Alika, Chris and Ingrid Come To Stay October 25, 2009
Posted by Martin in : Friends , trackback
We had a fantastic week with Alika, Chris and Ingrid when they came to stay.
I’ve seen Alika three times now. The first time she came to stay with us in Bangkok Garden when she was about 1 year old. I’m not usually so impressed with children but she was, without doubt, the most well-behaved and fun child I’d ever laid eyes on.
We met up again for about half a day last year when Chris’s family stopped in Bangkok for some dental work before flying to Europe. Alika was 3 at the time and, although she wasn’t talking, she was very giggly and was as fun as I remembered her.
This time around Alika was 4 and has very confidently mastered the art of talking.
I was certainly excited to see her again and she exceeded all my expectations. Again, perfectly well-behaved, a huge bundle of energy and the most positive outlook any 4 year old could ever have.
For the whole week Alika did not once complain, whinge, cry – despite getting about the same hours sleep as we got and having to trawl all over Bangkok every day.
Kudos to Chris and Ingrid for bring her up so well. I was so impressed by how reasonable she seemed to be. We took her to two places that were closed and she accepted it without complaining. Although most of my conversations with her verged on the silly side, when we sat down to discuss what she’d be doing that day it was as if I was talking to somebody 5 times her age. It’s the only time I’ve ever felt broody myself.
Every morning she woke up with a big smile on her face, desperate to play and, although Tik and I were busy, we made a big effort to spend time with her.
When they left, Tik and I both missed coming back at the end of the day to somebody so full of fun to enjoy our evening with. It was like having a toilet-trained speaking puppy dog.
We have some lovely photos online here.
For those of you wondering; Yes we are planning to start a family soon. Hopefully around the middle of 2010.
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