Singapore

Ryan went on a work trip to Singapore.  I wish I had gone with him, but life...

Here he is in Hong Kong:

 People kept asking me what the toilets were like for some reason.  For those who don't know, Singapore is an island that is also a city-state.  It is very westernized and a technology hub.  In fact the main language spoken (and one of the official languages) is English.  So no hole in the ground for him.

 Pig intestine:

 Micron's facility in Singapore:

 Ryan went for a ride on the Singapore Flyer (which we kept calling the London Eye, because it is quite similar).  It is the world's largest farris wheel.

 Inside the capsule:

 The views:

 A fancy hotel/restaurant in Singapore that does a light show from the top at night.

 The merlion:

 Durian fruit.  If you don't know what that is, google it!

 China town:

 Tokyo, Japan sells awesome origami:

And now what you have been waiting for, Ryan actually eating the durian fruit:

Spring Break in Spokane

The last day of school before Spring Break (and I must add it was the day after our Harry Potter party) I found my kids all ready for school, complete with wands and scarves.  No nerdy-ness here.  So I let them go like that.  The next day we left on our trip to Spokane to see family.  And yes, scarves and wands accompanied us there as well. 

 Cody's favorite part of the trip were the dogs.  Luna fell asleep  next to me on the couch, so he tucked her in with his blanket.

 We had an Easter Egg hunt with my family on Saturday and then one with Ryan's family on Sunday.  I guess I need to get the pictures from the trip off of his phone, since I have almost none on mine.

 Then we went to the airport to pick Ryan up from his Singapore trip.  He went to bed at 8 with the boys.  He didn't get up until about 8:15 the next morning.  I don't think I have ever seen him sleep so much.

 And what would a trip with family be without Ryan and his brother playing wiffle ball?

 In a skywalk in downtown Spokane.

 We toured a fire station and I LOVED their table.

 One guy got all dressed up and crawled around the kids like he would if there was a real fire.  It made our cute little cousin cry, but the rest of the kids loved it.

 These two were obsessed with playing with tablets the whole time.  At least they did it together.

 And Cody, like he is, sitting on Grandma's lap playing with her phone.

 Cody in Grammy's glasses.  What a crazy kid!

Harry Potter Party, etc.

Kathleen did a report on Cleopatra and got to dress up and do a "live museum".  She was so cute.

 The kids all outgrew their old bikes, so it was time to pass them down again.  Unfortunately, Kathleen's bike was pink.  So we decided to paint it black and give it to Brandon.  He was so excited about the whole thing and really had a ton of fun with the project.

 Kathleen went on a field trip to the "Birds of Prey".  I got to go with her.  It was super fun.

 Kathleen lost another tooth.

 Ryan is on the other side of the world.  So the kids liked to send him pictures.  Here is one that they posed for to send to Daddy.

 Since dad was gone we decided to have a Harry Potter party.  I don't know why we decided this, but we had fun doing it.

 We watched the movie too.

 More of Kathleen's Cleopatra project:

 We had our annual St.Patrick's Day green dinner.

 When dad is gone, mom goes a little crazy with the meals.

 Pumpkin pasties for the Harry Potter party (okay, so these pictures are in total random order.  Sorry).

 Corned beef & cabbage grilled sandwiches (in honor of Ron, who ate corned beef sandwiches on the train to Hogwarts).

 We made homemade wands.  The kids LOVED it.

Boot Scootin' Boogie

Ryan and I got to teach a line dance.  We decided on the Boot Scootin' Boogie.  It was super fun.  So we got all dressed up for the event.  You may be asking your self right now, "Do Ryan and Angela know how to line dance?  And do they know the Boot Scootin' Boogie?"  The answer is No!  No, they do not!  Luckily for us, we know how to use you-tube.  Remember the "Thriller"...

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ft7nlHTWLRY&feature=player_embedded 

Enjoy the show!