Twenty Four Hours of Madness!

Recently John and I were trying to decided whether the kids and I would join him on a trip to a nearby city. Traveling with kids is really not that fun so it has to be worth it. We decided that it would be good for us to go because I was feeling like I needed to get away from my normal routine and even if I had the kids at least we would be doing the same thing in a different place. Little did I know what our travel day had in store for me! So on Wednesday morning ( the travel day) Zeb decides to wake up at 5am and did not go to sleep even though I fed him and left him in his bed till 7am. So for his first morning nap I was confident that it would be a long one. Oh no, it was 20 mins! Then the next two naps he took that day were 20 mins and then a 30 min one. I knew that we were doomed for a fussy child on our trip as we left for the airport. Once it was time to board we realized that no one was calling us to get on the plane. John decides to ask one of the people working about our flight. He proceeds to tell John that there will be at least an hour delay. Upon hearing the news I decided it would be best for John to go back out of security and get us some KFC for dinner because I knew Kayleigh would be hungry. When he returns we realize the cashier had forgotten to put Kayleigh's food in the bag. I was just about to be really upset, because I knew she would not eat what John and I had ordered, when she throws up all over the floor! I guess she hadn't planned on eating anyways! The good news was that most of it landed on the floor but there was some on her shirt. Since Kayleigh is two I don't really think about bringing her an extra pair of clothes when we travel but I do bring Zeb some. So we decided to give Zeb's onies a try. I mean it was better than her smelling really bad the whole time. So sure enough we managed to stretch out the onies enough to get it over Kayleigh's body. Normally, in America I would have been somewhat self conscious of the way my child looked with the snap buttons on the bottom just hanging out but in China I somehow thought they wouldn't think this was too weird. This is the part where I would have loved to have an awesome picture of Kayleigh in Zeb's onies but we had put our camera in the the checked luggage. So after this I was beginning to wonder if this trip was worth it. We finally boarded the plane two hours late! He had plans to stay at some friends apartment while they were away to America. I was excited about it because she has three kids which means she would have all the supplies I needed for my little ones. When we arrived we walked into their apartment to realize that it was freezing cold! Their helper had left some windows open and since it was freezing cold outside that meant it was freezing in their house too! We turned on all the heaters but realized the one in the master bedroom wasn't working. So as John and I slept that night we tried to keep our faces buried in the covers so we would be able to feel our noses in the morning. About 3am we start to hear Zeb screaming. I go to check on him only to realize that his heater isn't working either and that he is freezing. So there was nothing to do but put him in the bed with us to keep him warm. It took about two hours to get him to go back to sleep because he was so tired from the day before. Zeb and I finally fell asleep again around 6 and slept to 8! So was my trip worth it after the twenty four hours of madness? I would still say yes. I got to get out of the house and go to a different city. I was able to hang out with some friends and John and I had a great date night out in a city with great western restaurants. However, I never want to have a day like that again!

Airport Games

As we were waiting for one of our flights today, Kayleigh found some friends that she made during our time in Thailand and wanted to play hide-and-go-seek with them. So after running around the gate area, not too sure of the rules, she finally started to get the fact that you do not want to be found. So, she hid with one of the older girls and decided she liked the game. After she was found, they told her she was "it". Then she proceeded to go and hide with the rest of them until the older girl helped her be "it".




Kayleigh learning how to cover her eyes and count at the same time (Hopefully without peeking)


This is Kayleigh covering her eyes and counting (She likes to give herself a good chance of finding the other kids hiding)

Airport Museum

Today we had a great time at the airport museum here in Chiang Mai with our friends Julianna, Lydia, Wendy Jane, and Vera. As you know, Kayleigh loves planes and this is one of her favorite pastimes, to watch planes taking off and landing.


This is Kayleigh telling me that there was a big 747 taking off on the runway behind me.


This is the 747 that took off.

Waiting at the Gate

We were waiting to board the plane (which is in the background) and Kayleigh and her friend Cameron were running around the airport because they were as bored as we were! We are almost on our way to Thailand! Here are a few pics of Kayleigh and Cameron playing around at the gate.




Cameron causing trouble!

First week in Thailand

Well, we made it to Thailand but not without some crazy things happening. Thanks to many who prayed we made it through the airport even though Kayleigh threw up and Thai Air didn't want to let me on the plane! We are here now enjoying Thailand and awaiting our little boy. Alisa's c-section is scheduled for May 1st. It is weird to know when your baby is coming and what his birthday will be. It has been pretty hot here and it can get up to about 105 degrees F. The last couple days have been nice because it has rained and cooled everything off. We are mostly hanging out in the pool and Kayleigh is loving all the swing sets they have here. She has made some great friends that live in Cambodia. They leave on Sunday so I know she will be sad to see them go. Alisa's parents arrive tomorrow night around midnight! We can't wait to see them!