For Emily's birthday I couldn't think what to get her....what do you buy a woman who has everything? Well, Em and I have a common love of parties and photos...so a photo collage is perfect! It felt so high school making one but that's what I love about Em, we're so bonded like you are with high-school friends (that's a true compliment b/c I love my Ecolint girlfriends!) 
We headed up to the Chocolate Buffet at the Marina Bay Sands. We all got a little crazy eating chocolate! 
Here's gorgeous Em with her sweet little birthday cake. 
You think you will eat plates and plates of chocolate, but after eating 2 plates, hot chocolate and chocolate ice cream, I had to call it a night. 
Such a wonderful circle of girlfriends. Best. Birthday. Party. Ever!!! 
Did I mention that hanging out with "the Blondes" is so so fun?! 
I don't have enough pix with Debbie. Cheryl and I always feel like it's a "treat" to spend time with Debbie. She's either in Taiwan visiting the hubby or busy with work, YW and all the million great things she does in life. Debbie is a true, loyal friend who I'm so grateful for. She's pretty much perfect. After the choc buffet I drove her home and we ended up talking for another FOUR hours. I'll never forget our bonding chats, about cooking, love, marriage, life, YW etc.
We're becoming regulars at the Indoor Stadium! Mateo and I went to Maroon 5 in concert. We loved being on the third row and feeling all the ENERGY! I think Adam Levin is a true entertainer! Totally enjoyed the evening w/ Mateo.
The kids aren't really fans of us going out and leaving them behind at night, so we switched things around and went out on a lunch date instead. We loved it and the kids were happy at home...we were able to try new-restaurant MOZZA at the Sands and attend the Van Gogh exhibit at the new ArtScience Museum. I love dates with Mateo! Mosh Safdi (the architect) also designed the Yad Vashem in Jerusalem so that was really special to see this museum. I love living in such a modern city that's constantly growing and changing.
Richelle Hobbs came into town! What a treat to hang out with her. She came to do some executive training for BNP. We were able to get together twice - for a beach day in Sentosa and for a girls night out in Arab Street. We ended up talking until 2am so I decided to have a slumber party at her cool hotel, have a quick brekkie w/ her, and head home to the kids just in time for them to wake up. I love that Richelle! We laughed soooo hard, shared crazy stories, and our usual "popping" about how extraordinary life is.
Just had to throw in this photo of us out for Thai dinner at the hip Jim Thompson restaurant with Dominique and Isabelle Graz (Mateo's Swiss boss visiting from Shanghai). Isabelle is an interior designer so we had to pick a restaurant that had great design (wow it did!). Food was fab of course and I loved hearing about their new life in Shanghai.
Another fun evening was a farewell party for Dave and Kathy Ramirez. Not that it was fun saying good bye, but it was special to have them for an evening with all the kids in Ethan's primary class. They have been wonderful, loving teachers to Ethan and friends for two years. Such a special season as these kids prepared for baptism. We had 30 adults and 40 kids at the British Club for swim and dinner. We will miss them so much, esp. Ethan. When it was time to say good bye on Sunday, Ethan threw his arms around them and got all teary eyed. I sometimes forget in all his "bigness" of nine, what a tender sensitive soul my Ethan is.
Ethan got our whole family into Justin Bieber. I saw JB in NYC last summer and I had NO IDEA who he was...Ethan is sooo into him we are always singing and dancing to his music. So for his bday I took him to the concert. He had a blast! I loved it too!
I can't really get Ethan to smile in photos anymore, b/c he's trying a new JB stud look:
Our friends Matt and Eve Clayton came to visit us from France. They were laden with wonderful Parisian gifts of chocolates and more! My fav times were when we were able to go out as adults and catch up on life, legal careers, raising kids, great memories of Paris, and more....
Here we are at a beach party at Tanjong Beach Club (with school friends Anna and Michael):
We had a fun day at the zoo doing a treasure hunt and winning ben & jerry's free ice cream & zoo pens, really fun to see my kids get into the competition of it all:
My kids never tire of Sentosa Island....on the way up on a luge, Ethan spotted an ad for the ride "Once is never enough!" Ethan was excited and said "Mom, it's true once is NEVER enough, we have to go again!" So we did....
It was a pleasure showing the Claytons all the historical/cultural sights of the city, their girls are angels and so easy to take around. Here we are in Little India:
Ella and Morgan had a very special time together, playing and bonding, creating dance routines, and it's the first time that I've heard Ella speak continually in French, it was cute to little to her w/ her Canadian accent on her French:-)
The kids had a blast going ALL OVER the boat and playing hide and seek; thankfully, we were pretty much the only guests on board. 
I love making new friends! Jonette is a warm, deep, life-embracing individual. We bonded immediately, esp. because of our connection with the Hemming family back in Maryland. 
Kusu is a TINY island, here we are at the old Chinese temple and wishing well. 
Loved the hour ride along Sentosa Island...and seeing the CBD skyline. 
Zadian is my most quiet soul of the four, how I love him!
