Siri gives kisses

Hey boys, it’s your daddy!


We had a great day on Monday. Along with all the other mommies and daddies that adopted kids here, we hired a driver to take us to the floating market. The market is about an hour and a half drive outside of Bangkok. Once we got there, we hired a boat driver to take us around the city that lines the canal.

Along with people who just live along the canal, there are tons of floating vendors selling all kinds of goods. While the boats and the canal probably haven’t changed a whole lot in the past several decades, the vendors have. You can find many traditional vendors selling fruits and vegetables in the waterways, but the vast majority have tried to take advantage of the large amount of tourists who come to take in the experience. We thoroughly enjoyed the boat ride and the scenery, but we didn’t do much shopping. The merchandise being sold was 3 times more expensive there than in the markets around town.

Another highlight was when our boat driver docked and let us walk around a Buddhist temple. We took lots of pictures while a monk worked tirelessly making candles and bundles of incense for worshipers to burn.

Siri loved the boat ride. As we passed different vendors she’d wave and yell, “Bye-Bye!” Thai people find it so strange that we actually have a Thai baby with us. Many have stopped to talk to her and have told us how much she looks Thai. They’re really shocked when we tell them that she is. One lady, not trying to be offensive I’m sure, asked us if she was Thai, then proceeded to tell her how lucky she was. I was glad that she had no idea what she was saying. We just kept telling the lady of how lucky we were to have her. Wherever we go though, she attracts a lot of attention.

Oh, and today she gave me my first kiss on her own! It was a great day.

Hope you all have a wonderful day. Can’t wait to see everyone!

Love you,

Daddy