Christmas in Thailand

Our Christmas in Thailand was great.  This was Alex's first year understanding that there was a Santa and that he would be bringing presents.  It didn't matter what they were, just as long as they were presents.  Christmas Eve was the first time in memory that he wanted to go to bed early.  Milk and cookies were left for Santa and I can confirm that they were consumed and enjoyed.  The excitement level was so high that it wasn't surprising that Thipp had a poor night's sleep.

Alex was so excited on Christmas morning when he saw that Santa had left gifts under our Christmas pole.  Of course, he has been disappointed every morning since that there hasn't been a return visit.  His gifts were fairly modest (A battery operated Percy the train and a box of Lego Duplo), but he couldn't have been more thrilled.

We spent a lazy day at the house, enjoying the pool and enjoying doing nothing.  For dinner we went to a nearby pizza place, where the Italian chef made pizza in a wood-burning oven.  Thipp declared that it was the best pizza that she has had since we were in Italy way back in October.  Alex enjoyed the pizza, apple juice, and shyly making eyes at the waitress.  All in all, it was a very Thai Christmas.