Vacation part 2

Our view from our hotel balcony overlooking the ocean.

A little father son bonding moment

Lots of rest and relaxation for all 3 of us.

The view from our hotel pool was breathtaking.

On our adventure we found a bunch of palm trees and even found a monkey getting coconuts down.

Lots of sea shells to be found

Preston practicing his photography skills

What beach vacation is complete with out put-put golf. Of course I WON! However, fun was had by all

Finally I leave you with my pregnant belly. There will be more of these to come in the weeks ahead.

our vacation part 1

Of course taking a beach vacation is much cheaper in Asia, but sometimes that means you have to travel in a more budget way. So in order to save money we took a flight to Bangkok, then took the underground transport to the bus company for $3 total. When we got to the company at 6pm we had to wait to load our overnight bus at 8pm. Prestons biggest entertainment at this point was the rat that kept creeping out. The picture below is a BAD pic. of our friendly rat that was more the size of a small cat. 

 By 8:30 we were ready to load our bus that cost us about $6 per person to ride for 8 hours to the coast. Preston slept the whole way. He really is an AMAZING traveler. Although no matter how amazing there is always some eventful travel story to be told when a 3 year old is around. This came about 3am when he peed in his pants while on the bus fast asleep. Luckily I never travel without another change or 2 of clothes. Problem solved.

 We arrived at the coast around 5 or 6 am. Preston was sleeping so we carried him to a seat where we had to wait for daylight to come. This boat was to take us to our island and cost a total of $40 for the whole family to go. In total to get to our island it took 19 hours and less than a $90 for the whole family to travel.

 Loading our boat to the island we were all hungry, dirty, and tired, but really excited to start our vacation.

After 2 hours on our boat we arrived at blue water and a 13 square mile island where we called home for 9 nights. It was PARADISE. So enough about how we got there, soon I'll post some of the fun things we did while there

Baby and Vacation

Today marks 10 days of a MUCH needed family vacation. We will be leaving today for Bangkok and taking an all night bus to the coast. Even though we might have internet, it is my goal to be OFF LINE!  So some quick information for the blogosphere

How far along are you?                         19 weeks on Monday

When is your due date?                         Sometime mid to late October

What are you having?                           Girl (Dr says 90% sure)

How much weight have you gained?     4lbs

Where will you deliver?                        Chiang Mai Thailand

Baby name yet?                                   Not yet, but on vacation it will be discussed at length

Registry information?                            b/c various people ask what to buy or where to send stuff to we                              
                                                            went ahead and created a registry. Some family will be coming to visit
                                                            us in Vietnam in July and will be delivering many of these blessings.

Shipping information                             Anything sent overseas must be shipped to Thailand the address is:
                                                                 please mark these items on shipping label as:
                                                                                ( NO COMMERCIAL VALUE)
                                                           Tim and Jamie Edwards
                                                           PO BOX 27
                                                           Amphur Muang Chiang Mai
                                                           50000 Thailand

                                                            Anything sent to the states to be brought out can ship to:
                                                            Tim and Jamie Edwards
                                                            1957 Spanish Oaks Dr N
                                                            Palm Harbor FL 34683
                                                           

Registry information:
http://www.amazon.com/wishlist/23ITU6I58NB40/ref=cm_wl_rlist_go

http://www.toysrus.com/registry/myregistry/index.jsp?overrideStore=TRUS&action=deleteItem&pidnum=11268471

The toys r us registry takes you to a search page, just look up info for Jamie Edwards in Palm Harbor FL

please note that these are only ideas, ANYTHING including used clothes/toys/books are GREATLY appreciated.

We are beyond thrilled to welcome our MIRACLE into the world. Follow the link to read a little about her story.

So for the next week we are going to be doing a lot of the above. As a family we are praying to be REFRESHED, RENEWED, RESTORED, and REVIVED for the year ahead. 

       

     

IT"S A ...

Yesterday was a full day. It started with Tim defending his proposal on his research with the people group we are working with. Of course he passed (was there any doubt). Then all 3 of us got hair cuts.

Some shorter than others (sorry can't figure out how to turn picture around) After eating lunch at our favorite restaurant, it was time to go to our 1st of 3 Dr apt's. All 3 of us had an apt and each of us at a different hospital. Preston had 2 vaccination boosters, Tim had a routine check and as a family we went in for our ultrasound. I thought Preston would be way more interested in this than he was, but apparently Looney Tunes on the tv was way more important that finding out that he was going to be a big brother to a little

SISTER...

thats right they said 90% it's a GIRL. I totally thought she was a boy, but then again with Preston I thought he was a girl so I average 100% at being wrong. I hope she doesn't mind wearing blue since everything we own for a baby is BLUE :) 

We are 18 weeks along and SHE looks GREAT. Perfect the way only GOD could have done. Due date around October 25th. 

LOOK AT ALL THE CUTE THINGS A GIRL CAN WEAR

 Im slightly nervous about raising a girl, but God knit her in my womb and Im confident HE will give us wisdom to raise our little miracle. Pray for us as the spirit leads. Pray for wisdom as parents, Pray for a safe and healthy delivery in Thailand, Pray for Preston as he transitions from being an only child to a big brother. 

hungry...got milk?

just another daily sight you see in Hanoi. 

spring in Hanoi

When the weather warmed up enough we could open our house again, the kids all come out to play. They love playing with Prestons toys and it is a good lesson for Preston in sharing. 

Some of Prestons friends

In January we decided to put Preston in an Int'l preschool 3 days a week from 9 till noon. It was such a good decision. During the winter months  kids aren't outside playing. The days get long and staying in the house gets old for both Preston and I. School gave him a creative outlet to play with friends and learn. Of course art class was his favorite. He made all sorts of creative things. He made so many friends and everyday he wished it was a school day. Here are some pictures of his friends and his teacher.  Every Friday they have an assembly and each class will present a song or activity that they focused on for the week. The first picture is Preston's class standing up before they presented the song they learned about vegetables.