Monkey Business

Happy Halloween

A very curious monkey bobs for apples

Loy Krathong ....

It is that time again - the rainy season is done, and it is time to celebrate. For those who do not know here is a bit about Loy Krathong.

"Loi" means "to float" and a "Krathong" is a raft, about a hand span in diameter, traditionally made from a section of banana tree trunk. A raft is decorated with elaborately-folded banana leaves, flowers, candles, incense sticks etc..

During the night of the full moon, many people will float a small rafts (Krathong) on a river or other body of water, such as canals, lakes and seas. Some people even float a raft in a basin in their own yard. Thai people believe that floating a raft on the river is to honor and pay respect to the goddess of water. Also, floating a raft in the river is to apologize to the Goddess of the Water for the bad things we have done to the river during the past year. That is why Loi Krathong festival is held at the end of the year. Here are some pictures from Bryce's school celebration.

Cha-Am Family Getaway

We took a quick trip to Cha-Am south of Bangkok. We stayed at the Courtyard Marriott. The highlight of our weekend getaway was the "slider". I am sure we will return to this fun pool. Here are a few pictures of the weekend.

Pink Elephants

Here is Bryce's first canvas painting. He wanted to paint a pink elephant with pink wings, due to the fact we had just read The book, The Little Rabbit Who Wanted Red Wings. It also might be due to his love for watching Dumbo. See if you can find the other creations in his painting. A bird, a crocodile with a long tail, eggs and the sun. The center elephant is Bryce's hand print, upside down. It is great to hear and see a 3 year old express thoughts through art.

Acoustic Bryce

Bryce Has International Day at School

Bryce's school had an international day where the students were to ware traditional costume from their country and bring a local dish. While many counties were represented (China, Switzerland, England, India, and of course Thailand), Bryce decided to be a bit different - after all traditional costume from the US; so Puerto Rico was given a seat at the table. Here are some pics.

Swing From the Tree Tops