Lance's Boat Party

Ever sine we got to Lampang we have been hearing about Lance's yearly boat trip....sounds fun!!! We know Lance and his wife Pon....they are lovely people...he has a very crazy Aussie sense of humor....no kidding!!! this guy could do stand up I tell you!! We were excited to hear that the boat trip was happening again this year. It is well organized....we all met at his business and loaded onto this bus that had been rented for the occasion and it took us out to this dam.....the waterway was huge....he had rented two rafts that they tied together and putted around the water...Lovely time!! Troy brought his kayaks for the trip and the boat stopped at this rock wall for us to enjoy swimming in.....Shawn and I swam...but there were only a few of us who did....some of the guys climbed these iron steps and jumped into the water!! After the boat trip we went to Lance and Pons house to party more!!! What a day!!


Our double raft!!

Karen and I ready for some fun!!!

Caterina and Jeanine...two girls from my school

Troy in his kayak....

Yup...we're having a good time!!

Hanging at the edge with the feet in the water!!!

Lance and Pon.....thanks for the great day!!!

Noy and I....she cuts hair and is quite a lovely lady!!


This little boy was sooo cute!!!

kayakers....Nick and his kid Alex

The Thai ladies brought a feast of food....Alloy!!!

The kids swimming...enjoying the waters

Oh Yeah???

This is a great photo.....crazy angle man!!

Boat on the river




It was soo much fun!!


By the time New Years Eve came along we didn't want to drink any more!!! Ha!! Karen, Known, Shawn and I went to More T.A.O. for a nice dinner.....had a few drinks on the porch...then headed to te Riverside where the rest of the farang were hanging out for the countdown!!! It was great and there were cum loys in the sky and lots of Fireworks!!!! Welcome 2008!!!!

Christmas Eve Party

We decided to have a Christmas Eve party at our house...it was fun and many people came...we also had a white elephant gift exchange with a 200Baht cap...loads of fun!!




This is a thai musical instrument that should be played with the point down...leave it up to Troy to play 'figgaro' violin style!!


Jen entertaining the kids!!

Jen and I


Whoa!!! Hilary!!!


Look at those sexy socks Hilary!!!!



Shawn and Troy looking serious....


Shawn and Noy!!!


Matt and Noy!!


Jen and Matt


Porch Party!!


Getting Silly!!


Chan and I...having a jolly time!!



Smile!! Rick, Jen and Karen


Dancing Girls!!

Anyone like wine???



I love this picture of Jen and I....


Awwwww...lovely


I love this picture of Shawn and I....


This one too!!!


Laughter is the best medicine!!


Karen and I...enjoying House mates!!


ATTENTION!!!! This is the start of the gift exchange!!! Give all the gifts to the three house mates!!


Hilary all dressed up in everything that she got for Christmas!! You look gorgeous!!

A fun time was had by all!!

For Christmas we had made a roast and had a small gathering...just Shawn and I, Karen and Known, Jen and Hilary, and Steve and Noy!! It was a nice relaxing day!!

Shawn poses the question....'Is it really Christmas in a country where they do not celebrate Christmas?'

We were missing all of our family and friends for Christmas.....they were in our hearts!!!

Christmas at Nawattaphume International School

The end of the first semester at the international school was also before the 2 week holiday break....it was a busy time....students getting ready for their final tests...preparing for the Christmas show....teachers busy with report cards and parent-teacher meetings....just as you would expect anywhere.

The school held a dinner for the teachers on the last day of school. They had catered out the event and had Karen's boyfriends band play....and it was all done by the pool at our school. Really nice evening....although none of my pictures came out.....they held a gift raffle...had cake....and the owner of the school personally thanked each of the foreign teachers.

The Christmas show was the next day. The students were really excited and I took a lot of really cute pictures!

The kindergarten did a poem called 'Goodnight Sleepyhead' in which they all dressed up as their animal from the poem.













These are some of the year three students...they did Snow White play.



Jen and I


Some of the year two students...they did monkeys jumping on the bed...


This is my year one student Prem....quite funny that he is an angel...he is quite cute but can badly behave at many times!!