All Thailand

Airsickness bag chef's hat.

We're in Bangkok, Thailand!

"Cow!!!!"

Phil and Madeleine went exploring near our resort in Chiang Mai.  

They found cows.

Lilian became a crawler the day after we arrived in Thailand.

She celebrated by getting a mohawk.

Always good food to be had.

Lilian showing off her pulling up skills.

Our resort at Springfield Resort in Hua Hin.  We got the suite this year.

The hair.

Awesome bus taking Phil and Julie to Hua Hin town.

Dedicating Lilian Pearl.

One of the restaurants sits down in the pool at Springfield Resort. 

Maddie takes a dip after lunch.  This pic is taken from our table.

Lilian absolutely loved Thai living.

Last year Natasha and I had our picture taken in this spot pregnant.  

Here's the result a year later.

Gramps on vacation.

Dolphin Bay

We were watching one of the staff at our resort cut coconuts out of the trees on the property.  Pretty soon he brought one cut open with a straw for Madeleine.

Our bungalows.  

Steiners on one side and Taylors on the other.

Evening meals were our big meal of the day.  They were almost always at these little beach side restaurants.  Cheap and delicious Thai.

Phil and Madeleine heading to Monkey Island.

This little guy was especially friendly.  

He was about to give Madeleine a special tooth filled greeting.  

She's convinced he was saying, "Hi!"

View down Dolphin Bay

Depending on who you ask, 

we spent our afternoons collecting starfish, prawns, hermit crabs or eating sand.

Lilian's favorite way to ride around.

Madeleine and Phil setting out one morning in their rented kyack.

Fishing boat off the coast.

In Bangkok at a guest house, Madeleine displays her mom's shopping spree. 2 new dresses, flip flops and a bracelet.

Lilian's favorite part of Bangkok.  The wardrobe.

Bangkok Zoo.

Madeleine Diane and Lilian Pearl

This is one of the only pictures where you can see where Maddie got a black eye.  She was at the perfect height for a good hit from the door knob when her friend rushed in the bathroom.

Second best thing to the beach.

A really fun vacation.  We can't wait to do it again next year!

Merry Christmas

Merry Christmas from the Steiners and Taylors.

Qiao Qiao's family.

Best friends.

We had a wonderful Christmas party with friends at a beautiful coffee shop.  Our friends are starting a Cultural Exchange Center and we met in their new building.

Julie assists in a magic show.

Natasha and Hudson.

Aunt Sheila got Madeleine a doctor's kit.

Reading with Gramps.

Reading with Aunt Crissy.

Christmas morning we had several friends over for a delicious brunch.

Teacher Ma.  She's the head teacher of our language school.

Brunch Gang.

Santa.

So Madeleine.

Our Jesse Tree.  

We started making the ornaments last year and finally finished this year!

We opened Christmas gifts on Christmas Eve.  A scarf for Mom.

A very special gift from Julie's cousin, Deborah, sent from GA for Madeleine.

Lilian lived up to her reputation as a 6 month old and chewed everything in sight.

Chinese textbook for Dad.

Madeleine's gift to Nana.  A fan.  She got Papa and Gramps instant noodles.

The train from Grandpa and Grandma.  Sent all the way from Ohio.

Oh!  Candyland!

A very Merry Christmas and aparantly a tiring one, too.

Downtown.

All bundled up on a cold morning in Xi'an.

This book has been well-chewed.  First by Madeleine and now Lilian.

Madeleine wanted to help Lilian stop crying so she kept putting more and more toys in her crib.

Phil makes gingerbeer.

Date night for Phil and Madeleine that included rides, Subway and a bus ride.

Madeleine's "I just drank Sprite" face.

Phil climbed to the top of one of the highest buildings in our complex to capture Xi'an on a clear day.

The closest buildings are all in our complex.  The dirt area will be a new complex.  The rest of the buildings are all new buildings that make up the district we live in.  It's literally called Tall New.

Home after a morning at Art School.  Our cat.

Madeleine's first time to help feed Lilian.