Bangkok Week 834

June 20, 2024

We celebrate two milestones this week: Arlo turns 4 years and 9 months old, and Lucy turns 2 years and 3 months old. Otherwise, we keep things low key, to expedite the recovery from colds and various other ailments. Oh, and our lovely tree got a fairly substantial trim.

We start the week with a milestone: this big boy turned 4 years and 9 months old today!

And someone else is dressed to impress for the occasion.

It's a special day, becasue Arlo is going on his first field trip with his class!

They visited the Ekkamai Science Museum.

Success! Returned with as many as they left with.

And if that wasn't enough, then tired Arlo had Ninja as usual after school.

And couldn't even stay awake for the ride home at 2:45.

Someone else has been practicing her balance.

Team Polar Bear!

Mum's very special weekend alarm.

Goes exactly as you would expect.

Why ride one bike, when you can ride two?

Breakfast in style.

A long-overdue carwash, after muddying it up in Rayong.

Lucy shows off her arm strength.

Sitting in "a nest".

Arlo kindly let Lucy into his room, and gave her a tour.

Special pre-swim snack.

Coming home with two more noodles, to make use of the 500 baht voucher we got.

Shuffling up the Uno cards. Arlo's mesmerized.

By the end of this Uno game, Arlo wanted his hand to be hidden from his opponent!

Late afternoon bike ride around the (extended) neighborhood.

A silver lining!

Starting the day with a Yakult...

... and donuts. It must be Sunday!

Calling Granny and Grandpa, to say hi to Great Uncle Peter & Great Aunt Clearley too.

The talk of the town today is the tree cutting!

Dad and Lucy are in position to watch as they aggressively "trim" our tree.

Stuck outside our house, and so playing at the playground.

Monkey!

It's coming down :(

The entertainment lasted the whole morning.

Great view from the office balcony.

We interrupt the tree saga with Arlo's flying car.

And practicing some penmanship over lunch.

Almost done.

Before and After. Can you spot the difference?

Playing maths bingo again.

Enjoying the DQ blizzard that we ordered while Lucy was napping.

Pool time! Everyone's well enough to go back today.

What's going on here?

Celebrating Sunday evening with some tub time!

Uh oh! They fell asleep in Mum & Dad's bed! Shh, we'd better not wake them.

Two Monday Morning Monkeys.

Taking a selfie with Arlo's camera.

Coloring in the Chirp Magazine.

A lovely tree.

Lucy has been asking for an apple. So here she is, with one.

Lucy's favorite thing to do with pajama pants these days is... wear them on her head.

Making som tum with P'Noi and Ba Wan.

Special lunch treat!

It's a big day for Lucy: dropping Arlo at school, and then visiting the nursery to meet her future classmates and teacher.

What a nice big brother.

Lucy made a ribbon twirler before Arlo did.

And Arlo only made one because someone else did.

Here she is at nursery. Lucy hasn't been here in a year.

She hoisted herself up onto this rope swing all by herself.

Washing hands before leaving. A successful first visit!

And what's this? Someone else is celebrating a milestone today?

Arlo's hard at work drawing thank you cards for his teachers.

And meanwhile, this monkey is up to no good.

We close this week with two monkeys enthralled by a millipede in the back.