We really love the 4th of July. My ideal 4th is picking peaches and blueberries in Locust Grove, making homemade ice cream and watching fireworks. We did none of that this year, but still had a grand time. The weekend before, we headed down to the U.S. Embassy with Crystal and her boys for Bangkok's annual celebration. No peaches, but ribs and cotton candy, and a big fun party. A good time was had by all. It did end with us waiting under a stairwell on the side of the road in the pouring rain while Tim tried to find a taxi (a very difficult task in the rain), but it was far better than last year, when we waited almost an hour in the rain and I was 7 months pregnant!
The family at the embassy...
And at home on the 4th, where we celebrated with dinner with friends.
In other news, Emmy had her four year old checkup last week. Here she is with her wonderful pediatrician, Dr. B. We're so blessed to have her to take care of our children. She pronounced Emmy to be "perfect" and "beautiful". My sentiments exactly. She weighed 39 pounds and was 43 inches tall. She's still off the growth chart for height!
And our final big excitement of the week was a visit from Phil, Tucker resident extraordinaire, good neighbor and great friend. It was strange and yet very normal to have him at our breakfast table! He was kind enough to stop by on his way home from China, and he had a great adventure in Thailand. Here he is looking like a local downtown. He and Tim spent a day downtown and a day at a national park, where they saw a herd of wild elephants and lots of monkeys. He really had the total experience. We missed you, Christy and Andrew...
We really love the 4th of July. My ideal 4th is picking peaches and blueberries in Locust Grove, making homemade ice cream and watching fireworks. We did none of that this year, but still had a grand time. The weekend before, we headed down to the U.S. Embassy with Crystal and her boys for Bangkok's annual celebration. No peaches, but ribs and cotton candy, and a big fun party. A good time was had by all. It did end with us waiting under a stairwell on the side of the road in the pouring rain while Tim tried to find a taxi (a very difficult task in the rain), but it was far better than last year, when we waited almost an hour in the rain and I was 7 months pregnant!
The family at the embassy...
And at home on the 4th, where we celebrated with dinner with friends.
In other news, Emmy had her four year old checkup last week. Here she is with her wonderful pediatrician, Dr. B. We're so blessed to have her to take care of our children. She pronounced Emmy to be "perfect" and "beautiful". My sentiments exactly. She weighed 39 pounds and was 43 inches tall. She's still off the growth chart for height!
And our final big excitement of the week was a visit from Phil, Tucker resident extraordinaire, good neighbor and great friend. It was strange and yet very normal to have him at our breakfast table! He was kind enough to stop by on his way home from China, and he had a great adventure in Thailand. Here he is looking like a local downtown. He and Tim spent a day downtown and a day at a national park, where they saw a herd of wild elephants and lots of monkeys. He really had the total experience. We missed you, Christy and Andrew...
5 comments:
Wow! What an adorable, healthy girl. I thought Sweetie was tall. She weighs 35.5 lbs and is about 41.5 inches tall. In the top percentages for height, but certainly not off the charts like Emmy. Great check-up news!
These are fabulous pictures, but I was hoping to see the herd of elephants. Any pictures of those?
Hey Brea, unfortunately, the elephant sighting happened at night, and Tim's camera had run out of batteries...Phil does have some video footage, although it's hard to see!
Amy, she is tall! We're still not sure where she gets those genes:)
LUV that Independence Day dress! Did you make it? Very nice... you must have a very strong back toting that big boy around in the sling~ I'm amazed. We're heading to New England next week. You guys take care- hugs for all.
love from Texas
Look at that handsome guy in the red shirt! Boy, did Andrew and I wish we could be there ....
Brea, I'll try to get the elephant footage on my blog soon. :-)
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