Butter Fingers and Mangos--Heave Ho

December 27

Sean is back in our room, so much for sleep training.  Rich has a complete love affair with this boy.  Sean will usually end up in our bed by 5:00 am and this kid can move.  

Good day of visiting a park that is located in a school donated by BP Oil in 2006.

December 30

Went to the night market in Krabi town with Elizabeth, Son, Noah and Sydney.  Sean stayed with Ya.  We ate like kings and paid like paupers.  The best thing was the yummy mango and sticky rice.  I have been telling Rich about this and it was nice to finally have some.  It wasn’t the huge serving that Karina and I had years ago but it was a hint of heaven. 

December 31

Our first speed boat trip to four islands.  The four of us loaded up on a speed boat with 12 others and took off for the day.  We went to Phi Phi, Monkey beach (didn’t see any monkey’s) and some other beach that was in the movie, The Beach and ended up at Bamboo Island.  I did this trip years ago with Karina but it was interesting the second time.   Phi Phi was affected by the Tsunami as was the Beach Island and overall it still seems the same.  Rich and I have decided that we are going to camp one night with the kids on Bamboo Island—this I am very excited about.  We stopped the boat at one point and snorkled.  Poor Ya was so sea sick so she jumped in to calm her stomach.  A guy from Hungary gave Sydney a few pieces of bread to throw to the fish.  She was THRILLED and yelled, “oh mom…look at all the Nemo’s”  the fish were everywhere and Sydney was delighted to throw any bit of food that she could find overboard.  She managed to take her butter fingers back to the guys bread bag and sneak a few other pieces.  Hey, who is this kid..the pirate of bread on the open waters…stealing from the Rich and giving to the fishies.

We got back by 4:00 and discovered that Sydney’s sandals were long gone.  She is back to wearing her knock off Crocs until we find her some good shoes.

That night we had a great homemade Thai dinner with Elizabeth and her family and then Pear came over. Ya is the most amazing cook and Rich and I are going to make a list of the highlights of 2008.