Bangkok Week 694 October 14, 2021 So much swimming for Arlo this week. Plus, he goes bike riding for the very first time. Exciting! View fullsize We start this week with a giant shipment from Trat. View fullsize Arlo wastes no time digging in! View fullsize It's Friday! You know what that means! View fullsize Warming up for our swimming lesson. View fullsize And practicing our kicking. View fullsize This week, Arlo learned how to grab the underwater sinkers. View fullsize And here we are, floating quietly and relaxed, practicing an important survival technique. View fullsize And a big jump to end the lesson! View fullsize Trying a new meal option: fresh "salads" through a special delivery service. View fullsize Saturday morning. Dad ordered Thai donuts. Arlo is excited. View fullsize He tries one bite from each donut... View fullsize You can read his mind. View fullsize Special weekend activity: biking at Nong Bon! Arlo's loving it! View fullsize Group shot! View fullsize Here they come, ding-a-ling-a-ling. View fullsize Arlo's doing his part to steer the bike and ring the bell. View fullsize Riding a bike is serious work! View fullsize Oh my goodness, a digger! Up close, in real life! View fullsize Family shot! View fullsize And walking the bikes over the big suspension bridge. View fullsize Not sure if they've reopened their other water sports yet. View fullsize Getting off the bikes to stretch our legs. View fullsize Getting a great view of the digger from across the water. View fullsize And cycling back through the shade of the trees, and the nice cross-breeze. View fullsize Hi guys! View fullsize Arlo looks tired after all that hard work cycling! Enjoying a cold drink before heading back. View fullsize Arlo got Mum a whole bunch of birthday presents, even though she didn't need anything! View fullsize Here's a ring light, to make Mum look beautiful on all her calls. View fullsize Exhibit 1. View fullsize And an Arlo desk calendar! View fullsize Thank you, Arlo and Dad! View fullsize And dinner is South Indian: we haven't had Dosa in a while. View fullsize Arlo and Dad, enjoying The Snowman together on Sunday morning. View fullsize And a trip to the park, to see who's out-and-about. View fullsize The volleyball court is empty for once! Let's check it out! View fullsize It's nice and smooth. Perfect for scootering. (Or, scooting, as Arlo says.) View fullsize Just have to remember to stay in the shade, Arlo. View fullsize Ice cream break for everyone. View fullsize Chomp. View fullsize Not so sure about this ice cream! View fullsize The family that eats its ice cream together, stays together! View fullsize Okay Arlo, time to pick up the pace! View fullsize And taking advantage of all the Veggie-Festival sellers for dinner tonight. View fullsize Arlo decided to wear his tractor PJs all day long. View fullsize Here he is at the end of the day, scraping the blueberry jam off of dad's PB sandwich. View fullsize And inspecting the Zamboni video up-close. View fullsize It's a holiday Wednesday! Time to clip our toenails! View fullsize Better yet: time for a swim! View fullsize Arlo gets to try out his new water wings. View fullsize Learning how to kick-kick-kick on his own. View fullsize Big jump! View fullsize Big smile! View fullsize And another big jump! View fullsize And learning to float. View fullsize That was tiring! Time to rest up. View fullsize Waiting to enjoy a warm lunch now. View fullsize But wait, there's more! View fullsize Not-so-subtly trying to walk out with the cement mixer. View fullsize Well, if he can't take them home, he'll make a new home right here! View fullsize Practicing drinking from Mum's giant cup. View fullsize Thursday morning: annual trip to immigration at the big Government complex. View fullsize We were racing the new elevated electric line for a good part of the drive. View fullsize And followed the monorail construction for another good chunk. Lots of new train lines!
