KL Skyline

We've had some pretty crazy thunder and lightening storms in the afternoon. Once the rain stops, we've also had some amazing sunsets.  These were taken on different days, but within 5 minutes of each other.

We do have a nice view, I know one day I will miss it.

Rollerblading Fun

We celebrated Brady's birthday with a party on Saturday. The theme was Indiana Jones and the kids went rollerblading. We had a great time. I made the temple cake and Brady said it was perfect - that's just what I wanted to hear. 

Our friends, Rob, Anissa and Will

 

Mason and Giovanni working up a sweat!

 





Bridget even joined in on the fun!



  

Make a wish!

Now let's eat that cake!

 

The Oval Supper Club

These are our friends and neighbors and we've named ourselves The Oval Supper Club. Alice was taking the picture and wasn't able to get in the shot. We have a lot of laughs and good times in KL together. 

Fraser's Hill

A few weeks ago we visited the quaint town of Fraser's Hill. It has a higher elevation and slightly cooler weather than KL. An oasis, if you will, from the heat. The town has a bit of English charm to it and the views, instead of being beautiful English countryside, is the jungle. It was nice to see, we enjoyed a pleasant lunch and we were home by the afternoon.

 

One of the few restaurants in town. Note the name: Eating Shop

The boys wanted to try out the water ball. It's getting blown up with a leaf blower.

Almost Ready!

I guess they had fun. They spent about 15 minutes on the water and mostly just bobbed around. 

Not much else to tell. It's a quiet little place with not a lot going on. Guess we can mark this one off the list now.

Cub Scouts Bridging Ceremony

Brady and the other 2nd Grade scouts earned their wolf badges. On Saturday, we had the bridging ceremony. Next year, he will be a bear scout.

 

the boys sang a traditional scout song

Good job, Brady!

Penang

A trip to Penang with our friends, Tom and Sara. Penang is a nice place to visit. About a 4 hour drive from KL and a city with a large Chinese influence. It's also a World Heritage destination, which as Tom said gives it a "shabby chic" feel. Or it's just a little bit run-down.

We enjoyed a nice lunch at the Eastern and Oriental Hotel.

A Chinese temple.

Famous Penang street art (the bike is real)

I don't really know what this is, but Ryan thought we needed a picture of a metal tree

Street art

A bunch of food stalls

A village over the water

Cement buckets for support - how would you like to live here?

Mason enjoying the slides

Brady loves the steepest one

We saw this snake charmer 2 years ago when we first moved to Malaysia. We were pleasantly surprised to see that he is still performing. That is a python in his mouth! He also kisses his snakes. Of course, we were back far enough to run if needed, but he makes the kids on the front row sit on chairs and lift their feet up just in case a snake darts their way. Yikes!!!