Sunday 17 June 2012

Take Two..... on Birthday Time!!!

Part two and the computer is behaving (nothing to do with me of course!!)

We had a fabulous weekend on Ko Samet with friends Ali, Simon, Coben and Saffron


The toothless wonder..


Ali and I at a bar!



Ian doing his normal thing - rock pooling and catching crabs!


Grand Designs - Ian Lazenbury style...


Fabulous weather and waves.... had the most terrifying trip over in a tiny speedboat with enormous waves - the ferry looks a good option next time!


Big waves and big rip - had to be careful!


Cocktail O'clock!


The Famous Four....




Surprise cake and pressie - which were lovely - Jamie Oliver cookbook!!! Fabulous!



A normal wonderful evening on Ko Samet!



The Lazenbury Clan!


Poppy P creating artwork whilst Amber went away on a 3 day barge trip to Ayuthaya!


I had to do Zumba in birthday princess tiara - and it stayed on the whole time!!! I then got treated by the Zumba girls to some lovely cake with fresh strawberries - totally decadent and very spoilt!


Lunch with my man at the The Hilton!



...then out with the girls in the evening for an awesome seafood buffet - what a birthday!


Oops! Back to Ko Samet for a quick photo! (rock pooling again!)


Charlie at Sailors bar - a normal Tuesday evening!!!


Poppy is the little body 3 from the right - doing a swimming demonstration!


Probably one of THE most bizarre events at school so far.... we were told to meet in a room to sign our visas - turned out the entire immigration team were there, with their huge mascot, wanting us to sign up to their facebook site, then we all had our photo taken whilst the officials were presented baskets of fruit?! Only in Thailand!


Cycling trip to 7/11 for an icecream - we know how to live!


Our last Friday morning Zumba session with a few of the 'Zumbites' - Maggie and Marjolyn you will be missed! (next time I will remember to put the water bottle down!)


Sunday I went with Ali to Chatachak market in Bangkok - awesome - Beth you are going to love it!!!


The best stall in there! Have no idea how people cope there on a hot day!?! Another great day out!



I am hoping that this attempt is better!!! That's it for a while - we are all up to date! This is our last week of school before the holidays - we have nearly completed our first school year in Thailand - which is incredible!!!

Next week Amber and I are going to learn how to dive (?!) then we have friends Beth, Paul, Lois and Luke coming out for 2 weeks in July - our first guests - 23 sleeps to go!!!

Thank you to everyone for all the cards, presents, letters etc. they are so important to us all!!! (and to my Mum for sending out English magazines which are a real treat!)

Speak to you all soon!!!

Liz, Ian, Amber and Poppy XXX

Birthday Time....

OK - well this is the 3rd time I have tried to do this - so apologies for how it looks but I can't bear to do it again!!!! I just hope the photos don't stay huge!(bear with...)

Amber went on a 3 day trip to an Animal Rescue Centre....



They watched a paralysed tiger take a bath and do some exercises in the lake.... (as you do!)

In the truck being blown away.... until they had to stop...

.... to let a wild elephant cross the road!!

Karaoke - fabulous night - will be repeated next year!!! - in true Lazenbury style!

and later that night in Carolyn and Will's house!!!

The School formal...

Our typical fruit bowl here...


Girls on a 'girlie afternoon'!

With Katrin and Charlie - both leaving this summer and will be sorely missed by us all!


Girls now able to make spring rolls for their packed lunches!

Fancy dress at Kat and Charlie's - Ian said I looked like mass murderer!!! Girls really unimpressed too!

ha ha - sorry you got that scary one twice!!!


Amber is 10!!!! Wearing great birthday glasses from Beth and clutching a new bag from Aunty Susan!!


Off to Mantra for an amazing buffet - my 'growing up' girls!



By the chocolate fountains - yes 3 of them - at Mantra! The cheese selection was incredible and the bread and seafood... but mostly we loved the fresh fruit bizarrely - fresh raspberries, strawberries and cherries - amazing!



The staff surprised Amber with a cake and sang Happy Birthday - surprised us as they must have heard us wish Amber a Happy Birthday!


Poppy doing some 'land skiing' - practising for when we hit South Korea in December!

Amber in class with some cake for everyone!


Ali and I organised a 'Jubilee Tea' at school for residents - really lovely afternoon!

Concentration at the start of the sack race - embarrasingly I took out the Principal - totally lost control of my sack!!! (the tattoo is not real..... yet!)


There was crown making for the kids, colouring, arts and crafts for all!

... and copious amounts of proper PG Tips Tea (thank you Camille!)


All really good fun!!