Krabi, Thailand

Our next stop was Thailand.  We stayed in Krabi at a hotel called Railay Bay Resort & Spa where we could only get to by boat.  Long tail boat.  What an experience!!  I loved every minute of our stay there.  We were there for 5 lovely days.
Me in Railay Bay.   A long tail boat.  My family on a boat tour to the Phi Phi islands, yes, pronounced pee-pee.  Long tail boats lined up in Don Phi Phi Koh (the largest of the Phi Phi islands).  My boys and I in the Emerald Pool on another tour.  This place was amazing.
Kane and I on our lady elephant.  That was pretty cool.  Finally, a photo of my husband and kids negotiating a price for a ride back to the pier on a tuk-tuk.  A popular mode of transportation in Thailand.

More Singapore

We all loved Singapore.  There's something for everyone there.  We did an awful lot of walking.  Visited Little India (my fav!!), got henna, so did the boys.  Went to the zoo and visited Sentosa Island.  The best place for the boys was Sim Lim Plaza.  Something crazy like 8 floors of nothing but electronics of every sort. 
Below is Sim Lim Plaza.  Elephants at the zoo, me with my henna taking a photo of the Merlion, a famous Singapore statue that used to be at the mouth of the Singapore River, they have since reclaimed land around it.  My husband with a bunch of rambutan.  A fruit that's plentiful in south east Asia.  It's similar to lychee.  It was my first time eating the fruit.

Singapore

Moving along....we flew from Japan to Singapore.  We stayed there for 4 days.  We got a lot done in such a short time.  My husband grew up there, so it was great to have someone who know where they were going.  I have visited Singapore before and the last time I was there, my 15 year old was 3 months old.  And things have changed a lot since then!
It so happened to be close to Singapore National Day, same as Independence day.   They were lots of festivities and shows.  Us in Raffles sports grounds waving the Singapore flag.
Below, a Hindu temple, a bum boat in the Singapore River. 

More of the Buddhist Temple in Japan

A ceremony of some sort going on at the temple and a shot of Japanese Maple.  The gardens at the temple was so gorgeous.

It's been a while

I went on an amazing trip to South East Asia.  We decided it was a good time to show the kids a different part of the world and introduce them to a different culture. 

These photos were taken at the oldest Buddhist Temple in Narita, Japan.  We stayed only a day in Japan to break up the flying. 

Lookie what we have here

A beautiful baby girl born to Krystel and Tommy. She's gorgeous and came sporting quite a coif of hair!

Another gorgeous mother to be

I know I'm really behind on things and I do apologize for it.
Anyway, I'm convinced that there's something in the water because I have been getting a lot of phone calls about maternity photos. Everyone is pregnant! They are always gorgeous and glowing.