Sean's day to take care of Mommy

Karla was still feeling pretty sick today. She really got hit hard by some sort of bug the last few days. She spent most of the weekend in bed but today I had to go to work so it was Sean's turn to take care of Mommy. We had a little talk the night before and then this morning before work about it and Sean took it to heart. He helped Mom watch DVD's, he brought her tissues and he gave her kisses all while helping her put up the CHRISTMAS decorations! They made it up to the high school during the day to drop off Sean's HKIS application for next year! Yes, Sean will be starting school next year. Our first parent night is next Monday!

It was a busy day for Dad with school followed by meetings till 6 then a student dinner and hockey after everyone was asleep.

Mom is not feeling well today, so Sean and I went to church without her this morning. Sean went to Kids Club and Dad to the service. I was glad we went it was a great sermon about God speaking to us and it spoke to me, and as Brett reminded us sometimes that's how God speaks to us! After church Sean and I went for "noodles" to a place right near to church. It's Vietnamese food and we love the noodles! We slurped 'em and used chopsticks, and even learned how you eat them right over top of the bowl! Then we headed back home on the MTR. We stopped and got ice cream for mom, and if you are buying ice cream with Sean you pretty much have to get ice cream for Sean. Sean knows that you can't eat on the bus so he showed remarkable control holding onto his ice cream and not eating it or spilling it till he got home. This made the "walk of eternity" extra long as we make our way from the bus stop to our house and Sean focused on eating ice cream. After nap Dad did some work and then we headed out to the mats before bed. The photo is of Sean's headlamp which we rigged up to hang over our heads in our mat fort.

Fall Hits Hong Kong

Today we awoke to rain - continued from the night - and very cool weather (16 degrees at 8pm). Sean and Karla donned jeans, t-shirts and hoodies after breakfast and spent the morning with friends, Meg & Eli (aka "Silly Friend"), at their home in Big Wave Bay. It was wonderful to relax, play indoors, actually have a conversation over coffee, then play outdoors on the playground by the beach in the fresh air and cool breeze. Karla is being blessed by a few times like this lately where it's just been good for the soul to talk it out with another good friend/mommy.

Chris and Sean headed to the blue mats before and after dinner and enjoyed making and digging through a tower of mazes. Even Chris is wearing a thick hoodie, so, that fact together with how quickly the laundry dries, helps us know that fall has certainly arrived in Hong Kong! Goodbye humidity!

Hossacks come to town!

Scott & Amy Hossack and their son Blake (age 2) got out to Tai Tam pretty early today and we got to hang out at our place before the TaiTam 7's & 10's Rugby Tournament started. We had originally planned on taking them to the beach but the weather predicted by HKO never materialized and we had a great day for rugby with lots of fans wearing jackets it was so cold! We caught up on the low-down in Shanghai while the kids played trains until Sean couldn't take it any longer he had to go outside!

We had a great day watching rugby and just hanging out with some good friends. HKIS girls were tournament champs and our boys came in 2nd to KGV. The kids played really well together and the field was bustling with lots of big boys and girls. Both Sean and Blake managed to avoid being hit by stray rugby balls or rugby players although there were a few close calls. Sean got to hang out with Kristin and her friends which was a big deal for him.

After the tournament we went for dinner to Fat Angelo's in Causeway Bay and ate entirely to much. Hugs were given and taken and we said goodbye for probably another year. Scott will take his team and family home to Shanghai in the morning.

Cool breeze, no cough or sneeze

We're seeing how cheesy we can get with our titles!

This morning Sean gave Chris two little pieces of Lego he found and said, "Dad you can use these at work for if you want to build a rocket ship or something... " Makes me wonder what he thinks I do up at work all week!

Sean's cough strangely disappeared today and we were able to play with Owen & Eliott, riding bikes and hanging out outdoors. Our friends from Shanghai, the Hossacks, arrived later today than we thought, so we get to hang out tomorrow. Their little one, Blake is nearly 2. Scott, the dad, coaches rugby, so he has to coach his games, but is free for parts of the day. It will be fun to catch up!

So, we've enjoyed a very cool-weather day with sunshine and a gorgeous breeze. Can the cool weather actually be starting finally? It's nice to wear jeans for a few months of the year anyway... Chris would disagree!


Time for dinner and a quiet night before a full day of socializing/playing tomorrow. :o)

Sean is "cough, cough" sick...

We spent today at home resting, drinking water, eating mango-banana yogurt popsicles, reading books, playing games and watching DVDs. Sean has no fever, but has a horrible sounding cough, so we couldn't play with our friends which made Sean "sad". He did well, though, and mom certainly had a nap when Sean did. :o)

Tomorrow, we hope to see some good friends from Shanghai who are here for a rugby tournament... if Sean isn't coughing too much, I guess.

Happy Birthday Mom!

Today is Nana's Birthday and we are wishing her the best day of the year. Hopefully she will get some rest and relax with friends from Desert Trails! Meanwhile back in HK we have had a beautiful day with crystal blue skys and cooler temps. Karla is getting out of the house tonight to visit with Robyn and Dad is finishing up some marking. Sean has a bit of a cough and is in bed after playing hockey with Dad out on the field. He got a haircut today and is going to try some gel tomorrow...