Christmas break

We had a relaxing Christmas break with several days just staying home, but we also were able to get out and do some fun things.  One of the first things we did was go see the new Peanuts movie.  It was the first time seeing a movie in the theater for Charlotte and the first 3D movie for both of them.  They loved it.  After the movie, we rode the Star Ferry across the harbour so we could see all the Christmas decorations on the buildings.  Many of the huge skyscrapers have lighted decorations (huge Santas, Merry Christmas, candy canes, etc.) that you can see in the evening.  

 The kids and I also took a trip to Ocean Park.  We had a good time.  We couldn't ride any roller coasters without Tom there because Charlotte isn't tall enough, but the kids had a great time playing in the children's area and we watched several shows, including a really good ice skating show.

 We also went to see Cirque Adrenaline, a Cirque du Soleil show which had heart-racing acrobatics and included some motorcycle tricks.  It was amazing.

Charlotte was excited to dress up in her new Chinese dress for the show

 The last day before school started, we took the kids ice skating.  It was their first time.  I was afraid they would get tired and not like it, but they loved it.  We rented penguins for them to hold on to while they skated.  It wasn't long before they were both skating on their own without them.  They can't wait to go back and have informed us they will not need penguins next time.  It was a lot of fun!