas story!
 Opening presents:-) Rachel was really excited this year about her presents!
 Opening up a unicorn helmet and scooter from Grandma and Grandpa Barnstable and Herperger!
 Our Christmas Eve gathering.  Kylie and I cooked for 14 people and it was a lot of fun:-)
 Ingrid and Rachel setting up Rachel's new pony house. 
 Rachel took this picture because she wanted to show everyone her new ponies:-)
 Opening up stocking presents on Christmas Day!

 Snuggling up in her new My Little Pony blanket:-)
 Taking her scooter out for a test drive:-)
 Rachel and I made a My Little Pony Snakes and Ladders game.  We played it a couple of times as a family and Rachel won every time:-)
 Boxing Day breakfast at PCC in Festival Walk.  
 Scooting on our podium.....Rachel is getting very good.  She goes for a scoot every evening with Kylie. 
 Visiting with Brian, Leslie and Chace.  
Bubble bath time:-)


Kylie, Rachel and I have had a fantastic week celebrating Christmas with friends and family here in Hong Kong.  We really do like winter and holidays in Hong Kong!!  Thanks for all of the Christmas presents and prayers.  This has been a great week and we look forward to more parties in the coming days.  
Love, 
Kylie, Jocelyn and Rachel

Look to the LORD and his strength; seek his face always. Remember the wonders he has done, his miracles, and the judgments he pronounced.
1 Chronicles 16:11-12

Sunday, December 22, 2013

Christmas Holidays!!

 Watching the new Disney movie, Frozen with friends:-) It was really good!!
Celebrating Darsie and Zoe's birthday
What a great way to start the holiday!
 Experiment time in grade 3!!

 Celebrating Jesus' birthday with cake on the last day of school!
 Playing a game with toilet paper.  The students had to pick a friend to make into a snowman.  This group did awesome!!
A close second:-)
 The children's Christmas production at church! The play and songs were great!!

 A new addition to our family.....Belle.  We are babysitting a rabbit over the holiday and Rachel is thrilled to have a sleeping companion:-)
Cheryl and Vinci came over on Sunday afternoon to babysit Rachel while Kylie and I went Christmas shopping.  Rachel was really excited!!

The much anticipated Christmas holidays are here and we are all very excited. We have a lot of fun planned and look forward to starting off with a cookie exchange tomorrow!!  
Merry Christmas!!
Love, 
Kylie, Jocelyn and Rachel

Christ is the end of the law so that there may be righteousness for everyone who believes.
Romans 10:4




Saturday, December 14, 2013

Week 9 of school!

 Buddy Reading with the Prep G class:-)
 The grade 3 classes filled 19 Christmas boxes for the Refugees in Hong Kong! Wow!
Last Sparkle.....forever!!! We will be starting Mainly Music in January:-)
 Making Metamorphic rocks in Science class with clay. 
 Celebrating Aiden's 1st birthday with some CAIS staff.  It was a fabulous party!!
 Acting out the Christmas Story at Sparkle.  Rachel was a super sonic angel!!
 She flew around super fast to tell everyone the good news:-)
 Sparkle group photo!
 Decorating sugar cookies with the 3N class as an Advent activity.  Needless to say...they were hyper after this!!
Abigail and Rachel at Sparkle
 Running the Win Win 10 k run with friends.  We did it!!


This has been a big week but we are thankful that it is done!! Rachel and I only have 4 more days of school.  I can't believe how fast this contract has passed.  We are all looking forward to the holiday and enjoying some family time and parties with friends.  
Lots of love, 
Kylie, Jocelyn and Rachel

If anyone acknowledges that Jesus is the Son of God, God lives in him and he in God.
1 John 4:15


Saturday, December 7, 2013

Week 8 of school!!!

 Buddy reading with the Prep G students.  You can see Rachel in the back reading with one of my students:-)
 Making Pet Rocks in Science class!

 What great Pet Rocks they made!
 HKIS vs CAIS basketball game.  
 Putting together a gingerbread house:-)

 This has become a very fun family tradition:-)
 Playing some team building games in Health class....human knot!!
 I led Sparkle on Friday.  We are doing an animal session and it was very fun!!
 Rachel got to participate in a soccer practice at ICS this past Friday.  
 We were at the school for a basketball game and one of our friends was coaching the team.  He asked if Rachel wanted to join.  She loved kicking the ball!!

 Rachel spent her time drawing while Kylie's team played in the Christmas Cup at ICS. 
The Christmas Cup at ICS.  We lost but it was a good game.  

There are only 2 more weeks of school until the Christmas holiday.  We are getting very excited!! We have lots of Christmas festivities to go to in the next few weeks so it should be a fun time.  
Love, 
Kylie, Jocelyn and Rachel
No one has ever seen God; but if we love one another, God lives in us and his love is made complete in us.
1 John 4:12