Our Time With My Mom and Dad =+)

This first one is of Eli making a very important call I am sure . . . or is it just my way of keeping him still and quiet when he is really over tired =+) . . . you'll never know!

Here is my Mom and the kids playing in their play room, it looks like a good game of Dora Memory . . . I wonder who is winning? The kids had such a good time reconnecting with their grandparents . . . and we had a great time watching them =+) Oh . . . and we had a great time with my parents too =+)
Here is my Mom learning how to wear a sarong (the name of the cloth wrapped around her) in a traditional Malay women's way. My Mom and Dad are always good about trying new things!


Here is one of our friends teaching my Mom how to wear the sarong.
My Dad's turn at learning to wear the same thing in the traditional Malay man's way (on a man it is called a sampin)
My brother gave him a hand at learning how to do it (my brother and Andy like to wear these sampins around the house now . . . they say that they are very comfortable, I tell them that they are turning Malaysian=+))
Snuggles from Papa . . .
And a few tickles . . . =+)
So much fun!
Gabby and Grandma snuggling . . . and making memories that will last forever!!
Just hanging out at the house watching Gabby's new cartoons and drinking coffee . . . life does not get much better than that!!
Papa brought over the computer game called "Just Me and My Grandpa" . . . Gabby and Papa had a blast playing it together. She kept asking him if they could play it again.
Thanks for checking out the blog . . . we miss and love you all and can't wait to be back in the US again to hang out and catch up . . . when that time comes =+).

The Philippines

Well . . . we are back from our awesome vacation in the Philippines . . . we had so much fun traveling around and hanging out with my sister and her husband (as well as my niece and nephews=+)) This first picture is of us by Mt. Mayon Volcano, it is so beautiful (and still active!!) . . . it is about an hour from where my sis and her family live.

Here is Gabby by a really cool waterfall that we visited while we were there . . . the kids loved it!!
Eli throwing rocks into the water . . . he is a water-baby for sure!
Eli and Andy having a heart-to-heart talk=+) . . . this is in Aritao . . . a place where I spent a lot of my growing up years . . . it was fun to bring Andy there and tell him all the stories=+).
All the cousins playing in the little inflatable pool in my sister's back yard. The kids all had so much fun together.
This is us in Ariatao again . . . it is truly a breathtaking place, so beautiful. I had no eye for the beauty that was around me when I was little playing here . . . it is so very amazing up there!!
Eli . . . a.k.a Mr. Fix-it =+)
Eli and Gabby in front of my childhood home there in Aritao. I was in tears walking Andy through my old home . . . soooo many memories!!
Andy and Gabby playing in the river by the waterfall, so refreshing . . . what a fun time!
All the cousins again . . . posing like good kids in front of the waterfall =+).
Our little beauty Gabrielle . . . look at those big brown eyes!
Big man Eli by the waterfall.
Gabby and her cousin Ben . . . he is only 3 weeks older than she is, but so much bigger.
What a cute bunch of munchkins!!
Ben and Gabby again . . . it is really hard to believe that he is really only 3 weeks older than she is!! The size difference is so funny.
We had a really great time hanging with my sister and family in the Philippines . . . what a time of making memories together. It'll be so great the next time we can be together again. Thanks for checking out the blog . . . we miss and love you all so much!!

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!