Decorations...

The decorations are out for Chinese New Year. All stores, apartment complexes, and buildings are decorated. Many are very elaborate. There is a lot of red which means good luck in Chinese. There are oranges and quince blossoms everywhere. Kay and I are enjoying finding all the decorations. Here is an example of on set up in a mall.

Island Hopping...

We enjoyed our Saturday island hopping with Craig's work. They had an organized family fun day for all staff. Most of the itinerary and all of the descriptions throughout the day were in Cantonese. We felt bad having someone have to translate over and over so to this day we still have a pretty limited idea of where we actually went and what we saw! From the itinerary we saw.. Yim Tin Tsai, High Island, Pak Lap Wan, Tiu Chung Chau, and Kiu Tsui Chau. We had a yummy lunch with everyone. Kay loved playing in the sand and exploring the boat. She was pretty tired and slept on my back during one of the hikes. Overall, it was a fun day despite the dreary clouds! Kay was the youngest child there so she got a lot of attention (and treats!)

We missed out on dinner because Kay was so tired. Before we left for home we stopped to look at the famous area where people eat. You pick your fish/seafood out of the tanks and then they cook it for you. The tables look out onto the water where the fish are caught! If you come visit us we will take you to experience this!!

Trying a famous sticky desert one of the islands is known for. Kay loved it, but was not quite sure about the stickiness...

Kay showing us the sign about the buildings we were looking at...

One happy little girl on the beach!

I lost count at 100...

I counted today how many times Kay asked "why mommy". I lost focus at 100 (approximately 3 pm). Kay was at school for two hours today as well! I see people in the elevators and MTR chuckle to themselves as Kay asks "why" to everything. I love that her little brain is learning so many new things, but it wears me out!! Kay got so exited to "pay" at the MTR she ran ahead and cut in line. The man in front kept saying the Cantonese version of "no problem". I apologized over and over and then explained to Kay how we had to wait our turn. This was quickly followed with a "why mommy". The man was very nice, smiled, laughed and said she is so cute! He rubbed her head and waved goodbye. I am so glad people here are friendly!! It certainly helps that Kay is a little social butterfly.

Helping Daddy...

Who better to help pick out the fabric for Craig's new shirts? Our fashionista of course! Kay loved flipping through all the fabrics at the Tailors!

Happy New Year !!

We had a quiet evening at home as a family after dinner out. The restaurant gave a goody bag to Kay filled with festive New Years Gear. She put it on immediately and wanted me to join in on the fun!

On New Years Day we found a street parade and festival event. Apparently, they tried to break the world record with the number of dragons. Kay loved calling out the color of each dragon as they passed by.

Proving one more time how much they love blond children here...we were on tv!

Disney and Ocean Park

We had a busy theme park weekend last weekend. We have met some friends here who invited us to both Disney and Ocean Park in one weekend. Kay did great and enjoyed seeing all the sites.

OCEAN PARK!

The mom's were nervous about this one. The kids rode on it by themselves while it went up in the air. Thankfully, both girls listened and did not lean out of the seat. They enjoyed being able to go by themselves!

The things you do for your kids (yes, that is me in the middle of all the kids)...Kay wanted to ride on this because her friend rode on it. Once the ride actually started, Kay was less then thrilled about it. The ride went up in the air and then bounced down (it is called Frog Hopper). At the end she was all smiles so we will see if she wants to ride it again someday.

Kay was too small to ride. She enjoyed sitting in the seat while we waited for Craig.

DISNEY!

Watching the second parade of the day...

The classic, Its a Small World.

Watching the first parade. Kay loved it until the characters tried to come up and say hi.

Kay loved the rides that went up in the air.