boy can my kids sleep they just don't sleep 'in' the morning

I completely forgot about these pictures, b/c they were taken on Tim's phone. This was how Preston and Isabella slept on the way home from the village.  They slpet like this for like 2 plus hours. It was so CUTE!

For the grandparents

 A few updates about my kids. If you are not family please feel free to not read. Bella is 17 months now and talking lots. She is also responding to Vietnamese commands like, "shake hands" "give a hug" "say hello" She adores our helper who watchers her in the morning while I do language study. She is quite the fashionista and when she wakes up from her nap she will pull on her clothes and say, "change clothes." She often follows Prestons every move. It is so cute to watch her follow Preston around the house imitating his gestures.

 As many of you read on facebook, a couple of weeks ago Preston hit some major milestones. He made it to his 100th reading lesson and as a present he got a new Ninjago toy (his most favorite toy at the moment) During this same week, he transitioned to the top bunk on his bunk bed, and began riding his bike with no training wheels.

 It feels like overnight he just grew up. Im so proud of him!

 My two favorite guys in this world, aren't they handsome!

Our time at the village wedding part 2

The family knew that there would be hundreds of people in attendance at the wedding, but no one knew there would be 1000 plus people there. In order to accommodate the massive amount of people expected, the cooking began days in advance. From butchering animals, to cooking kilos of sticky rice. Below is some of the food prep.  

 Preston was born in Thailand and the majority of his 5 1/2 years of life have been spent in Asia, so he is used to Asian food. However, village food is a different story. Below is Preston sneaking candy into his back pocket. Actually, for days he survived on sticky rice, candy, and boiled quail eggs. He learned the hard way that this combination is lethal, when he threw up in the middle of the night.

 The bride and groom welcomed the community to their wedding. Below is a picture of the bride and groom with their parents. This was the official beginning of their vows.

 As you can see below the tent was packed with people, and still hundreds waited outside for tables to be cleared and a reset with food to eat.

 Above is a picture of some of the people who were waiting for a table. It was the biggest wedding I had ever seen.

 Above is a chicken stuffed with something. Sometimes in the village it is better to just eat and not ask questions as to what you are eating. Below is the mother of the bride and Bella bonding over sticky rice.

The wedding day turned out to be the warmest day of the year, it was a gorgeous day and we were happy to be a part of our friends wedding.