Songkran's Over

We're back in Bangkok after a wonderful few days away to celebrate Songkran, the start of the Thai new year. Songkran is a water festival, which means Ian got the chance to play with his water gun and stand on the balcony of our hotel room and soak passers-by which he enjoyed immensely. We stayed at a past favorite of ours from last year, a location that boasts one of the most gorgeous coastal views we've yet to see - it's on the island of Krabi, nestled in one of Thailand's National Parks. Many of our pictures show us simply enjoying the beach, where Ian got to play frisbee with Mom and Dad, hang with the long-tail boats, stroll at sunset along the beach, hang in a hamock with Mom and basically play the clown (which he does so well!!).

Holiday weekend

It's been a long weekend here in Thailand, the first of several in April, which is the high summer season where it gets very, very hot indeed. To escape the heat (and Red Shirt protesters) Ian, Mom and Dad headed for Pranburi, a resort location south of the popular beaches of Hua Hin some 3 hours south of Bangkok. It couldn't have been a better weekend, with a breeze to cool us all and a cloudless sky. We spent time in the pool at our villa and sought shade whenever possible as it was simply too hot much of the time. Ian made several friends at the resort and we see him pictured with a few of them as well as with Mom and Dad at the beachside restaurant.