Sunday, April 27, 2014

Moving, Cleaning and Anniversary celebrations

 About to hop into the moving truck:-)
 Rachel's new bedroom....without furniture.  So for now she is sleeping on the floor or tent.  
 Our old, empty flat! This was a good flat for us but we were so excited to leave. 
 We had quite a few play dates this week.  I didn't take many pictures though...tried to stay away from snapping:-) It was great to have friends over to play!
Kylie, Rachel and I celebrating at California Pizza kitchen.  April 24th was our 10 anniversary!!

Kylie, Rachel and I have had a big week cleaning up both our flats, moving, working and playing with friends.  I will take more pictures of our new flat next week but I can say that we are really happy! 
Love, 
Kylie, Jocelyn and Rachel

"Therefore everyone who hears these words of mine and puts them into practice is like a wise man who built his house on the rock. The rain came down, the streams rose, and the winds blew and beat against that house; yet it did not fall, because it had its foundation on the rock."
Matthew 7:24-25 (Read all of Matthew 7)
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Sunday, April 20, 2014

Happy Easter

 Decorating eggs before our holiday:-)


 First stop in Singapore was Krispy Kreme!!
 It actually was!!! Before we checked into the hotel we stopped for a doughnut:-)
 Love that we lugged all of our luggage into the shop.
 Gardens by the Bay
 Singapore Flyer and the cool tree things at Gardens by the Bay
 Peek!
 I wanted to see the tulip display at the Gardens by the Bay.  It was beautiful BUT not near the amount of tulips I was hoping for. 

 A huge waterfall at Gardens by the Bay. 
 Marina Bay hotel in the background
 The cool tree things lit up at night:-) Can you see the orange moon in the back?  It was really cool!!

 Gardens by the Bay at night
 Having breakfast at the hotel.  The food was amazing.....we really enjoyed the hotel!!
 Swimming!
 Going for a walk...
 Rachel liked the merlions around the city:-)



 Supper at a Singapore hot pot restaurant. It was really good!!
 Rachel loved that she could cook her own meal at the table:-)
 Not a good start to our zoo experience:-)
 The zoo is fantastic and we had a beautiful day!






 Rachel's loves custard buns and was thrilled to find a panda one at the zoo:-)





 Having lunch at a restaurant in Little India on our way home from the zoo. 
 The food was awesome!! Just look at Rachel's lips:-)
 Little India
 We also stopped off at DQ!  
 It was so good!

 Our hotel on Sentosa Island!
 The hotel beach


 These Monitor lizards were all over the resort. Some of them were up to 1 1/2 meters long!!
 We did LOTS of swimming at the resort:-)
 Making sandcastles!
 Playing at a splash park on Sentosa
 We also had LOTS of Peacocks hanging out at the resort.  This one had 3 little babies with it:-)
 Having lunch at Chili's!!
 So yummy!!

 The Easter bunnies making balloons for the kids at our resort.  

 Rachel's picture displayed at Singapore airport:-)
 On our way home after an awesome vacation!!
 We had a very short stop in Bangkok but we couldn't get off the airplane.  Kylie, Rachel and I watched the workers clean the plane and load it with supper.  
Easter Sunday celebrations at our church in Hong Kong!

It is good to be back in Hong Kong after a great holiday. Thanks for your prayers!!
We are in major packing mode trying to get ready for our move tomorrow.  We have the keys and will be waiting for the movers first thing in the morning.  We are SO excited to be in our new place. 
Happy Easter!
Lots of Love, 
Kylie, Jocelyn Barnstable

"Salvation is found in no one else, for there is no other name under heaven given to men by which we must be saved."
Acts 4:12 (Read all of Acts 4)
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