Bangkok Week 725 May 19, 2022 Arlo’s learned to love the sand box; we’re all pros at cycling to and from school; oh, and, we bought a new house! View fullsize Unfortunately, we start this week with an unplanned trip to the doctor for Arlo. View fullsize Mum hacks her way through a Thai storybook about going to the doctor, while waiting for Arlo's to show up. View fullsize Arlo needs the nebulizer again. View fullsize He's a good sport about it this time... especially because he gets to watch videos! View fullsize And he's much better about wearing the mask, too. View fullsize As a reward, he gets to see the train tracks (no sign of the train cars themselves) on the sick kids' side of the children's center. View fullsize An even better reward: a trip to the mini park! Look at the bird bath! View fullsize He's enjoying it, despite what this picture would make you think. View fullsize Lucy's face of skepticism is maturing as she does. View fullsize Uh oh! Here comes Big Brother Arlo! View fullsize Lucy's neck strength is improving by the day! View fullsize It's Mum's first time taking Arlo for a spin around the block in his new bike seat. View fullsize Zoom zoom! Look at us go! View fullsize Using his new inhaler, the next morning. View fullsize Someone is happy practicing her new smile! View fullsize Lucy is privileged to have a visit from Arlo's friend Sally's family. View fullsize Big brother Doug has practice with baby sisters. View fullsize Sally looks happy to not be the baby sister for once. View fullsize They also brought a cool new marker board for Arlo. View fullsize It's also the 14th: Arlo turns 2 years and 8 months today! View fullsize Lucy is supposed to be practicing tummy time. But she's happy to just be relaxing. View fullsize Trying out his new marker board. View fullsize Admiring his cactus! View fullsize And now, it's time to help Baa Wan clean. View fullsize It's the help she didn't know she needed! View fullsize Arlo seemed to be getting this confused with hockey though! Ouch! View fullsize An enthusiastic hello for his sister. View fullsize The next morning, admiring -- up close -- the new cactus that P'Noi just bought for him. View fullsize And learning a new life skill: how to peel a carrot. View fullsize Oh my! We have come into possession of a balloon. The mother of all balloons, I think! View fullsize Arlo can't quite believe it. (Neither can Bella!) View fullsize Testing how this giant balloon reacts. View fullsize It's a winner! View fullsize Dad and his kiddos. View fullsize Everyone looks happy. Deceptively? View fullsize Lucy's really figuring out this smile thing. View fullsize Someone's getting bigger! And filling out her onesies. View fullsize We're at the farm, for a sticky afternoon visit. (We haven't been since Songkran.) View fullsize Arlo continues to improve with his scooting. View fullsize And Lucy is awake to see it this time, too. View fullsize We can't pass this spot without stopping to take a look at the tilling machine. View fullsize And a quick peek at the goats and sheep. Yep, they're still there. View fullsize But the star attraction of the visit this time was... the cactus house! View fullsize So many little cacti to look at. View fullsize There's this one... View fullsize ... and this one... View fullsize ... and even these ones! But Arlo couldn't decide which one to get. So we didn't get any! View fullsize Next stop: obligatory ice cream treat. They didn't have mint today though... so strawberry it is! View fullsize Full (blue) family shot. View fullsize Monday morning is a holiday... but Arlo still has school. And Lucy is sleeping in... on Dad. View fullsize Showing off her cute outfit. View fullsize Big yawn! View fullsize Meanwhile at school, Arlo has gotten very comfortable in the sand box. View fullsize He'd like to stay and play all afternoon. View fullsize No qualms about getting sand all over his hands, feet, and clothes now! View fullsize And he knows to wash up afterward! View fullsize Here we come, finally arriving home together! View fullsize And the afternoon entertainment is: painting! They spoil Arlo at school and let him use LOTS of paint. So he has the same expectation at home, too! View fullsize Lucy is getting really good at FaceTime. View fullsize New morning, new outfit and new smile. View fullsize And another day of playing in the sand. View fullsize Sandy pants? Not here! View fullsize Arlo made soup for Mum. And now he's starting over. View fullsize Chatting with one of his classmates, while waiting to go home. View fullsize Hey, we're not the only ones who bike to school! View fullsize Woah, it's a feast! Courtesy of Yaa, sent fresh straight from Trat. View fullsize As if that wasn't enough, there's a fruit buffet, too! View fullsize Uh oh, a thunderstorm! Bella has found a new place to hide. View fullsize This is in lieu of a bathtub to hide behind. View fullsize Just hanging out with Hudson. View fullsize The babies, chilling together. View fullsize Someone's gotten really comfortable in the bath now! View fullsize Time for some exercise! View fullsize Yes! Just like this. Good job, Lucy! View fullsize Another school day, another opportunity to play in the sand. View fullsize What happens when we spray water on the sand? View fullsize By golly, you'd thing we're in Amsterdam! View fullsize Arlo's been asking to sit on the adult seat and hold the adult handlebars for many days. View fullsize Oh my! Dad's not too old yet; he can still hold both his children! View fullsize It's a Lucy sandwich! View fullsize More tummy time practice! View fullsize Showing off her strength. View fullsize Kisses from Big Brother! View fullsize Arlo asked to start reading the "Arlo" chapter book that the Cohens gave to him. By himself. View fullsize Helping Lucy hold the front loader. View fullsize Giving up on that... and just driving the front loader over Lucy! View fullsize Sleepy head! Already at this age, it's a struggle to get up for school in the morning. View fullsize Wearing another of her brother's outfits. It suits her well! View fullsize And we're on our way to... View fullsize ... the Land Department! Where we'll hang out outside together all morning. View fullsize Back at home, the balloon is still alive and well. View fullsize Arlo's figured out how to get it to float up the stairwell. View fullsize More mummy tummy time! View fullsize And... here's the outcome of our trip to the land department! View fullsize To be continued over the coming months, for sure! View fullsize Arlo's very interested to check out his future bedroom. Will this be Arlo's bed? View fullsize He very much enjoys the basketball hoop... View fullsize ... and the little swing next to the pool. View fullsize This jungle gym is just the right size for a boy like Arlo. View fullsize And ohmygoodness, the neighbors even have a cactus! What a great new home!
