Carnival

This week the Centre had a carnival for its Friday Night Party.  It was so much fun!  They had many booths to spend your tickets at.  One of the booths was the equivalent of a dunk tank, but was rigged to dump a bucket of water over the person's head.  The students had a chance to get the staff wet, including Cory!

Winnie at the "Frost Bite" booth.  You had to find marbles in a cooler of melting ice.  It was a lot harder than it looks, and poor Winnie didn't know if it was OK to quit before the time was up.  Her hands were so cold!   At the end of the carnival, they even had a magic show, where they shared about Jesus dying to take away our sins through different magic tricks.

Loosing Teeth

Evie's top two teeth have been growing in behind her baby teeth, and I have been anxiously nagging her to let someone pull the baby ones out.  Well, thanks to Winnie giving her a head-butt in the car last night, 2 of her 3 loose teeth fell out finally!  It was a little stressful trying to park the car and toss her something to stop the bleeding, but I am now very thankful they came out.  Her smile will look a little awkward for awhile, but we've all been through that stage, right?

Teddy Bear Day

On Monday, one of the International schools here invited any 4-6 year olds to join their Kindergarten class for a celebration of Teddy Bear day. They had snacks, songs, stories, rhymes, and even a man dressed up as a Teddy Bear! Winnie and Beary had a lot of fun!

Mr. Teddy stamping Winnie's hand.

9 years and counting

Friday was our 9th anniversary. So yesterday we were able to get a babysitter and go out and celebrate. We went to a botanical garden that is just gorgeous. The weather was great, and we went swimming, rode on a paddle boat, and ate a nice dinner. We were hoping to go horse back riding too, but apparently they are only offering actual courses right now, not just letting anyone ride. That was a little disappointing, but we had such a nice relaxing time anyways.

Tea for Two

Last Sunday, Evie turned 7 years old! To celebrate we threw a tea party for not just two, but 10 little girls. They all wore fancy hats and white gloves and drank apple juice out of crystal tea cups. Evie and all the girls loved being little ladies for the day. Here's some pictures:

Tiger Kingdom

Here's Winnie to tell you all about Tiger Kingdom and her adventure there: "Well, it's so fun. And I got to play with the tigers. The baby ones and maybe you should too! But you got to clean your hands at the end. That's all." (Evie was too scared to do it this time, but quickly regretted her decision when she saw how much fun Winnie was having, so we're hoping to take her back for her birthday so she can play with them too.)

Happy 4th of July!

The US Consulate here in Chiang Mai had a special celebration for July 4th. We were able to go celebrate with all the other Americans living here right now. They had all-american food, music , and fireworks. Cory was especially excited to get some Mountain Dew, which is not sold in Thailand and is imported specifically for this event. The girls had a grand old time running all over with friends and new found friends. Here's a picture of them with Caleb and Hannah, friends from the homeschool co-op. It was a great night and we enjoyed it with Cory's mom, Penny, and Bob, his step-dad, who are visiting right now. We're having fun showing them around Chaing Mai. Today Cory took them on a trek to see the hill tribes, ride elephants, and go bamboo rafting.