Bangkok Week 914

January 1, 2026

Happy 2026! 🎆 This week is the time-warp from Boxing Day through New Years Day, where we have no sense of time or place. But, we did do a lot of things!

Importantly, Shin Shin 6 (and his cousins 3 and 4 across town) emerged from their cocoons as healthy but homely Hawk Moths, and flew away to complete their short lifecycles.
We went ice skating ⛸️ twice (for the first time in exactly two years); Lucy is progressing well for a beginner, and Arlo is finding his skating feet again.
We spent New Year’s Eve at Happy & Healthy Bike Lane with Emily and her family
We even got in a few swims! 💦

Lucy's a pro on her new scooter.

Getting dark! I think Shin is going to come out soon!

Big news!

Here's Shin Shin 6: moth edition - that we've all been waiting for!

Fell asleep after his piano lesson, from staying up so late the night before.

Trying on the skates for the first time.

Excited to be almost as tall as Arlo.

Ready to go skating for the first time ever!

Bye bye, Shin-Shin 6!

Skating again the next day, this time with Emily!

The twins prepare for an apres-skate swim.

Picking dried butterfly pea pods with Granny.

Lucy's learning mancala too.

Fancy "Elsa hair"

Working on her learning journey.

Morning out on the town, sans kids.

Creativity by Arlo.

New Years Eve! Arlo gets to work on the Lego he's been planning to build with Dad all holiday.

Getting ourselves prepared for New Year's Eve outing.

Welp. I think the holiday's been going on for too long.

At HHBL: Arlo kindly escorted Emily around the "big kids" cycle park while Lucy napped in the car.

The balance bike gang.

Last sunset of 2025!

Cuties!

First breakfast of 2026: pancakes!

Trying out the maple leaf-shaped pancake mold. With mixed results.

What a nice A.

The stamp makes it official!

What a better way to spend New Year's Day than at Decathlon!?

Bigger and Better in 2026!

Finally getting around to the Gingerbread Houses (not without some assembly hiccups).

First swim of the year!

First sunset of 2026.

New Year's Feast by Granny.

I guess it's delish!

See you next week more for of 2026!