Bangkok Week 642

October 15, 2020

What a busy week! Arlo had a day full of surprises planned for Mum’s birthday. And he spent Saturday with his friend, P’Kate; Sunday at EmQuartier; Tuesday at Decathalon; and of course, Wednesday was swim day! Phew!

Arlo got up extra early to wish Mum a happy birthday.

Now that we've got so much time, let's play with our toys!

We've cycled through all the toys, and are onto the utensils.

Arlo got Mum a nicely wrapped present! Which he's helping to open.

Checking out the doodling book.

More importantly... a box of Tims and Swensens ice cream!

Looks great!

And last but not least, Arlo gave Mum a very special present.

Hmm. This boy looks familiar!

Trying his first Tim Horton's donut. Arlo approves.

A smiley end-of-day walk.

What a special day Mum had!

And what a great way to cap it off!

Uh oh! A rainy Saturday morning.

Selfie. Note: that's his shoe in Arlo's mouth.

Arlo had a special play date with his friend, P'Kate. Her house has a really nice lawn.

But Arlo's not so sure about the grass.

P'Kate shows Arlo all the neat features of her trike.

Having a laugh at the expense of Arlo?

Wow. Arlo can't believe his eyes. What a nice dump truck!

Sharing nicely.

P'Kate reads Arlo one of her books.

And Uncle Vee teaches Arlo how to play the (real) piano.

Arlo's into it; and P'Kate offers him a cookie to help his creative juices flow.

Former and future pianists. (Yes, Mum has a giraffe in her hair.)

One last go at the piano for Arlo before heading home.

Pooped, after that long and exciting afternoon! He fell asleep right after we left, and kept sleeping after we got home.

Stare-down with Dad.

A wet end-of-day walk around the neighborhood.

Belated birthday dinner? Our favorite Tibetan food.

The two boys, just hanging out on Sunday morning.

Two peas in a pod.

Off to distract fussy Arlo with a trip to EmQuartier.

We found a nice open space to run around.

Arlo couldn't help himself though: he had to check out the nice wheels on his stroller.

Arlo's favorite Monkey is up and with the times!

Kinokuniya is great, Arlo's decided. So many wheels!

Like this one!

Time to head home.

Just hanging out.

Dad and Arlo accompany mum to the gym (at Donki).

Practicing his moves, while killing time.

Snacking, and patiently waiting for Mum.

And nibbling his carrier.

Monday morning wefie.

Helping Dad with his work. (Dad didn't know he needed the help.)

Arlo just learned tomorrow is a holiday! He's pleased.

Sweet smile.

It's a holiday Tuesday! Arlo's thrilled.

Activity of the day: a trip to Decathalon!

Oh my goodness. So much to see here! Why don't we come more often?

Look at this wheel!

And these concentric wheels!

These balls are pretty neat, too.

Oh wow! Even our shopping basket has wheels.

Helping Dad push the shopping basket.

Check out these little wheels on this surf board.

Oh. My. Goodness. Guys!

Trying on a helmet for size: a likely future investment!

He wanted the chicken hat, but then he didn't want the chicken hat.

What a great outing!

And lunch is at Zen, the Japanese restaurant in Donki. Arlo hasn't been in about a year!

Trying on Mum's mask while waiting patiently for lunch.

Arlo the sushi monster! Nom-nom-nom!

Another good Veggie Menu this year. But a bit of a bummer that they don't have high chairs.

Waiting patiently at the red light to come home... and wheel-spotting.

Good morning, Wednesday!

You know what Wednesday means!

Reading a book while waiting for class to start.

Arlo, and his buddy Antonio, showing the other boys how it's done.

Getting ready to jump.

Not sure he really wants this ball.

Action shot!

Getting more comfortable with the noodle.

Getting out early?

One last dive.

Let's not forget Arlo turns 13 months today! Measuring himself for the record.

Uh oh! Someone snuck a bottle on this walk.

Just chillaxin' on an early Thursday morning.

Sizing up the forklift driver: is this guy qualified for the job?

And now checking out the airplane passenger.

Bye-bye, and see you next week!