Ten Thousand Buddhas Monastery....

We decided on Sunday to find the Ten Thousand Buddhas Monastery.  They make you earn the 10,000 buddhas by hiking up a little over 400 stairs.  The stairs are lined with more statues so in all there are around 12,000 buddhas.  I admit, 400 stairs never sounds fun to me, but being pregnant it REALLY was not fun.  Kay tired out and Craig ended up carrying her up most of the way.  I went really slow to make sure I did not push it too much.  Once we made it up it was pretty neat.  Inside the building they did not allow pictures; there were buddha statues everywhere!!

Dragon Boat Festival...

We decided to check out the international dragon boat races on Saturday.  We (along with everyone else in Hong Kong) went to Stanley to check it out.  Thankfully, we are up early so we beat most of the crowds.  We just stayed for a few hours and left as most people were coming.  I am sure it got to be so crowded you could not move later in the day (judging by the amount of water and beer they had ready for the crowds!) 

It was very neat to hear the drums beat as they row the boats.  There were apparently over 200 teams competing.  It is "good luck" to swim in the ocean during the race.  I think Kay got enough good luck for all three of us.  The morning began with me having to buy a new set of clothes for her!  I enjoyed my perch on the beach while Kay and Craig played in the sand/water.  It was a very fun Saturday as a family.

School Days...

Kay's school sent home pictures from her school year (we only have four more days until summer!).  Kay is often in the newsletter that they send home telling the parents what they did in school that week.  I am sure you can tell in the pictures that she really enjoys school.  She went Monday through Friday morning from 8:30 am - 11:30 am.  Half of the morning her lessons are in Mandarin and the other half English.  Kay loved show and tell.  Each week there was a letter discussed.  The children brought items that began with that letter.  They all took turns telling the class about the item. Her school is a Montessori school so Kay is one of the youngest in her class. We took Kay to school on a public green mini bus.  She enjoyed telling the bus driver when it was time to stop.  The school has a roof top play area as well as an indoor play area for when the weather is bad.  

Father's Day...

Kay's school had a very sweet father's day event. Kay loved that Craig came to visit her there. The kids sang songs and gave their dad's picture frames. Kay glued sparkles all over hers. There was a very sweet picture of Craig reading all the kids a book in the weekly newsletter.

Kay is 3!!!

Wow!  I can't believe I just typed that!  Our little girl has grown up so much.  We asked what she wanted to do with mommy and daddy to celebrate her birthday.  She said she wanted a pizza party.  Things are so different here.  At home, we would have made pizza and cupcakes.  Here, we let her pick out her own cupcakes and went out to Stanley for pizza.  We picked Stanley because it has a great beach front area filled with restaurants.  We also had to take a bus there which would allow Kay to use her favorite birthday gift- Octopus card.  Children have to start paying for public transportation here at age 3.  We knew Kay was going to LOVE this so we decided to wrap it up and give it as a gift.  She proudly wore her wallet around her neck all day.  The other hi-lights were getting her own umbrella, pom poms and dance uniform, a book from nana and pops, a mini mouse shirt (she has been asking for one for a long time now!), getting to paint her finger nails (also, something she has been asking a long time for), and getting her very own "chop" or stamp made.