you're supposed to do your summary of the year in december, but I got lazy

{ january }

january was concert time

{ february }

in february, we cheered during the olympics (most loudly 

for our beloved Apolo Ohno)

{ march }

my newest niece was born in march (she's 10 months old now!), 

and I traveled to Denver to meet her

{ april }

in april, I had surgery for endometriosis, celebrated our first wedding anniversary,

and said goodbye to my brother as he left for two years to

serve as a missionary for our church

{ may }

may meant the return of spring (aka--paintball season),

and celebrating Clint Eastwood's birthday

{ june }

june is always reserved for camping, visiting family, and finally getting

to see Logan

{ july }

in july we watched amazing storms, played lovely silly dress-up games, 

and attended 1st birthday parties

{ august }

in august, we regained our balance, began painting again, and read a lot of books

{september }

in september, we attended a star trek party, had more 1st birthdays, 

tried to grow things again, and visited Denver again for

a wonderful event, 

{ october }

we spent the last half of october in thailand

{ november }

in november, we got ready for christmas and tried to grow more things

(and tried to get better from the nasty plane food that made us sick precious)

{ december }

we spent christmas with my family, and had a wonderful december

I hope everyone else had a wonderful 2010, too!!

Wonder is the promise of restoration:

as deeply as you dive, so may you rise.

{ christina baldwin }

{ can I have one? }

{ I promise I'll love him and feed him }










{ and not tell mr. hercules when i let
the puppy sleep with me when he has to work early }

{ we've nearly come to the end of our travels }

After Hua Hin, we took the train back to Bangkok and spent the night. 

The next day we drove to the airport and flew to Phuket.

BEST. PLANE. RIDE. EVER.

The food was amazing.

They put humidity into the air so that it wouldn't be dry.

The stewards were nice. 

If you have a chance, (you know, if you're in "the area"), 

you absolutely MUST fly Bangkok Air. HIGHLY recommended

{ Side note: we will NEVER fly United again. }

So we landed in Phuket and found a friendly driver to take us to

our hotel, about an hour away. I fell asleep almost instantly. 

It was worth the drive.

Once again, Ty outdid himself on the hotel.

It was GOREGOUS. It was steps away from the ocean, 

and behind it (up a VERY steep road--

which I shall advise you not to try wearing flip-flops)

was the beach. Dare I say better than the Hua Hin beach.

The tables were made from old sewing machines







Yep. We found Elvis.











I found The Oregeon!




We saw the sweetest little girls feeding the fish
{ they made me miss my nieces }










The next morning, we got up and went on a jungle safari







Feeding the elephants




Baby elephants!





Learning how curry is made
{ we brought some home for you to try }




A rubber tree


How to shell a coconut



Everybody wants a water buffalo!


Riiight before the monkey stole that guy's sandal and broke it






Best tour guide ever!



After our safari, we hopped on a longboat and took off for Coral Island, across the bay,
where we spent 4 days laying on the beach, snorkeling, parasailing,
reading, and relaxing.






Our bungalow on the beach



Exploring the island











Our friend, Lucky. She guarded our beach chairs
In return, we fed her table scraps of delicious food
(She doesn't like curry)







Our first time parasailing







The largest bats I've ever seen (we're guessing they have about a 6-foot wingspan)



We spent the last full day inside the bungalow,
listening to the rain and reading books


Dolphin-boy, our room key.


We hiked around the island and found this sign in front of
a house nestled into the side of the hills on the island.
It started downpouring right after this, so we didn't
get to meet whoever the house belonged to.












The rocks where I found the best seashells for my nieces


Scariest. Crab. Ever. I thought he was dead and then he moved. Scared me to death.


A friendly guest in our room our last night on the island




We left on a quiet morning, and flew back to Bangkok.

It felt so strange, moving from such quiet and relaxation to the hustle and craziness
of normal life. Being in Thailand felt normal, but by the time we flew home,
it was good to be back.

{ I'd go back in a heartbeat. }