Chinese New Year Celebration

Our family had the distinct privilege of being invited over to the home of one of Scott's co-workers for a Chinese New Year celebration dinner.

Our evening started by going to a nature preserve and hiking into a quarry lake, as always it was beautiful

The park was not far from the home of the Tan Family, they have three lovely children making for a fun hike.

The weather was beautiful, I will admit it is a bit more intimidating when someone suggests a hike in Singapore because it is hot and humid but we are learning to deal with the heat and the Tan Family brought in some drinks for us, staying hydrated is so very important here and a never ending battle.

 We were blessed with a nice breeze and a setting sun.  This is something else you learn, do not hike while the sun is high in the sky.

I think these are dragon fly eggs just waiting to hatch.

And we saw some bananas growing along the trail.

We are used to having flowers grow in the spring and summer in WI and then they are done for six months, but in Singapore they bloom all year long and I never tire of looking at them.

After our hike we headed back to the Tan Family home for a delicious and very expansive meal!  A lot of work went into this meal and we were honored to be included at the table of the Tan family.

While the meal was being put out we enjoyed watching this little one explore her environment.

She is sooooo cute and soooo curious!

The dishes were numerous, we had chicken, beef, pork and mutton, vegetables, rice, bread, tea, dessert, I am sure I am forgetting something, no one left the table hungry and the conversation was delightful too.

After dinner it was time for the adults to enjoy some tea and for some board game playing for the boys.

Ahhh she finally warmed up to Caleb and much to his delight she let him hold her :), lucky boy.

Thank you Tan Family for included The Miles Family in your Chinese New Year Celebration!