Learning Thai

Yesterday was Thai mother's day. How lucky and spoiled am I to have two mother's days every year? Thailand celebrates mother's day on the Queen's birthday (she's 75 this year). The Queen's picture has been everywhere and there were many tributes to her. She has been the reigning queen for 57 years and is very beloved. One new fun fact I learned about Her Majesty Queen Sirikit is that she met the future King in Paris (as a teenager) where they became friends. Then he was in a car accident and she visited him often in the hospital and they fell in love. They were married and then a week later was his coronation as king. A romantic little story I thought. :)

Claire gave me the traditional gift- a jasmine plant.

At church the moms sat up front and our children came forward to give us flower garlands. The children knelt down and and waied with their faces in their mother's laps. Claire did it great! We also got a box of milk to represent what we give to our children.

We ate green curry after church and then joined a group heading to Yo Yo land- a small indoor amusement park. The girls had a great time- Eliza in the romper room and Claire (in the pic) on a small roller coaster, merry go round and bumper boats. The adults got headaches from the noise and chaos!

A few more pics, Claire in princess mode with her new gloves from Aunt Anita and Eliza being Eliza....

Still having fun with Anita- today is a Thai holiday and Tom went to some boat races with Thai friends. Anita and I are hanging out with the girls today and plan to head into Bangkok tomorrow to see some temples.

On the work permit front, Tom has a meeting with Max, the lawyer, on Wednesday to see where we stand. Hopefully the paperwork for the work permit will come through soon and we'll take a quick trip out of the county to apply for our new visa.

-Candice