Amazing Adventures with Three Boys!: We made it to Thailand!!

We made it to Bangkok!

Suvarnabhumi Airport, Bangkok, Thailand

My husband pretty much summed up the last few weeks via a facebook post during our travels.:

"5 people, 15 checked bags, 11 carry ons, 5 medical and dental clearances and one re-cleared, 1 top secret clearance, 5 diplomatic passports, 5 regular passports, 5 diplomatic visas, 1 vehicle totaled, 1 vehicle traded in, 1 vehicle shipped overseas, 10 weeks with a rental car, 8 days in a hotel, 3 kids enrolled in the international school, 1 shipment of household goods to arrive in 30 days, 1 shipment of household goods to arrive in 90 days, 1 shipment of storage for the next 3 years, and 1 house in Thailand waiting for us. Just a 20 hour flight to go."

We are finally here. The stress of all of the above is behind us and we are now living a more relaxed life. Still some stress exists of trying to find our place in a brand new culture but it is fun and exciting. Now we wait for our Express Shipment, Household goods, and our car to arrive.

The above picture was taken at about 11:30 pm Bangkok time which was 9:30 am, Yuma, Arizona time. That equates to almost 30 hours after we left our hotel at MCAS Yuma. We are all pretty tired. The excitement wore off pretty quick during the airplane rides. Our flight from Yuma to LAX was about an hour long.

Yuma International Airport, 6ish am June 22, 2013

When we boarded the plan everyone was happy and energetic!

Shortly after we boarded the plane from Tokyo, Japan to Bangkok all of the boys (including the husband) were passed out. Luckily it was not a full flight so they all had a little bit of room to stretch out.

Arcadian

Justice

Brosnan

All-in-all, traveling went smooth. The kids behaved themselves as much as expected considering the length of the flights, we arrived safely, no delays, and with all of our luggage waiting for us! Our Sponsor, and Justice's co-worker, Captain Green, met us at the airport and helped coordinate a van to take us to our new home.

Our house is in a community called Nichada Thani, rumored to be the nicest housing area in all of Thailand. It is a gated community with several sub-divisions each with their own security guard. I feel very comfortable living here as far as security is concerned. Our house is the first on our street in Premier Place 2. We live right next to the community pool (each sub-division has one, and there is also an olympic sized pool at the clubhouse about a mile away). There is a small playground directly behind our house.
The house itself is pretty big. There are 3 living areas, 4 bedrooms, and 5 bathrooms. The kids are all pretty excited to have their very own bathrooms! There is not much of a yard, but there is a small patch of grass in the front.