Beautiful Beaches, Beautiful Children

Tim and Paul had a great time in Krabi. He came back scratched and sore from their hiking, climbing, kayaking, snorkeling...also very happy. Quite the manly weekend. It was GOOD to have him home! Here are a few more scenic views from beautiful Krabi in southern Thailand...



The women and children held down the homefront. It was perfect to have Crystal and her boys here, and Emmy and PJ had a ball together, entertaining each other and giving their moms the novel experience of free time. They were bouncing with the excitement of their first "sleep out", but, in truth, the sleeping part was not the most successful aspect of the weekend. The real crankiness didn't set in until Sunday, so it could have been much worse. Emmy's big request was that we go to "Old McDonald's", where "you get dolls with your food". So that was our exciting outing...

Of course, the playground was a wonderland for them. They were too intimidated to navigate the tubes initially, but then our friend Miss Dana arrived, took off her shoes, and showed them how it was done...they were fearless and giddy after that. The funniest part about the experience was that Emmy discovered she does not care for the food at this establishment. She would have none of it. So next time we'll go for playground and ice cream...

I just had to get a picture of the high chair, circa 1970. I really think they're the same ones we had at McDonald's as children, metal and plastic, complete with Grimace, the Hamburglar and the whole gang.

The most interesting part of the McDonald's experience was that there was a table set up for Songkran with a small Buddha statue, draped with flowers, and a silver bowl of water that people poured over the Buddha when they came in. It was a bit surreal to see the meshing of fast food and religion...it really was a picture of how the Buddhist faith pervades Thai life.