A day out with Nanie and Poppa

After soup for breakfast, well second breakfast for some! Well, soup and sticky rice and pork crackle and pork floss and veggies and...

You get the idea!

We headed out to fix Poppa's phone which wasn't charging then off to the TAEC - 

Here we are heading up the hill to the TAEC past grazing goats...

It was amazing in there - beautiful photos and stories.

Baby wearing display!

There was a strong focus on women in the exhibitions and also lovely recognition of that which we see everywhere - no clear division between the health of body and soul - balance in both is the aim.

Of course dress ups were the perfect end! Not sure if the kids or Nanie enjoyed it more!

What they are looking at. You can see the golden temple in the middle.

From the back...

From the back ten year old style!

After dinner we went to a traditional story telling which was Kinyins birthday present. We had saved it to share with Mum and Dad. 

This painting was above the story tellers and had many references to the folk tales of Laos that were told. 

Waiting for it to begin...

It was a great night with wonderful folk tales - lots of laughs and a bit of gore! 

An amazing traditional instrument was played - the photo is on Dad's phone so I will have to add it.

We walked out to catch a tuk tuk in time to hear the evening chanting at a temple.

Beautiful.

We are so happy and lucky to share all this with Mum and Dad.

Rain...

It's been raining here - you may have heard on the news that SE Asia has had some huge rains!

It floods in places but usually passes quickly.

Here is Kinyin in the Main Street where the night market usually is!

Rain pouring down Phousi Hill...

Our guest house flooded last week and the back wall washed away and they lost about 1-2 metres of land...

Leaving the back of their house undercut slightly. 

They have been doing repair work but it flooded again not long after. People take it all with a smile.

I hope the next round of repairs hold as the family hope - until their one year old son is an old man.

They are such a lovely family - we are lucky to share this time with them...

They are here!

Dinner with Nanie and Poppa!

A favourite lap to be on...

Not happy about the new glasses!

Excursions...

Laos style...

21 children and six adults in one mini van.

Yes, that's a teacher in the boot! Not sure  how I scored the front seat - there were only three adults and one child in the front!

Building...

Builders here are amazing...

Not so much with the OHSW more with thongs and common sense.

We are always in awe of these folk building here in Luang Prabang - who apparently work seven days a week with two days off a month.

The way they build concrete second story houses is mind boggling - bamboo is perfect for almost everything it seems!

Rainy Sunday...

Knitting...

Eating another guests left over birthday cake with our lovely host family...

Visits from lost earth worms...

Soup for lunch...

Of course card games - Granny Nanny would be proud that the boys have mastered Euchre!

No photo of Wimitja as having finished his crochet, he is laying on his bed with a book...

Happy rainy lazy days!

Happy Birthday Kinyin!

The French tradition for Kinyin continues again this year with breakfast at the most wonderful French bakery - Le Banneton...

Kinyin turned 7 on 16th August and he had a beautiful day.

Our sunlight filled joyful boy - you bring us such laughter and light.

May your journey be always blessed and filled with love.  

All love, M D W xxx