Bali: Day One

Warning

This post may seem like I am bragging and it's because

I AM!

No but seriously Bali was so much fun and met all of our expectations. The only problem is we need to go back about 100 more times to see and do all it has to offer.

Day one was all about the exploring our villa, swimming in the pool, and eating yummy food by our in house chef!

This is our entry way (picture taken from the entrance of the house).

It was so nice to have a pool. the kids would wake up at 7am and have their swim suits on by 7:15.

Pretty cute tush!

One thing that was really unique about the Villa is it was an open air floor plan. Which means the kitchen and living areas had a ceiling but no walls and that whole area was surrounded by water with fish swimming in it (endless entertainment for the kids). 

It was really beautiful and fun for the kids but my big strong husband was almost crippled with fear of mosquito's. (He is OCD about Mosquito's and of course he was the only one who got bit)

A picture of part of the open air living room.

Picture from the kitchen looking out to the pool.

The kids had on floaties 24/7. I didn't want to worry about one of them jumping in when I wasn't looking and although it goes against everything I ever said as a swim teacher it quite agrees with me as the mom.

Oh the food!!! We had an in house chef and it was the BEST thing EVER. The most stressful thing when traveling with kids is "what and when and where are we going to eat?" Problem solved! Not only was it soooo convenient but it was sooooo good as well!

This was a picture of our grilled seafood feast that night. i think it was the only picture of the food that I took which is a shame!

We went to bed tired, sunburned, and stuffed!

Stay tuned for day two...the zoo!

Happy Khmer New Year

Jack and Jane had a celebration at school for Khmer New Year. Its a BIG deal here and the school did a great job with the party. They had traditional games, songs, and dances. and best of all let the parents come sweat, I mean PLAY with them!

Cute decorations! Each class added something and Jane's bunny face is pictured above...so so cute!

Quick picture of Jack coming back from music class.

Jane is growing up sooo fast since starting school. She talks my ear off now and is really good at playing with all of Jack's "big kid" friends.

She is a swing junky. 

Pin the tail on the rabbit. It's the year of the rabbit here whatever that means?

This little boy was so cute, he was so excited for Jane to go.

Sweet Success!

Jacks turn...time for the traditional songs. It was all in Khmer which made it really interesting since Jack has a hard time with songs in English...I am pretty sure he was lip syncing the whole time.

He is getting so old. It is killing me! What do you do when your baby boy is all grown up? I am starting to really treasure the hugs and cuddles because I can feel them slipping away. sob sob!

Such a pouty face! He all of the sudden decided he didn't want to play anymore and went to pout. No clue where that came from but I will say that Dan has a lot of pouty face pictures from his youth.

Jacks rabbit mask. He was so proud of it! 

We had fun at the party but we were really excited to go home and finish packing for our trip to Bali and Kuala Lumpur!!!

Best friends

This post is bitter sweet. Dylan has been Jack's best friend here in Cambodia and he was the one friend that he was so excited to see when we came back. We have had so much fun with them but (and here is the bitter part) he just moved away.

I hope that they stay pen pals and life long friends!

Dylan we will miss you! We will also miss Emma (my best friend here) and Nia (Jane's best friend). We are so sad to see you leave but we hope you have a wonderful time in England and we hope to visit you at your new home in Manila! 

Grrrr

I am slightly frightened at how Jane's eyes fit perfectly in this mask.

Notice Jack the "money guy" in the back. Thats what he calls himself when he is wearing his sunglasses.

S  C  A  R  Y

Jumping Bean

Have I mentioned how much I am in LOVE with this little dream boat! Ben is still the best ever! He has 2 teeth, sleeps all night, smiles all the time, and laughs at his brother and sister.

I'm not saying that I have a favorite child but....he is pretty awesome!