Emily Swimming

I finally got a video of Emily showing her swimming skills!

Halloween

I am happy to say that Halloween in KL is growing. This year there were many more shops carrying costumes, decorations and candy. Being from the US Halloween is normal to us but we are one of the few countries that celebrate it. Many of our friends and neighbors have no idea what trick or treating means. Thankfully Samantha is at an American school that embraces the fun of the holiday. On Friday night they had a carnival and trick or treat trail around the school. Then today Samantha wore her costume to school and had Halloween arts and crafts plus a party. Lastly I organized trick or treating in the neighborhood for tonight. We had a TON of children come out for candy.

This year Samantha was Fancy Nancy from the popular children's book series and Emily was Annie. Both costumes turned out really cute. I can hardly stand how adorable Emily was in the wig. Surprisingly she kept it one the entire carnival and trick or treating. Here are some pictures of them with their friends.

The last picture is of some of the weird candy. The orange thing is a "jelly". Looks just like a jello shot but without the alcohol. They are a big treat in asia. Not sure where the other stuff is from but some random stuff. I guess with a bag of Hershey's mixed candy going for $12 a bag you end up with some knock offs.

Enjoy!

New Milestone

Today, we had a break through at the Liskow house. Samantha learned to tie her shoes! She is giggly in the video because this was probably take number 5.

Rock Climbing

Last weekend Kyle and Samantha went rock climbing at a local indoor facility. I have taken Samantha a few times and she truly is a natural so I wanted Kyle to see it. He decided to climb as well. It amazes me that Samantha has no fear and scales the highest walls will little or no effort. At the end of the hour she was climbing down and later we found out from the instructor that it is really hard to climb down and avid climbers do it to for an extra hard work out.

After the hour was over Kyle's forearms were burning and he was ready for some advil. Samantha on the other hand was ready to go again. Emily even got a taste by climbing the little kid rock while I enjoyed a latte. Nice family morning.

Hari Raya

Both girls celebrated Hari Raya at school last week. They looked really cute in their outfits. Here are some pictures of them and their friends.

Face Painting

Today Emily came home as a beautiful butterfly from school. It seems there was a birthday party with face painting. It is hard to see the detail in the photos but it had glitter and was really pretty. She was so happy!

Kindergarten

Today was Samantha's first official day of Kindergarten. They went last week and had a staggered start with a few kids a day so they could warm up to Ms. Vukman. That was nice but I am glad they are on a normal schedule from here on out.

Her teacher is new to KL and to MKIS. She is from Canada and seems really good with the kids. She gets down on their level and yet is very firm with them. Samantha has four other kids from her last year's class in the same class this year so that is nice. Plus lots of new friends. I think she is going to have a good year.

Here are a few pictures of her with Claire, next to her new cubbie and with Ms. Vukman and the teacher assistant Ms. Hanita.