We are now back in Chiang Mai having had the opportunity to visit the UK for 7 weeks.
 Push-me-pull-you at Bangkok airport |
It was a great opportunity to catch up with family, friends and Church and to share a little about what we are doing in Thailand.
Here are some of the things we got up too:
Padded Cell at the Wests
We were extremely privileged to be able to stay with our good friends the West family. Their house is affectionately dubbed - "the padded cell" after they accommodated a student who entered his address in someone else's visitors book as "the padded cell at the Wests". We must say that we appreciated the hospitality more than the student and even though in the midst of various DIY projects - to us the accommodation was 5-star with a ++ for the company!
The children enjoyed endless hours on the trampoline.
The Oliver Family Get Together
The annual Oliver family get together at Adrian's brother's house was a great opportunity to catch up with Aunties Uncles and cousins.
 The Oliver Clan |
The Beach
A highlight is visiting the beach. Although there are more pebbles than sand, our home beach has huge character and holds many happy memories for us.
 The Great British Chip! |
 Fly a Kite |
Portsmouth With Granny and Grandad
We were treated to a fabulous family day out in Portsmouth with Adrian's parents. We visited the submarine museum and the Spinnaker Tower.
 With Granny and Granddad near the Spinnaker Tower |
Food, food and more food ...
We enjoyed some lovely family meals with Granny & Grandad and Nanny. We were also invited to to eat in the homes of many friends. We probably gained some extra ounces (or pounds!).
 Mmmmm! Granny's cooking! |
St Margaret's School
We gave presentations about the children's home at hoay Maw to both year 3 classes and a year 5 class. The children were very attentive and asked some searching questions expressing their desire to be people who can make a difference. It was a great blessing when the year 3 classes gave money towards mosquito nets for the children instead of receiving an end-of-year gift for themselves.
Home Groups
We appreciated the opportunity to share at some of the small groups at our home church (Arun Community Church).
Powerpack at Kingdom Faith
A great opportunity for us all to work on team with the children's groups and meet up with old friends on team. More details ...
 Camping |
Measuring Up
It has become an annual tradition to chart the height of each of the children on the back of the grand-parents pantry door ...
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