Time With Andy's Parents!!

Hey everyone . . . well, here they finally are; the pictures of the time with Andy's parents! We did quite a bit of travel while they were here, but it was a bunch of fun!! This first one is Andy and his Dad on the top of a mountain in Langkawi (a resort island we visited with them)Still on top of the mountain. . . Andy, Gabby, Dad Benezette, Andy's sister and Uncle went to the top. Andy's mom refused to go to the top so Me, Eli, and Mom stayed at the bottom (because you have to ride in a cable car to get to the top, and she has a big fear of those).
Uncle Ed, Dad, and Gabby riding in the cable car on the way up . . . it has an amazing view (I have done the ride up before).
Nana and Eli, just enjoying each other by the pool =+)
Family picture in the pool, this is still in Langkawi at the resort where we stayed.
Andy's parents and us in front of the Towers.
In a small town south of where we live called Melaka, this picture was taken at a museum
Gabby and Uncle Ed chillin' at the train station in Singapore.
Mom, Dad, and Paige in front of the Towers.
We ate lunch at the Kuala Lumpur Tower, it is revolving restaurant about 80 stories up . . . this picture was taken there. It has an amazing buffet of Western and Asian food . . sooo yummy!! And a spectacular view of city!
Eating breakfast at our hotel in Melaka (a really cool historical city of Malaysia).
Gabby bouncing off the walls in Singapore . . . well, I guess the bed really =+)!
A picture of Gabby in her ballet class here in KL, Andy's parents got to see her in action!
Waiting for our "historical river cruise" in Melaka.
Mom and her new boyfriend =+).
Paige and Gabby having fun, Gabs really enjoyed every minute with Paige . . . she talks about her still.
A little bicycle ride in Melaka, it's called a Beca. They compete with decorating them, everyone of them looked amazing.
A Beca at night, Gabby took a ride with Papa and Nana . . . so much fun =+)!!
I think that Gabby is trying to swing dance with Papa here =+).
Uncle Ed and Eli . . . they were buddies!
One of the highlights for me . . . getting my wedding and engagement rings back (I had left them in a safety deposit box in Florida because I was told that it was unsafe to have them here in Malaysia . . . but since we have been here, we have felt no real threat as far as thieves and jewelry goes. So I asked Mom and Dad Benezette to bring my rings over with them. This is me and my rings during our happy reunion =+)!!)
Mom and Dad on the beach in Langkawi . . . so nice!
Another Tower picture . . . just the guys this time =+)
Andy and his folks on the beach . . . oh and Eli, the big man!!
Uncle Ed and Gabby with their super cool bandanas!! They look like a biker gang =+)!
Uncle Ed and us in front of the Towers . . . these towers pictures are so abundant!! =+)
A cute one of the Gabster =+). She is getting so big, so fast!! She will be 4 next month!!
Eli in the Kuala Lumpur Tower with Gabby's binoculars . . . surveying the surroundings =+). What a goof!
The 6 of us . . . dinner on the beach as we watched the sunset . . . so nice and sooo relaxing! Sorry it is a bit blurry, but you get the idea.
Paige and I and some monkey business . . . this tree just looked fun to climb, so we went for it =+)!!
Thanks for checking out the blog yet again . . . it means so much that you keep up with our adventures. We love you all . . . keep in touch!

Well . . . I know that it is a bit late, but here are a few pics of our Malaysian Christmas 2007. Here is our tree all lit up . . . Christmas is by far my (Bethany's) favorite time of the year.Andy and Eli figuring out an ornament . . . Eli is in one of his signature saggy onesies =+).
Gabby . . . proud of her work on the mini tree =+)
Eli and his new guitar from Papa and Nana Benezette (they were here for a late celebration on new years . . . I will post more pics of them later) . . . he loves it and calls it a "tar" . . . too cute!
Gabby and her stroller for her babies . . . it was pretty much all she wanted for Christmas, that and bottles for her babies . . she is definitely the nurturing type.
Eli and his awesome smile . . . makes me smile every time!
Gabby and the play that she was in at the church we go to here . . . she is the littlest one in the white dress with the purple sash (if you couldn't tell). . . . oh and the one wearing the wings.
Our awesome little ones Eli (who is now 18 months) and Gabrielle (who will be 4 in March) The funny thing is that they only weigh about 3 lbs different . . . Gabs is still a bit heavier, you go girl!
Gabby posing for me in front of our cool tree, she was such a big helper with it this year!
Me and my girly girl . . . I am sooooo blessed to have her!!
Me trying to figure out an ornament it appears . . either they are really difficult ornaments to hang, or we are just not that bright of a bunch =+).
Gabs and I hard at work =+)

