Bangkok Week 879

May 1, 2025

May is here! And it’s another busy week! At school, it’s book week, so there are lots of morning activities and stay-and-play on both sides. Plus, operation papaya continues in full force!

Matching undies!

Standing on the swing? Maybe we've gotten too comfortable at school.

Lucy would be happy to attend school on this side.

End of school, end of week energy!

Lucy also likes to peek into the school van to see her friends and say good-bye before it leaves.

Friday afternoon tuk-tuk ride to head home.

The aftermath of her updo.

Had to trim a branch off the giant tree, so that the awning could be opened properly.

A tiny bloom on an already nicely purple plant.

Off to swimming!

Inventorying all the rubber "duckies".

Getting confident climbing the gate.

Arlo's invitation to the stay-and-play event next Tuesday.

Showing off all the cool stickers he's gotten at piano class.

And Lucy's got a new bike! She still needs to grow another 2-3 cm in order to use it safely, but I'm sure that'll be soon enough.

Energizing before swimming.

Lucy no longer naps (her definitive decision). So there's a lot of time to fill during Arlo's swimming lesson!

Enjoying the popsicles that Arlo brought back from swimming.

Operation papaya continues!

Most of the big-ish guys have been repotted into their own pots now.

Light puppet show in Arlo's room.

And Saturday movie night, with special guest!

Playing with cars early on Sunday.

Who dares catch the cockroach stuck on its back?

Arlo managed to do it!

Off for a new adventure while Mum & Arlo are at piano.

The "ice cream store"! (She means, Max Valu.)

Sitting near the window and watching the rain.

Watching a new Apple TV show, while Mum works on the Book Day hats.

These guys finally realized that they missed Songkran...

... and so they've brought out the big guns, and are heading to the pool.

Luckily for us, there was another family there with the same idea.

One on each shoulder? Maybe too tall a task.

Chocolate dorayaki for breakfast?

Another week, another recycling dump.

It's book week at school this week; so expect busy mornings!

The reading tents are set up...

... and the costumes are out.

Jordan is kindly helping fix the ears of this little red panda.

Mali and the Red Panda, helping to check in Lilies class.

Uh oh! Caught red-handed!

Another papaya height check.

Is this entire crowd heading to P'Noi's house tonight?

Octopus hugging two hedgehogs with his many arms.

Spotted on the counter late at night.

On Lucy's side on Tuesday morning, where the entire "We're Going on a Bear Hunt" story had been reconstructed.

Happily posing with the giant "frightening" bear.

Splish splosh, splish splosh!

Stumble trip, stumble trip!

Quick! Under the covers!

And then it was back to Arlo's side...

... for the annual Stay-and-Play morning. (His forth and last!)

So much to look at in the learning journey... and not nearly enough time!

Looking at all the planes they made last week.

Getting our hands dirty with clay.

All parents getting into it.

Performing their class poem.

Aww, we will miss this class!

Papayas from above!

Someone doesn't want to go home.

The lotus is somehow still alive... and blooming!

On a whim, made a costume for myself for book week this Friday. Recognize this cheeky pigeon?

We're all set!

Trying on the hats to make sure they fit.

Arlo really wants his to be a mask.

Everyone face-painted each other.

No naps means a much tougher Lucy to wake up in the morning.

Someone got an idea!

Why not draw an emoji on his banana?

Ta-daa!

This morning, it's Stay-and-Play in Lucy's class...

... so it's only a quick 15 minutes on Arlo's side, before we switch sides.

The honorary member of Lilies.

Looking through Lucy's learning journey (which is almost full up!)

She really wanted to show us the dark room.

Enjoying mangoes together.

And then it's showtime!

Four of Lucy's classmates performed the "3 little pigs" for everyone.

And then we all did the "Bear Hunt" course, before heading home.

Biiiiiig hug good-bye, after this special morning!

Uh oh! These two have rediscovered the bubble guns from Auntie Jas & Uncle Josh!

Bubbles galore!

It's (unofficial) Moo Deng day!

But it's also an indoor morning, thanks to the very heavy rains that lasted until about 7:30am.

Lucy's getting pinched by a beetle!

Oh no! The tiger is back! And what has it done with Lucy?

The tiger seems surprised to see herself in the camera, too!

It's a holiday for Mum today, so we're celebrating with a special after-school treat.

Ice cream...

... and a bike ride.

(Thomas and Nancy are giving Lucy a really good stare.)

We're ready for book character dress-up day tomorrow! See you then!