Jet lag continues...

So I was a tad optimistic at hoping that the kids would be over their jet lag by now. Jad woke up at 12:30 and rolled around between me and Nik for hours, kicking him or grabbing me at intervals. Eventually we threw in the towel at 3:30 and Nik took Jad out of the room so I could get some rest. Shortly after that, Kai woke up and I decided to get up, so poor Nik could get some sleep. The boys were up for an hour after that until I returned Jad to Nik. Jad went back to sleep with relative ease, but Kai ended up waking up Sora when he went back to the room. I forced them to stay quiet and in bed until 6, but whether they actually slept or not is anyone's guess (I fell asleep next to them :P).

Party at 4 am!

We had breakfast at the hotel restaurant again and the kids played at the hotel playground.  Some of these structures wouldn't really fly in the US for safety reasons but kids don't care, they enjoyed climbing around the shaky monkey bars and homemade seesaw -Nik

I spy a Jaddy-mon :)

More playground fun!

After breakfast, Nik and Chris took the kids to the beach. Jad really enjoyed rinsing off with the outdoor water spigot. And after a full morning of trying to run down our kids, the kids passed out for over 3 hours.. in fact, we had to wake up Kai and Jad.

Rinsing out in the buff outside.. Jad loved it!

The kids had napped for so long that we ended up skipping lunch (fortunately, Nik's parents and uncle have kept us fully stocked with fruits and snacks, so there are plenty of things to munch on in the meanwhile), so when the kids were finally up, we decided to go for an excursion to 7-Eleven. In spite of the humidity, being by the coast meant that there was a nice ocean breeze, so it was a pleasant walk. The kids chose ice cream for themselves at 7-Eleven and we headed back to our hotel.

Jad insisted on having his own ice cream bar and ever the indulged "baby of the family", he got it. It was a disaster and earned him another water spigot bath

When we got back, Nik's Aunt came for a brief visit. The kids are so shy and refused to even say hello, but I guess it must be overwhelming to meet so many new people at once.

Nik's Uncle, who is also staying at the hotel, certainly has a way with kids

After a simple take out dinner, we were surprised to hear a knock at the door. Nik's cousins had come to take us out to dessert. It was a great surprise and a welcome distraction since we weren't really sure what to do with the kids until bedtime. As parents of young children, going out in the evening is a revelation. I forget that for many people a lot of life happens in the evening (or is this just because we're in Asia?). Rayong seems really sleepy in the daytime, but at night there are people and cars everywhere, stores are open, and many restaurants are full of people on a Monday night.

We went to a dessert cafe specializing in roti desserts. We had roti with egg cream, roti with ice cream, roti with Milo.. it was kind of amazing, but unfortunately the kids were underwhelmed since they were too tired and cranky to appreciate it. Both Sora and Jad nearly/or did fall asleep on the way back in the car, and tonight everyone went to bed easily. Tomorrow, we're leaving Rayong and we're off to Bangkok!

So light and crispy!

This one loved the lychee soda