Thailand: Mariott Resort, beach pictures

The beach at the resort was absolutely divine! The sand was a beautiful color and the water and sky were gorgeous with all of the various colors mixed in. I took the girls for a late afternoon photo shoot, which you can see the natural lighting was unbelievable! Oh what a paradise!

Thailand: Mariott Resort

When we arrived at the hotel, Thai women met us with orchid leys to put around our necks and refreshing fruit drinks! The lobby was an open floor plan with no doors or windows!! The wooden furniture was over sized and painted in teal green. The furniture had the "chabby chic" look. It was beautiful! The ground around the resort were unbelievably green and clean. It was such a relaxing and refreshing place away from the hustle and bustle of the city of Singapore! Everyone was very friendly here and we even learned some of the Thai language, with the help of Uncle Robbie!! One of our favorite things to do at a restaurant was to ask for an ice cold wet washcloth to rub over our faces! Oh it felt so good in the hot humid weather!!

Thailand: Mariott Resort Pool

WOW!! What a great pool at the resort! PE and Cousin loved sitting on the large stone turtles in the pool! Baby Girl insisted on walking in the two foot pool rather than riding in her float! ALL of the girls (including Daddy!!)had fun going down the slide! What a fun time for the children as well as the adults!

Thailand: Maya Bay

We took a boat trip to an island called Maya Bay. We spent the day playing in the water with the tropical fish and snorkeling. It was a very hot sunny day, so the coolest place to be was in the water!! For lunch, we were served rice, baked chicken legs, pineapple, and watermelon~~oh so delicious on a HOT day on a deserted tropical island!

Thailand: Patong Beach

We spent two different evenings at Patong Beach for shopping and eating. This was a busy and crowded area with LOTS of shopping and restaurants. The beach was incredible. One night we ate at a restaurant that was outside, right on the beach. The warm breeze was blowing,the sunset was incredible and the girls were playing in the sand on the beach.

Thailand: Elephant Ride

We all rode elephants in Thailand! As I sat up VERY high on the elephants back holding wiggle worm Baby Girl, I got really frightend when I saw a valley we had to go down into and then up a tall hill! All I could think of was "What if I fell off this elephant?" It's not a like a horse, where you could jump off if you had to!! I looked ahead and saw Aunt Jen and Cousin, so I figured if they survived this obstacle, I could!! Later I told Aunt Jen this and she said she felt the same way, and she looked ahead and saw Uncle Robbie, and she thought "Well if he made it down the valley and up the hill, then certainly I can!" Daddy and PE seemed to enjoy the elephant ride the most~~their elephant took a short cut and trudged through some water.

Thailand: Monkey School

We visited the Monkey School and watched these monkeys monkey around!! One monkey was playing with PE and ripped PE's headband off of her head!! The monkey twirled it around and around because he was so proud of himself for getting a new toy! PE cried and cried because she wanted her headband back! One of the trainers was able to get it back for her! One of the monkeys kept stopping his performance and running over to Daddy!! Daddy wasn't so sure why that monkey would not leave him alone! We all had fun watching the crazy monkeys!