The Stucki's: November 2011

Hong Kong Random Signs

Hong Kong (Victoria Harbor Waterfront) ... Nov 24 -27, 2011

Since our flight was not until late Sunday night, we took the opportunity to spend the afternoon walking along the Victoria Harbor waterfront and Nathan Road. We experienced the "Avenue of the Stars, Hong Kong", which is modeled after the Hollywood Walk of Fame. Although we only recognized a couple of "stars" (Jackie Chan and Bruce Lee), it was a fun stroll. We had the paparazzi following us along the way, which at first the girls were enjoying but ultimately got old.

Hong Kong (Temple) ... Nov 24 - 27, 2011

Heather and I each attended a temple session separately. Heather went on Friday evening and then I attended on Saturday morning. On Sunday morning we went to church, which is located right across the street from the temple, so we were also able to take the kids around the grounds briefly.

Hong Kong (Stanley Market) ... Nov 24 -27, 2011

We spent most of the day either getting to, getting home from, or actually AT Stanley Market. This market is fantastic and beyond the shopping aspect, it is a nice place to just sit and relax by the water.

Hong Kong (Victoria's Peak) ... Nov 24-27, 2011

Friday morning we got up and headed downtown to catch the bus to Victoria's Peak. We thought we were taking the bus to the CABLE CAR to take us to Victoria's Peak, but it was actually the bus to the top. It was not a particularly clear day, but we were able to see a decent view of Hong Kong below. We also took advantage of being in the vicinity of some good restaurants and started with Bubba Gump Shrimp Co. We took the cable car back down and trekked our way back to the central terminal, passing through the main markets streets along the way. Hong Kong is a beautiful city.

Hong Kong Disneyland ... Nov 24, 2011

We took the kids with us to Hong Kong for our branch Temple trip. We decided to go a couple of days early to enjoy Hong Kong and Disneyland. We spent the first day at Disneyland, which was nice. I personally missed the food, as obviously it was going to be different here. Katie and Ashley have now had the privilege of being at Disney on three continents. Katie and Ashley and Ryan all got to participate/dance in one of the parades. They had a great time!

Quotes to Remember

We were in Munich and just checking into our Hotel and both the girls needed to go to the bathroom. We all ran upstairs to our rooms and they both bolted into the bathroom. They began to fight over which one was going to use the toilet first. They argue for a few seconds when Katie shouts, "Mom, which one of us do you want to pee their pants?!" (May, 2009)
We were driving home from church last week and I said something like, "We are going to buy a Toyota Sequoia". Suddenly from the back we hear our 4 year old, Ashley, pipe up ... "You killed my Father...Prepare to Die!"...somehow she confused "Toyota Sequoia" with "Inigo Montoya" from the Princess Bride! (May, 2009)
Ashley and I were playing a card game when she says to me, "pause the game, I have to go to the bathroom". This is when I realized the technology gap between my childhood and hers.
I asked Ashley what country she was born in (she was born in Canada). She told me that she couldn't remember, so I tried to give her a hint. I said, "you were born in Cannnn...". To which she immediately exclaimed in triumph..."CANDYLAND!!"
Katie woke us up this morning telling us we needed to get up. Heather told her that her head hurt and she wasn't going to get up yet. Katie responds, "But you don't WALK on your head, so get up!"