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Bali Hai is calling! Part 1: The Beach

We arrived in Bali the Saturday before Christmas and were pleasantly surprised that they were all decorated for Christmas. This is the tree in the lobby of our hotel.


Right outside our room was a small temple where the employees made offerings each day. A priest will choose locations where offerings must be made each day. There were about a dozen of these sites around the hotel grounds, but this one was the most grand. The gold fabric draped around the temple is meant to symbolize fortune.

Teddy loved playing with Daddy in the pool. He had a great time in his little float and doing cannonballs with Daddy's help.

The grounds to our hotel was so lush and beautiful. We felt like we were in the show South Pacific. This is the view from the pool to the hotel restaurant at sunset.

Teddy loved the fresh flowers at each meal so he decided to wear them in his hair.

At the beach, Teddy and Michael loved playing in the sand...although Teddy hated the ocean and the waves.

This is the boys at the beach for dinner. We had an amazing seafood dinner cooked right out on the beach. Teddy did more sleeping than eating while at the beach but we all had a great time.

Our next chapter: Ubud - the cultural center of Bali.

Bali, here we come!

We are leaving today for a week. Merry Christmas to everyone.

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Oh Christmas Tree!

Surprisingly, it wasn't hard to find a Christmas tree in Taiwan...as long as you like a silver mini-tree with colored blinky lights! It isn't quite like the ones we grew up with, but its pretty darn cool. Merry Christmas!

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Makeup, please!

Teddy is getting ready for his New Balance photo shoot.

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Christmas in Taiwan

TAS has done a great job of bringing the holiday spirit to Taiwan. A group of students came to the college counseling office yesterday to sing Christmas carols. There isn't snow or a wreath on every door, but it feels a little bit more like home every day.

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Teddy is sick

Teddy has an Adeno Virus which means fever, cold, ear infection, and tonsilitis. Poor little guy. Good thing we live in Asia where they take sickness very seriously! I was able to buy Teddy a cute little monkey shaped hospital mask so he doesn't pass his illness on. I just wish he would keep it on his face.

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