joakim napping with the kids
the view from my hotel room
the hotel room i shared with nikki
a walkway on the resort grounds
the beaches of thailand...sooo beautiful
klara and her banana...the second we hit the hotel, her clothes were off until the day we left :)
me and my monkey
the thai restaurant had a buffet dinner on the lawn one night
our new years eve dinner! 7 courses, 5 hours...
ylva and joakim
ylva and inge, annelie's mom. AKA mormor (grandma)
nikki sporting her new year's hat
the kids watching a movie - one of their dinnertime activities
he's a model
the swedish gang on the beach during the countdown
ylva, klara and annelie
annelie's dad, harry. AKA morfar (grandpa)
they're happy it's the new year...maybe except for the kids
nikki with her boys, axel and felix
me with kasper and felix
ylva popping open the bubbly :)
joakim and kalle, ylva's husband...it had been a long night, can you tell?
one of my best new year's ever!
a gross picture to show the way my leg got ate up on the beach...HORRIBLE
nikki doing some bedtime reading of the Room Service Menu
getting ready to jump in the water for some snorkeling - it was AMAZING
one of the few islands we stopped at on our boat tour
these are called tailboats - they're ran by old car engines and huge with tourists
boats, boats everywhere...
Nikki drinking her Singha beer
the colors of the water were so, so gorgeous
i was probably freaking out in this picture cause i had to stay still...definitely didn't like the fish touching me
the pool at the villa the families rented
uh...she's not jewish. she just had a sports bra insert on her head.
the two big boys went for golf lessons
he's a great driver :)
so, this golf instructor? he was giving lessons to Louis Vuitton's son that week. crazy...
Felix getting some putting instructions
klara swam like a fish...kasper, not so much
the kids got tired of swimming after a while and eventually spent all their time playing with their new Star Wars trading cards
the back side of the villa - it was beautiful
klara "surfing" with Nikki
one of the hotel's elephants
Nikki getting a ride on the elephant
she was scared
this is how the kids got to ride on the elephant. looks fun, right?
this baby elephant would dance while playing the harmonica. cutest thing ever
off-roading it...good thing we're pros.
this job is too, too great...
nikki with her boys at the nice restaurant at the Banyan Tree
me and my kiddos
paying tribute to Garth Brooks - "give me two pina coladas, i want one for each hand..."
orchids must be the national flower of Thailand, they are EVERYWHERE
the kids on Christmas Eve with Santa
me and Sigge (sixten)...he's my littlest peanut, and way too adorable
this girl will be the life of ANY party one day, i guarantee you ;)
life's good...
she's beautiful, even at 5 years old.
the fire lanterns - they would light these and let them float into the sky. one of my favorite parts about Thailand.
me with my Swedish family...the ones making this amazing year possible!
a local on the beach
we have fun together.
drinking out of a coconut at the Bob Marley bar on the beach...can it get any better??
we need to find someone to take our pictures for us...
this says it all :)
2 pina coladas + 1 banana pancake = a happy girl
