Bangkok Week 810

January 4, 2024

This is it! The week we’ve been waiting for for over 18 months! The week of the big move!

But first: we go biking, go skating, walking; ring in the new year; and do some serious packing!

Arlo's working hard on his penmanship this holiday!

Doing giant puzzles with Grandpa.

The new Sansiri condo, as seen from the Moo Baan...

... and the front entrance.

Showing off his cool new wheelz at the Happy and Healthy Bike Lane.

Not afraid to go around by himself this time!

Here comes Mr. Cool!

Meanwhile, Little Miss Cool is enthusiastic on her bike, too.

And bonus, there are airplanes constantly flying overhead!

Heading over to the balance bike zone.

Woah! Look at that aggressive Thai plane.

90 degrees right out of Suvarnabhumi.

HS-TEN, eager to get to Singapore!

Resting and enjoying some cool drinks.

Good job today, team!

Took all our ATKs apart so that the plastic shells can be recycled. Too many!

Working on his mark-making some more.

This serious cycler only wears the best eye protection.

Sharing the high chair.

Air's not great, but folks are eager for one final ride around the block this year.

Careful, Granny. Let's not spend New Year's Eve in the ER, Granny!

Starting to work on things in the new house, too. Like putting a clean couch cover on this guy, and moving it to its final place.

And unloading some of the more important goods.

And the new mattress has arrived.

Visiting Benjakitti Forest Park: our sandwich outing. We were also here on the 1st of the year!

Great sunsets. Arlo didn't realize we could see sunsets in Bangkok, too!

Are we getting lazy?

Group shot with the last sunset of 2023.

Look at the rays!

A winning portrait of Master Arlo.

Bye bye, 2023!

First lunch of the new year, and one of the last ones in this house.

What great framing.

Arlo has a new style of car now...

... and he's also gotten really good at drawing flowers.

This is how we do bath time.

How many pairs of goggles do you need to sleep, Lucy?

Who brought donuts?

Things are coming together! Arlo's bed is ready to be slept on now!

And the living room in Ekkamai is looking awfully sparse.

Look at this monkey - deceptively cute!

Inventory of all the cars before they make the move tomorrow.

Sticky rice buns. (Or just sticky buns?)

Skating with Grandpa - one last time while it's so conveniently-located for us.

Neither the penguin nor Arlo has forgotten how to skate, even though we haven't been here since October.

At Arlo's request, Grandpa did one loop around the rink with Penguin, too.

For old time's sake, enjoying snacks and the Zamboni after our skate is finished.

Helping Grandpa fold up his sweater after we're done.

Eating ice cream from... mugs!

Last bike around the block in Ekkamai! Aww!

Last portrait on this staircase for these two.

And the last (Ekkamai) supper -- the New Year's sushi we've been trying to have for 3 nights now.

Enjoy your last sleep in Ekkamai, you two!

Everything is packed and ready for the big day tomorrow!

And we can see the color of Chris Chrysalis's wings coming through.

Here we go! Time for the big move! Granny, Grandpa, Arlo, Lucy, and Mum are heading over first.

Bye-bye, Ekkamai house!

And here we are! Hello, New House!

Checking out his new turf.

Don't get too comfy on these couches, ladies.

Checking out Arlo's new bed.

No Lucy, this is not Lucy's bed, sorry.

This one is also not Lucy's bed.

Meanwhile in Ekkamai, truck load #1 is ready to head over.

And here it is.

Waiting around for the bus.

Back at Ekkamai, truck loads #2...

... and #3 are ready to come over. That's a lot of plants!

Arlo is excited to see...

... the bike arrive!

Lunch time picnic on the balcony.

Uh oh! No curtains yet!

Lucy, are you ready to try out your new room for a nap? Good girl!

Arlo's helping to unpack his new room.

Closet's all ready.

The guest room feels livable now.

Nap time was a success. And now, it's time for an inaugural swim!

Look at this young lady, just walking over to the pool by herself.

Not quite as cold as Rayong, but not as warm as April!

Well, this room is sleepable! And we can unpack later.

The start of a new tradition: eating potato chips on the "basement" stairs.

Lucy's already figured out that she can supervise the dinner table from up there.

Sitting together in Lucy's new room.

Night night, Arlo! Enjoy your new bed!

The start of a new bedtime routine!