Thanks for checking out the blog yet again . . . there are still plenty more pics from the time we had with Andy's parents . . . those are yet to come. It takes a while to wade through the couple hundred photos I have of their time here in Malaysia. We love you all, keep in touch ok!

Hey, I just wanted to put an update picture of the little man . . . since I haven't posted a pic of him in over a month now! Here is Eli, and Daddy . . . he is 18 months old now (Eli is) =+). He is getting so smart and learning so much every day!! We are amazed!

Well . . . it has been a really long couple of months, very busy. With Christmas and New Years and Andy's parents here for a visit. There hasn't been much down time for blogging, hence the month of not posting ANYTHING. SO, I just wanted to let everyone at O-Hills know, that had a part in sending this package, . . . that it arrived safely and there is very happy family of four living in Malaysia right now =+)!! We had a blast opening up the huge box and feeling so very loved as we took everything out piece by piece. THANK YOU SO MUCH!! Here are a few photos of us enjoying the gifts. Eli was napping and didn't get in on the fun, but I will post some pics of him playing with all the trucks and cars he got later. This first one is of Gabby girl totally excited and feeling so loved =+).


Andy and Gabby digging into the goodness . . . Andy is wearing a sarong, which is typical man's "skirt" here . . . it is very Malay. I know that he will most likely get made fun of when you all see these pictures, but I know that he will stand by the fact that they are terribly comfortable. Anyway . . . here are the package openers at work . . . I was the film crew =+).
Gabby wearing one of her new outfits . . . we couldn't believe how much clothing there was for her, thanks so much, it was really needed! She is also wearing a new necklace and bracelet from the box.

Here is a pic of me and some of the gifts . . . Andy MADE me get in photo. It was Saturday morning and I hadn't even showered yet, I was not feeling photogenic
Here is Gabby with all the wonderful gifts . . . she squeals with joy whenever we tell her that we have gotten a package from the States.
We are so blessed to have friends like you all! We couldn't believe how many things you fit into that box!Here she is holding up another outfit she got!
She absolutely loves books . . . thank you!
Gabby was SO excited to get the Christmas kissing bears . . . her Uncle David and Aunt Bethany have a set of them and she always plays with them. She was jumping up and down when she saw that we have set of our own now!
What a perfect gift . . . she loves to do crafts and loves jewelry too!
Thank you soooo much Aunt LaDonna! And of course Courtney too . . . Gabs is thrilled with her new tap shoes . . . she plays with them all the time!
Andy, stoked about the kettle corn. By the look in his eyes he really needs to know the answer to the question on his shirt . . . he looks wiped out.
Andy wanted to say a BIG thank you for his new set of crayons . . . that is, until Gabby set him straight and let him know that it was HER new set of crayons!!
Thanks a lot guys . . . now my husbands breath smells perpetually like Slim Jims! Seriously though, thanks a lot . . . he loves them so much!
"beautiful are the feet of those . . . " ; and now they are even more beautiful with these bejeweled shoes! Gabby loves to wear these with her princess dress, then she asks her Daddy to be her prince and dance with her =+) . . . to many precious moments at this age.
Thank you sooooo much, you have no idea the encouragement that a package like this brings to us. We feel so loved! We hope you enjoyed the photos . . . I will be posting more in the next week, of our Christmas, New Years Eve, and our travels around Malaysia with Andy's parents, sister, and uncle . . . we had a blast! Love to all of you and we hope you had a blessed Christmas and a wonderful 2008!!