Last Day

Celebrate with one last dinner out on the beach and ice cream!

The coolest Tuk tuk ever! We had to convince the driver to take us with all our luggage to the airport!
GOODBYE!

Thai Massage

Who said that this is a relaxing time!?! Not quite what I had in mind for massage...it took me over one week to recover! I was so sore that I was beginning to think that I had picked up some strange tropical disease that affects your muscles!

3 Days of Camping Paradise

Welcome to Laoling Island! The island is made up of limestone cliffs with one awesome beach. The only thing on the island is a camping resort made up of tents. We spent our days hanging out in a hammock, kayaking, snorkeling and eating! Pretty tough...




Sometimes when you went to pick up a stunning shell, it would scurry away!

Can you spot the climber? Laoling is becoming famous for its cliffs.
No comment!

Flowers dropped by God...new every morning.

Stopover

We left Phuket on a ride to our three days of camping. We had no idea that the boat ride would take more than one day and that we had to stop over night! But not a bad place to stop!

The Griffioens

When we arrived in Phuket, we were at the airport trying to figure out the most economical way to get into town, when we saw our friend Rob. He had come to pick us up...what a nice treat :) The Griffiones are in Phuket with a team of Canadians and their goal is to plant a church and meet the needs of the people around them.
This is Amanda building with the kids. She has an identical twin, Amber. These girls were in youth group when I was a leader and they are nothing short of amazing. I brag about them all of the time. Their heart desire is to be a light and they really do glow! They will follow Jesus to the ends of the earth! My prayer for my children is the same.
Can you believe that Judy is a grandmother?! She is a ball of energy and she encourages everyone along the way.

Fried Bananas on our first night out with the Griffioens.



Worshiping with the team in Phuket.

Judy's modest kitchen/laundry room. Unbelievably she bakes up a storm in here!


Our last dinner...what a view! We were so blessed by our visit. Thank you Griffioens!

Back Home and back blogging!

I am working on my blog again and am determined to finish! We have been home a week now and have finally recovered from our jet lag and feel normal again. Dan got the flu when we returned and spend a couple of days in bed, and the kids have had a terrible time trying to recover from the jet lag, but things are looking and feeling back to normal now. We sat down for dinner the second day back and Jordan left to go to the washroom. He never returned and this is how I found him :)

Our kids are fantastic

Everyone asks us how our kids travel. Well they did extremely well...we pushed them to the limits and Jordan often ended up falling asleep wherever we were. Taylor was up for whatever adventure came next, and come bedtime they were sacked out! I know that this trip will have an impact on their worldview in years to come.