The last three weeks have been a lot of fun because my Mama, Aunt Rebecca, and Madison were here. They are part of the Ashcraft side of my family. The first thing we did was go to Hua Hin for almost a week. Hua Hin is south of us and is on the beach.
I liked the motel because it was very big. There were 23 floors and we were on the 22nd!
It was really cool! What was so cool about the pool is that is was so big. I also liked it because it had a kiddy pool for William and Caleb and it also had a slide that was lots of fun.
The beach early in the morning had a lot of sand but in the middle of the day, the tide came up so far that it came all the way up to where the wall was. While we were in Hua Hin, we went to the Elephant Village. At first, I was a little frightened because the elephants were so big and I'm kind of short. But after a while, I got used to it. I got on the elephant with Mama and we rode for 30 minutes.
At first, I wouldn't let go of my Mama because I thought I was going to fall off. But then, after a couple of minutes, I let go. The seat was tight but it kept leaning. The elephant ride at first was miserable because it felt like the elephant was going forwards and then backwards. I kept leaning and sliding forwards and backwards. Then my shoe almost fell off. I had to catch it before it did. Then we stopped and I thought we were going to get off. But it was only a stop to take pictures and then we started going again. I didn't want to ride the elephant, but now I am glad I did.
Another special thing I got to do was go to Wat Phra Kaew. This is a temple that has the Emerald Buddha. Some of the buildings were plated in gold. The buildings were so big that I couldn't get them in one picture!
The Emerald Buddha is green but it isn't made out of emeralds. It is really made out of jade. I had never heard of such a rock until that day. We also went to see the Reclining Buddha. It was so big, I couldn't fit it in one picture either.
We have had a lot of fun and I am very thankful that we were able to see more of Thailand that we hadn't seen before.
Mommy is adding a P.S. - I was so proud of Lee when I looked through the pictures on his camera! He took some very good pictures and the one above of the buildings on the temple grounds is from HIS camera!!! I am thinking we may be looking for a camera for him for his birthday that is a step up from what he has. ;)
We got to ride an elephant and I rode with my Daddy. The man helping with our elephant let me get out of the seat and ride on the elephant's back. That was awesome!
We walked a whole lot one day when they took us to see the temples when we got back home. One of the Buddhas we saw was really big and he was laying down. I had a lot of fun getting to go out with my family.
We went to the beach and played in the sand and made a sand castle and played in the pool. 
There was a big slide at the pool that my Daddy and Aunt Rebecca took me down. It was twisty and I laughed a lot. 
I got to ride an elephant with my Daddy and Andrew. 
I liked it. It was really high. I like animals. I like it when people come to visit us too!
I LOVE my big brother!!!
While Mama, Aunt Rebecca, and Madison were here, we went to the beach. We got to go to an Elephant Safari and ride elephants! I was scared at first but I got used to it. Then they let me get out of the seat and ride on the elephant's back. That was really fun! They also had monkeys and one of them kept jumping on me. It was really funny.
We went back home and got to do some shopping and they took us with them to go to the temples. One of the Buddhas was called the Emerald Buddha. He is three feet tall and he is green. The other Buddha we saw was the Reclining Buddha. He was really, really long and was gold. People would drop coins into bowls for good luck.
We had lots of fun while Mama, Aunt Rebecca, and Madison were here and I can't wait to see them again!
