This year Eliza had a hard time deciding on a Birthday theme that was anything but princesses. Last year's princess cake took forever so I was trying to see if I could help her think of different theme that she would enjoy and I could manage with a little less effort (I just didn't feel well with the kidney stones and didn't think I could spend hours on a cake this year). After we talked about going to Thailand (for the birth of Jedidiah) and the different things that we could do there, she decided on an Elephant Theme.
Eliza's Party- this year we had the rare opportunity to have English speaking friends in the area. Eliza was excited to have them join her in celebrating her special day a few weeks early- actually at the end of July before we left for Thailand. (All these friends, but the baby girl, are no longer in the area- so sad.)
Eliza and I scanned through pictures of Elephant Cakes on the Internet and this is the one she chose- I was pleased with her simple option.
Daddy was responsible for party games. One we played was "Feed the Elephant Peanuts"- kinda like "Pin the Tail on the Donkey" but we tried to get the peanuts as close to the elephant's trunk as possible.
Below are pictures from our time at the Chiang Mai, Thailand Zoo. We had a great time. I didn't do much but ride the tram from one section of the zoo to the next and then sit and wait for the family to view the animals in that area of the zoo and then come back and meet me- but it was great to be together and enjoy the sunny outdoors. We loved the baby elephant- so cute!
While in Thailand CJ had some strange reaction to something that made his face swell. The doctors thought it was an allergic reaction but after allergy testing we were all shocked to find that he is NOT allergic to ANYTHING. He woke up one morning with puffy eyes- I noticed it but we just let it go- not too serious. The next day a bit more puffy. After a few days of the same pattern we took him to the pediatrician. She prescribed allergy medicine. 4 doses of meds later and it was getting worse. We went to an allergist. After 3+ doses of "heavy duty" antibiotics and no improvement (it was actually getting worse- his throat was now swollen and he would cry to even swallow water) he was hospitalized for 4 days/3 nights. We are all still stumped by what caused his swelling but are thankful that the IV medication finally helped and he is healed.
Mommy & Jed- the night before his big arrival.
Daddy and Jed- when Jed was just hours old.
A picture of Mom, Dad and baby Jed the day that we went home from the hospital- August 30th.
Here is a picture of Eliza riding and elephant with my aunt. Aunt Janet, my Mom and a friend visited us in Thailand. The three ladies took the kids to the Elephant Park when we were in the hospital with Jedidiah.
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