Car Washer

 In March when Benjamin was here, he wanted to help me wash the car.  He definitely loves to work..to help!  He's so much like his Uncle Joshua in that way!

 Benjamin liked to use the big brush.

 He was not on rinse-duty because the nozzle isn't working well...and I just thought it best if I work the hose.  He was happy with that...just moving back out of the way when I said it was rinse time!

 It was a beautiful day...but got a bit windy.  The wind...was cold...so neither of us wanted to get wet. 

Papa came out after a bit to check on us. 

He made some comment about me washing a car.... I love to wash cars!  Only, I don't like to do it when I'm cold...so that means that most days on the north coast, I don't consider good car-washing days.  The wind picked up this day, but it wasn't too bad.

Papa wanted to document this car-washing exercise....I'm glad he did!  We washed Benjamin's car after washing mine...no, actually, I think we washed his first.  Anyway, we had some clean cars...inside and out!

Passport Photo

How cute is this?

This little man wants to come to the USA.  So, this is his passport photo! 

The Park

 William is a jumper!  We went to a park when they were here in April.  He decided to jump off off...well, just about anything.  Here,  I caught him in mid-air!

 This was before another jump....

 "WooHoo"...he yells as he rides! 

 Benjamin rode too, but it wasn't quite that exciting for him!

 No fear here.  Luckily, his mama had his hand when he decided to jump off something higher.

 I'm not sure what they were looking at, but they look like they're at attention!

This Mimi decided to follow this little guy around unless he decided to jump some more.  Actually, it was a beautiful day outside...a beautiful day for the park!

LXXXVII...Wow! Happy Birthday, Mom

 This is my mom who is 87 years old today!  That would be LXXXVII...or you could say 'eighty-seven'....

 When she's in a good mood she tells me age is just a number...if she's not feeling good, she tells me she's getting old.

"You're only as old as you feel"...that's another phrase she says.  I hope you're feeling 29 today, Mom!

I don't think any of these are new photos to the JohnstonChronicles...but they're some of my favorites so I put them on here to wish my mom a very happy birthday!

 I wish I could be with you today to celebrate...

 I love you, Mom!

Happy Birthday to you,

Happy Birthday to you,

Happy Birthday dear Mother,

Happy Birthday to you!

Addison rides the elephants with Joshua, Erica, Thalia and a few more good men!

I was hoping Addison would have a chance to ride an elephant while he was in Thailand..

Thalia has ridden an elephant before...but it looks like the family went...along with a 'few good men' to ride them today!

 

Can you see that this is Addison and Joshua perched on top of this elephant?

  

Looks like they're headed to the river!  Oh boy!

 UJ, Addison's dad, told me he had talked to Addison...and that they'd ridden elephants...and that he and Joshua had both tried to balance on the elephant's trunk...and that one elephant had thrown Addison in the water!  Oh, that sounds like fun!!!

 

I think being thrown from an elephant wasn't the best medicine for Addison's back!

 

Looks like there was definitely a crew that went!

 

Here comes Joshua...I think this was after his swim with the elephant!

 Ahhh.....my sweet daughter in law and granddaughter! 

 

 

I think we had a fairly exhausted crew after their trek with the elephants!

 Yeah, Addison!  I hope you loved those elephants as much as your favorite aunt in California!

Addison visits Joshua, Erica, and Thalia in Thailand!

 Addison, aka, the new Dad, flew to Bangkok to visit his cousin, Joshua, Erica, and Thalia!

Where's Remy?  He's at home with his mama.  Addison had to leave Korea for some VISA requirements...so visiting Cousin Joshua was the perfect place!

I notice he has his necessary bottle of water.  

Was this after eating the pepper, Addison?

 

I'm sure Addison is noticing all the marketplaces around the city.  They're everywhere.

 

Wat Arun

 

Wat Arun is a temple...but a temple you can climb.

 

 

 It's steep...I remember when we climbed it, Thalia was holding on for dear life!

I'm glad Addison got to see it!

 The views from the top...I just love all the roof lines...although I don't know if you'd call them 'roof lines' ... but they're so ornate, so beautiful!

You have to ride the boats on the river to get here.  You have to be ready to get off at your stop because they don't wait. 

 

Thanks for sending these pics, Joshua!  Keep them coming... and ya'll have fun!

Are elephants on the agenda?