We Made It!

Well we made it safely to Thailand with no major problems. I found out about a day before we left that some friends of ours were going to be on the same flight I was to Thailand. They were able to help me out a ton with the kids on the flight. I was especially thankful when I realized that it was impossible to take Kayleigh and Zeb to the bathroom on the plane with Layla. I couldn't just leave her in the seat while I took them to the bathroom. I was so thankful for Aaron and Stacey for holding Layla while I helped the older two. When we landed in Thailand we anxiously waited for John to arrive at our set meeting point. I wasn't too worried because he was able to call me the night before I left our house to tell me he made it to Thailand. My parents landed that night but my kids were in bed. When they woke up the next morning they were greeted by my parents. They were so excited! Zeb kept telling my dad "Papa it has been so long!" My parents brought our Christmas presents over, so for the second year in a row we had Christmas in January. After the morning of opening some presents we left Bangkok to head down to the house we are staying at in Hua Hin.

My mom holding Layla for the first time since she was two months old!

Zeb got a Lighting McQueen laptop for Christmas.

Kayleigh got a kids digital camera! 

Zeb in the Bathroom

When we stay in a hotel for an extended period of time, almost 3 weeks, we have to be very creative where we put our children's beds. Kayleigh got her own room, but Zeb got the short end of the stick so he got stuck in the bathroom each night. We also wanted him to have his own room so he could sleep soundly. This made for some interesting late night bathroom trips!


Zeb in his travel bed (the only bed he has ever known his whole life)


Our beautiful bathroom layout

Because We Love You......

I went to a birthday party last night for a friend of mine and as we were talking all my fellow bloggers commented on how often I have been blogging lately. I will be honest most of my motivation for blogging has come from the fact that both John's parents and my parents have just visited us recently and I realized how much they miss of our everyday lives. So in response I am trying my best to keep family updated on what is going on with my kids. In light of this let me tell you how my day has gone so far. In case you are wondering I am still trying to figure out this mom of two thing especially since all the grandparents are gone now. I got up this morning with Kayleigh but I was so tired that I fell back to sleep on the couch as she played in the living room. Occasionally, she would wake me up to ask me what color crayon she was holding. Even though I told her it was orange or red she would always say blue. Because she can say the word blue everything is that color whether it is or not! Then Zeb woke up and it was really time to start my day because he needed to eat. After feeding and diaper changes for both of my children. Which by the way both of my kids have this unbelievable ability to blow their diapers out in the morning! Good thing I have a hard rock stomach! Then on to breakfast. After that I grabbed a shower and what do you know but it was time for Zeb to eat again. During this time Kayleigh began to break down and start crying because she wanted to go outside so bad. I finally gave in and told her we could go outside for a little while. I put Zeb down and tried to put the walkie talkies on him but low and behold they were out of batteries so it was a very quick trip outside for Kayleigh and I. Don't worry Grandparents Zeb survived the 15 mins I was away. During the melt down of wanting to go outside Kayleigh proceeded to tell me that she didn't want me to brush my teeth because she was ready to go. While I was in the bathroom I realized our hose from our washing machine had been removed from the drain pipe which meant that most of my bathroom floor was full of soapy water! I wonder who removed that hose?! To be fair to Kayleigh it could have been that John and I kicked it by accident. Who knows?! All this happened and it is only 1:45! So here I am sitting at the computer blogging while my house looks like a hurricane hit it all because I love my family and want them to know what is happening in our lives. So there you go! Just so you know some mornings go a lot smoother than this one has!

Pee Pee?!

My dad made it a tradition to give Kayleigh a Hershey's kiss everyday while we were in Thailand. One day she looked at him and said "Pa-Pa pee pee". Of course we had no idea what she was asking for. Eventually after asking many questions we finally figured out that she was referring to the kisses that my dad gave her everyday. I wondered if she would ever really refer to pee pee as the right thing. Yesterday our helper was in the bathroom and Kayleigh came up to me and said "Mommy A yi pee pee"! She finally understands that it using the bathroom. However, right after she said it she did refer back to her Pa-Pa giving her kisses! Above is a picture of my dad with her in Thailand. They are at a swing set that she loved to play on everyday.