Singapore Best Friends

The Erickson family came to visit singapore over Chinese New Year this Fenruary! We had so much fun seeing them again, just like a big family reunion. The children didn't miss a beat, and they are all pretty much old enough to go off and play so Tracy and I had some great time to talk.

We took them all to Malaysia to ride horses, which they loved, and also went bowling. We also had lots of fun just hangin out at the house.

Super Cute Cate

Gotta love it! Taking pictures of Cate is one of my favorite things to do, and who can blame me when she has such cute expressions and adroable clothes. This outfit reminded me a bit of Punky Brewster. I never understood the saying "I could just eat you up", but, even in my lack of understanding, I find myself wanting to say that to her all the time!

Ooooh, I could just........... :-)

Australia bound

For our Spring Break holiday, when mom and dad Wilson are here, we usually take a pretty big trip. Ofcourse, I wanted to got to Australia, probly the best place on earth! We decided to visit some of our old favorites, being Perth and the Margaret River region. There we visit 2 of our favorites, Sunflowers Animal Farm and Siesta Park. We purposely (or should I say, I purposely) planned this holiday to be very relaxed and not action packed. These are 2 places the children continually ask to visit again, and who would pass up the chance to go to Astralia once more!? So, we went for about 9 days to bask in the beautiful sun, cool temperatures and wide open spaces.

Perth, WA

When we first arrived in Perth, we were so excited to have the cool air hit our faces, and wide open spaces with grass to run on! We immediately went to an old favorite, Victoria Park, where the children freely ran around, climbed trees and wrestled in the grass. Caitlyn was fun to watch as she seemingly discovered trees and grass for the first time.

Abbey Beach Resort

We spent 1 night here to break up the 4 hr drive south. This resort was so beautiful, we tried to extend our stay. No luck there but we did enjoy the beach, and Caitlyn loved the ducks! She would actually throw fits if we tried to leave and she wasn't ready. This was also her first time at the beach with sand. A bit hesitant at first, but it didn't take long to warm up to it. Steve and the boys feel right at home on the beach, they went right into the water and making sandcastles.

Have I mentioned how much I love Australia!? ;-)

Sunflowers Farm is our favorite place to visit in Margaret River, WA. The children are free to roam the farm, pet and feed the animals and play on a playground all day at their liesure. Caitlyn took no time at all to get aquainted with the animals, in fact, she loved them! Most of them were much bigger than her, but she eagerly pet and fed them as well. The pictures are a bit out of order, but, the last one is Aaron scratching the kangaroos back (i guess he thought it had an itch?), and the first one is it's reaction, looks lik her really liked his back scratched! We had a good laugh. The big black cow having a stare down with Cate was our neighbor. Right outside our door was it's pen, shared with 3 other cows, thankfully they were quiet. Caitlyn loved going out each morning to greet them before we fed the rest of the animals.

I am so thankful the children love nature, the outdoors and animals! God has blessed us with such cool experiences!

Siesta park was Ryan's pick, a favorite from last yr. This park was designed by a father of 3 boys, and has lots of outdoor things to do. Between the tarzan rope, the zip-line, crabbing, and playing in the ocean, the boys were always busy in the fresh air. We also had a little mini birthday celebration here, doing some games and a piniata which was great fun!

The Busselton jetty is the longest wooden jetty in the southern hemisphere. It was built in 1865 to support the all important timber trade. There were a few extensions, the last being in 1960 bringing it to almost 2km in length! At the end, there is an amazing underwater observatory with great sea life. The fish and coral are all there on their own accord, there is nothing done by man to attract them. The colors were simply amazing!

Special time with Caitlyn

The Easter Egg Hunt

We had 2 Easter egg hunts this year, one for just the Wilson's and one with our friends. Here are some pics of both. Anything for candy! And by the way, who's idea was it to make this an Easter tradition anyway? I never knew rabbits laid eggs, let alone chocolate filled ones.

What a bunch!

It's been a while since I have updated things, I know. Well, I received a new camera for my birthday and I have been having lots of fun taking pictures with it, so here are lots of pictures of the children for you to enjoy!

This first one I found hilarious, the Singaporeans love to take pictures of the the "white baby"! This used to happen to us when we were first arrived and the children were small. Now they love taken photos of Cate.

Houdini

This is our newest nickname for Caitlyn. I agree, it's not the cutest name for a 1 yr old little girl. But, you see, she has the sneakiest way of getting onto places you'd never expect! One minute she's next to you reading a book and the next she's gone, to be found in the strangest place. Today I found her in her bathroom sink in the most awkward position, the drain plugged and water running, her totally soaked. Then, as if that wasn't enough for one night, she was found on top of the dinner table drinking from all of our glasses! Another one of her favorite things to do is stand on the toilet pushing the flush button, a thousand times! I spend the day chasing after her getting her out of bizzarre places. Her strong will and curiosity will serve her well as she grows, but it gets tiring after a while. But, I never really wanted a "girly girl" anyway, so this is a blessing in disguise.

Happy Birthday Catitlyn!

I can't beleive she's one already! We had a great time for Caitlyn's birthday this weekend, inviting some old time friends and some new friends. What a blast! I had a friend come and take proffessional pics of her, so when I get those I will post them as well.

Ethan made a new friend named Jackson, it was so great to watch them play together. Caitlyn wasn't sure what to do woth all the poeple in the house though. And as if it wasn't enough to watch her make a mess of herself the first time she ate her "cake", we had to do it again for all to see. She really dove into it this time!