Sunday

This is the new Marina Bay Sands Casino. There is an observation deck at the top and an endless pool (but you have to be a hotel guest for that!)

The tracks in the air are the lights for the F1 race as it is run at night!

We started out with a birthday party at church. This went really well considering how excited Ana was. She was pretty well behaved. We went straight home, ate, and napped.

Then we headed out to watch our ICS middle school students race in a soap box derby. This was held on the actual F1 track. Everything is so safe here. The hill was probably about 1/5 of the size of the hills in the States. The kids still had fun--even if they were going pretty slowly!

From there we headed over to the kite festival. A large group of the single teachers were going over so we had a lot of help carrying/entertaining Ana. (To be fair it was quite a long walk!) The kites were very interesting--esp. the traditional ones from Japan. If you were willing to stand in line you could even make one to fly! The view was breathtaking, but as with all things in Singapore it was CROWDED! We stood in one line for a balloon animal and then decided to head home to eat.

This was a fun day. I'm really thankful that there are so many interesting things to do here. It really gives Ana a depth of experience that few kids have!