Armed with second-time parents bravado, we took both kids (Madison was 3 weeks) to the 4th of July celebration hosted by the Singapore American Association (SAA). The event was held at Terror Club (what a name) at Sembawang from 4pm to midnight. Ok, we only managed to hold out till 8pm, but at least we stayed long enough to see the fireworks.
It was a very patriotic yet ironically international experience. Patriotic because we got a speech from the American ambassador Patricia Herbold, the marching of the national guards, the singing of the Star Spangled Banner, and live fireworks (the last time I saw live firewords on the 4th was when I was interning at Congress on Capitol Hill in the summer of my sophomore year) - none of which would have happened if we were back in the states where 4th of July means family reunion and barbeque after barbeque for the whole weekend. International because there were more Australians and British at the event than Americans. It's not that the Americans here are not patriotic, but most of them are gone for the summer when the American School is out. And the SAA runs such a successful family program that no doubt other expat family looking for things to do with kids would be attracted to come. There's a live band, crafts and bouncy castles for kids, snacks and tons of good food - why not?
Luke's highlight of the day was the marching of the "soldiers" and the fireworks. He was absolutely bug-eyed fascinated. We've got pictures to prove!
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