St. George and the beach

We spent a few days this past week at Rayong Beach...about three hours East of Bangkok. The country in this part of Thailand is absolutely breathtaking...it helps that it's the rainy season. Everything is SO green and lucious! This part of Thailand is known for its fruit...especially Durian and Pineapple. yum, yum. Ok, the durian I could pass on but the pineapple? yum, YUM! The boys, of course, had fun playing in the sand and PJ and Paul had fun jumping waves...they were actually rather big for the Gulf. It was nice to get away for a few days before the craziness of throwing a third child into the mix. =) And, our fall schedule is so jammed packed on top of throwing in a baby! But, we thank God for the many, many opportunities He is giving us and our team to minister His Word here.

You might remember a long time ago (January '07) I had made PJ a red cross shield out of cardboard. Well, the shield bit the dust a few weeks ago due to an upturned milk bottle that leaked onto it....and I didn't catch it until 3 days later...so we had to "ting" it (throw it away). Well, I decided to make a new one for PJ to go along with the yellow balloon sword he got at the hospital that day. I decided this time, though, to equip Calvin with a sheild as well...and then Paul decided to equip Calvin with a cardboard sword! So, they've had lots of fun running around the house fighting each other...and needless to say, cardboard swords actually can inflict some pain! PJ was quick to point out that Calvin had to be "the bad guy." Of course, PJ!