Thanks be to God for this time in our lives!

Thriller Halloween 2009

Check out this monkey!

We took a group of kiddos and Mae Saa and Pa Sin from Mae Wang to the zoo this month. We had a great time and our favorite thing was watching these monkeys. Check out this short video:



They definitely let you get pretty close with the animals!!

Camping at Doi Inthanon

Well the hot season and rainy season are suppose to pass any day and it should be cold season...but we still sweat the second we step outside, so I am not to sure about that! We took a group of BK friends camping last weekend to the highest mountain in Thailand in hopes of getting some cooler weather. We played in the freezing cold water, hiked, saw waterfalls, built a fire, had smores and played capture the flag all in one day. The next day we had worship/church outside which was amazing. All these trips make us feel like parents...we were each driving a van and everyone else was sleeping!! We had a great time and we actually reached the highest place in thailand.


















This was the road that was drivable a few weeks ago. We had to walk the rest of the way to the top for obvious safety reasons!!!

Halloween Bunko Costume Party

Well as you can probably guess Halloween is not a holiday in Thailand. And since Thai's love learning about American culture we thought we would have a fun party and use it as an opportunity to share. So that is what we did. The night consisted of games, music, food, bunko, and a testimony to the One True God. We had a blast...check out some of the pictures! Oh and it took us about 3 days to find the dry ice (they only sell it at 2 places in chiang mai) and our freezer was not cold enough to keep it...it almost fully melted before we could add it to our punch!!

Phuket Vacation!!!

Well during the month of October most of the universities and schools are closed for break...some up to 4 weeks. So we decided to take a break to and we went to Phuket for a week. It was a blast and so relaxing!

JEANNE GIBBS IN THAILAND

We had the blessing of having my mom, Jeanne, come and visit for a week. LeaAnn our great family friend came as well...they were both troopers and went non-stop the whole week. I have posted some pictures that will help you see how we spent our week!!!



LeaAnn, Mae Saa, and Mom in the village!


A white-water rafting trip....not going to lie it was intense!


Mom and LeaAnn riding their elephant by the river!


Rob and I about to begin our bumpy and exciting elephant ride!



Crossing the wooden bridge to get to the next zipline station...we are way far up!!!

Below are some video clips of us in the jungle ziplining!!!

A BASKETBALL CHAMP

Well it is no suprise that everyone wants Rob to play on their basketball team! I mean he is 6'4'' and can play!! In the past month he has played in two tournaments with two different teams. Below are some pics of one of the championship games.

**oh and after the game you would think he is a rock star...I would say after this game he had 20-25 pictures taken with fans...it is hilarious!!!

CAVING

Rob and I stumbled upon a cave when we were visiting a friend's family. We spent an hour or so exploring....we found that some spots were not as spacious as we would have hoped. Between the small spots, the bats, and the water we felt like we were adventurers!

SLIDER

A Visit to the Slider!!! A bunch of our Thai friends wanted to take a day trip to a city about 2 hours away. They said there was something called "slider" they really wanted to do. So we made a fun trip out of it...we ate at a famous noudle shop with the largest meatball ever, went to a ceramic factory, and experienced the slider!! Here is the infamous slider and pictures of our fun time!!