Back to School Night part 2

Our first International Back to School Night's are in the books! They went well and we're happy to have them done. All but two of my families came tonight, which is a great turn out. Starting to feel more and more at home here and am getting settled into routines with my students. It's still a CRAZY amount of walking and stairs, but we're getting it figured out. It was an adjustment for all of us, being a brand new school for everyone, which has made it nice. We're learning together. And once again, coming in the door at 8pm to a clean house, lunches made and happy kids is a definite bonus. Life at home is settling too. Yay for that!

This weekend was a low key one for us. Saturday the four of us went back to the Fire Station the boys visited a few weeks ago. Such a cool thing they do there. All trucks are open to the kids from 9-11am, then they have a museum upstairs in the station with more things for kids to do. From there we had lunch and walked around the Clark Quay area a bit. I love it down there. That night Adam and I went out with Jill & Alex for dinner and drinks. Had a great dinner at Senor Taco...was great to have Mexican food! Sunday was a super low-key, lazy day around here with our first thunder storm. We've had some thunder here, but nothing too big. I, unfortunately, was in my classroom working when it all struck, so I was stuck at school a bit longer than I wanted to be.

On to Tuesday and the rest of our week...before we know it, it'll be the weekend again!

Sorry for the random arrangement of pics, sometimes the uploader doesn't work right...

So thankful for Jill & Alex...great friends! 

My room on Back to School Night. The kids made "posters" for their parents on the iPads - love using all this technology! 

Clarke Quay area

More Clarke Quay- the building with the different colored shutters in the background is the police station. 

Love these two...got the Beavs game streamed here Sunday morning! We'll now be able to watch all Pac 12 games...Woo hoo!! 

The winner of family game time! Granted, Drew was off eating his game pieces or dumping them all on the floor :)

In the museum area

Luke got to spray the hose. He loved it!

Cutest fire truck driver I've ever seen :)

All of these great things we're doing always make me think of certain friends or family in the states. On our trip to the fire station Luke certainly missed his friend Wyatt. He would have loved it here and all the things they offered. Maybe for our next trip there we can fly him over. :)

On the way to the fire station Luke was skipping and shouted out "I love Singapore! I love it better than Portland and Roseburg because it's always hot here!" At least someone loves this damn humidity. Ha!

Wishing our friends & family a great week...