A Fun Trip to Thailand–Part 2

Here are some pics from the rest of our time there.

One of the fun things about Chiang Mai is the red truck taxis. They have to be one of Callie and Zane’s favorite things there. Whenever we went somewhere they always wanted to ride in a “red truck”. What it is is that they take a small size pickup, put a roof over the bed, install bench seats along each side, remove the tailgate, and install a lower down step on the back, and now you can fit about 10 –12 adults in the back, all on the benches. Whenever you want to take one, you just hail him over, bargain a price, and hop in!

Along the theme of transportation, Jeremy usually rents a motorbike when we’re here just for getting around town and running any errands, so we had some fun getting the kids on it for pictures.

Among other fun things to do there were the playgrounds and swimming pool where we stayed. Here are a few pics from those.

Lastly, Chiang Mai has a great zoo and aquarium. Here’s a pic and video from that day. That is a huge stingray right behind him. We were in one of those tunnels where the fish are all around you.

A Fun Trip to Thailand–Part 1

In early July we took the short trip over to Thailand to take care of some visa red tape and to spend a few of our precious vacation days. This time we returned to the place where both Zane and Jude were born, Chiang Mai, which is in the mountains in the north of Thailand. Here are some pictures of our time there, but first let’s take a look at Zane getting his hair buzzed by Daddy in order to prepare for the hot weather.

Also, the day before we left was Canada (July 1), so we went to the only restaurant in town run by Canadians and decked ourselves out in red and white.

By July 4, we were in Thailand, and since our kiddos are also American, here they are decked out in red, white, and blue.

A couple more days after that was Jude’s birthday, July 6. While we weren’t at home and able to throw him a big 1st birthday party, we did do some pretty special stuff. We went swimming, had a birthday cake at lunch, and went to the Chiang Mai Night Safari after pizza and more birthday dessert at dinner (the restaurant gave him a free dessert for his birthday). Here are some pics from Jude Benson’s 1st birthday.

On this one with the giraffe, I’m not zooming in!

That’s it for Jude’s birthday. Stay tuned for Part 2.