Mathai's 10th birthday

Mathai turned 10 years old on our third day in Koh Lanta. To celebrate, we took our boys and the Jones’ boys ATVing. The information flyer had pricing for drivers 5-years and older, so we assumed they had little kids machines. That wasn’t the case. The operators gave everyone a bicycle helmet (eek!), a 2-minute orientation (double eek!) and then told them to drive through the test area! Aaron slowed things down to make sure each kid / driver was comfortable. But still, it was kinda sketchy.

For half of our time there, the boys drove a circuit, getting comfortable with the machines, and loving it. To close, they drove up bumpy trails and descended even bumpier trails. The boys had an amazing time. Susanna aged about 20 years that afternoon, due to her worry about safety!Read more