Wow! It has been a while since my last blog!! This is because the Spies family has been away on holidays to Singapore and the UK! We had the most amazing time meeting our family in sunny England! That's right, the Summer this year in England was awesome. Blue sky, hot days and busy, busy places. The children were on their long holidays in that part of the world and there were people everywhere! The parks, the beaches, museums, cafes and restaurants were packed with families and tourists. But it was just great to see lots of people out and about enjoying their Summer holidays. My boys had so much fun with both set of grandparents, as my parents also came from Brazil to meet us. It was really magical. And let's not forget our wee holiday in Singapore, let me just say - a great stopover to break a bit of the long journey to the other side of the globe. Singapore has lots to do for all ages. But the best part was heading to the rides at Universal Studios and other attractions in Sentosa Island. The Singapore Zoo is a must see! I also enjoyed the Singapore Flyer and the Gardens by the Bay - a futuristic garden complex. Truly amazing! But hey, we are now back and looking forward to all the changes I'm planning for the International Children's Group.
Here is an achievement that's for all of us to be proud of - The International Children's Group is a finalist in the Wellington Airport Regional Community Awards 2013 - Kapiti District. This is really awesome guys and I would like to thank all the families involved in this project and also all the help from our community to make it such a success. A special thank you to my husband who always supported my crazy ideas and put me foward for this award. Fingers crossed now to watch the winners!!
And last but not least a few photos from our last meeting in June where we talked about... Singapore!
It was great to end the meeting with a communal lunch serving Singapore noodles. Great to talk about all the Asian spices and typical food with the kids. They seem to enjoy it better when they are eating at the same time! (Who doesn't?) That's an idea for our future meetings as well - end with a lunch with traditional food from that particular country we talk about. Yum!!!!
