The "Ool"

Obviously life has been a bit crazy with the addition of a wee little man and I'm a little behind on keeping up with it all here. So hold on tight and get ready for a some blitz posts containing many pictures of our two little bundles of adorableness.

To start the blitz we have our day at the "ool" as Rylee calls it. We stayed one night at a hotel before catching an early bird train to Cambodia for our visa run (more on that later). Purposely picking a hotel with a pool we checked in as early as possible and spent most of the afternoon poolside! Much to our surprise, Rylee, who generally hates water, was splashing all over the place like a natural born water baby (which she was). This was a few weeks ago now and she's still talking about it, she asks regularly to go to the pool and/or beach, it's pretty adorable! 

Zach on the other hand burst into an instant fit of screams when he touched the cold water (he is his mothers child... I haaaaate cold water). So while Daddy tended to Rylee the fish, I lounged with Zach the crab.

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R&R In Penang

I've gotten a little sidetracked with all this new blog designing, but it's time to get back to our recent trip to Malaysia! I thought I'd share a few snapshots from our time in Penang, specifically Batu Ferringhi (a popular little beach town).

We splurged and stayed a nicer hotel that was located right on the beach and enjoyed four days of complete R&R... it was AWESOME! If I had to describe this area to anywhere I would say its a lot like Tofino, B.C. (minus the great surf). It was quiet and easy to find our way around, you truly can't get lost when theres only one main road! At night the place came alive with a bustling night market and a million food vendors that seem to pop up out of nowhere.

The hotel was great as it had a pool, kids waterpark and pool, playground, kidzone (a big room full of toys & crafts), and did I mention... beachfront! 

Most days were spent by the pool or down on the beach, although one day I got to experience ear candling for the first time ever, so gross yet so satisfying! Another day I got henna done on my belly as you saw on my latest "Bump Watch" post. But for the most part you could find me perched in a chair poolside reading, "And The Mountains Echoed", the most recent book by Khalid Hussain (you may know him from the Kite Runner, or A Thousand Splendid Suns). Sevio found solace in sleeping in and gorging himself with the delicious Indian food in the area or our hotel buffet. And Rylee...well she wasn't too fond of the pools (as seen in the picture below), or the ocean, but she did have a great time destroying the sand castles we would build for her, and playing in the Kidzone area.

Pool Day

Today we had a pool day with Rylee's aunty and cousin who were visiting for a couple days. And thanks to my mom who got me a new charging kit for my underwater camera (because I lost the darn cord), I got to use it for the first time in months and months!!

Twoonie Swim!

Today we went to the pool with Rylee's cousin. Before we moved I had thoughts of taking these two to the pool by myself, but after today I realized that would be entirely IMPOSSIBLE! I was so thankful Sevio agreed to come with me because surely one of them would have drowned!

They both were so excited to be in the water, there wasn't a moment when they weren't bouncing or splashing around. And I'm pretty sure they both swallowed a litre of water, Rylee was so funny she kept purposely dipping her face in the pool (she NEVER does that, she usually a little afraid of water).