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Many images of the entire family at Kho Lan during Adriana's visit to Thailand

The family with Adriana at Kho Lan

Different views of Songsri's new kitchen addition to the house

Songsri has been very busy designing, building and setting up the new
kitchen wing addition to the house

Tony on his way to Taekwondo lessons - Teacher says he is a "NATURAL"
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Recently we attended and helped our with the 4th of July Celebrations
at the U.S. Consulate in Chiang Mai, Thailand

Michael was the MC and Songsri helped out selling Beer and Hot Dogs

Songsri won a 2 day stay in a Deluxe Suite at the RatiLanna Resort (click images to visit the site)

Upon our return we celebrated Michelle's, Tony's & Dominik's Birthday which are days apart

Michelle got a Mini Notebook that is second to none and the boys got a Sony PlayStation

Our Darling Dominik and our latest project of building a wall around part of the house with
Songsri as Construction Site Manager. The wall should stand for centuries

On a recent trip to the Beach near Pattaya

This is our annual vacation spot on an island called Koh Chang in the Gulf of Thailand. Just got back!

Our car which has recently been lowered had a cold air intake
and had an engine torsion bar installed

Our Tony on the way to a merit making Buddhist ceremony with classmates

Tony with his consort at the ceremony

Mommy and kids at Sukhothai

Mommy and kids riding an Elephant at the Elephant Conservation Center in Lampang

A recent visit by my niece Liane Glatz and her friend Evelyn in Thailand

Very old Buddha statues in the village Wat - Liane and Songsri on a night on the town - Liane having a manicure and pedicure

Relaxing and reading on the balcony - Nearby temples of Kamphaeng Phet

Michael with two of the kids - Tony coming home from school, being met by an Elephant - Buddha statue at Sukhothai

Bamboo thicket - Temples at Sukhothai - Liane with our Boots

"Boots" relaxing in his new surroundings - Michelle being cute and with her awards for winning two sports competitions at school

Dominik trying the family's Honda - Anthony "Tony" Alexander on his way to the first day of Kindergarten - With his lovely sister Jasmine "Michelle' Elenore

Dominik just hanging out drooling about something while his brother Tony is looking for trouble! Michelle with her cousins relaxing in the shade

They used to wrap Apples in these, but we wrap onions in them - Pattaya Beach - "Dominik" Christopher and Michelle at Jomtien Beach

Tony relaxing after a swim - Digging their way to Europe - Mommy, Tony, Dominik and Michelle at Jomtien Beach

Do not be deceived!. They are cute, but, a bundle of trouble, that can drive you up the wall !

Dominik with his girlfriend - the kids cooling off in the garden (barrel of fun) and finally "Master Dominik Christopher" himself

Tony talking to an Elephant - Songsri with some of her many Orchids

A recent visit by our friends from Bangkok with our "Princess" Michelle & Tony checking out the camera with Horst - The kids at the Zoo & at Hotel

The kids at the Zoo, in the Hotel room and Swimming at the Hotel's pool, on a recent Consulate visit to Chiang Mai

Our Darling Michelle growing into a little bright little star - Our Mommy with the Cellphone that Santa brought her

The boys enjoying their Sunday morning - Our little Princess Michelle

Playing on the soft grass - Michelle riding a Chang (Elephant) while Tony supervises

Various poses by the Monsters

The birds that are the family's new hobby - OOPS! suddenly they multiply - Where will it stop? Up to more than a dozen now!

Michelle with her first earrings - Tony caught in a serene moment - Mesmerized by the movie "Pinocchio"

Tony in a Hmong outfit - Michelle with her Omi (Grandmother when she was in Thailand in the year 2000) - Tony riding his bike

The island of Kho Chang is where we spend our annual vacation getting away from it all

Family News

A place where you can find the latest news about the entire family

On 2 December 2005, My Mother Ada Elenora Kampf (Glatz) passed away due to heart and lung disease from which she suffered for years, mainly due to her smoking habit and unhealthy lifestyle. She will be missed by all and we hope that God will take her to his side, for she was always a good person within her heart, thinking of others before herself all through life, especially where her kids were concerned. She overcame pride and many times even gave up her dignity just to take care of her children. She will be sorely missed by all.

Our Mommy continues being happy in her role as a full time housewife and Mommy. She continues to take good care of Michelle, Tony, Dominik and Papa. However, Dominik, still doing some occasional volunteer work for the village and now her newfound desire to farm are definitely keeping her busy.

Sometime during the foreseeable future, we intend to start remodeling our house, during which time we intend to add an outside kitchen in a newly enclosed balcony at the rear of the house, install a second more powerful air conditioning system (the present one will be moved into our Master bedroom), have the marble floors polished, and convert the old kitchen to a formal dining area. Most of these projects are designed in such a manner that we will save a great deal on the high cost of air conditioning and cool the house down a few degrees. The kitchen project is designed to triumphantly end the war against the ants and other critters that Papa has been waging for years. Short of dropping a nuclear bomb Papa knew of no other way to combat these critters.

Waterfalls within our local area - The golden temples of Chiang An ancient statue of Buddha - The famous ruins of Sukhothai

A note from Michael: Sometime I feel guilty for having had so much in the way of a wonderful life. First having been so very lucky and now, later in life, having such a fantastic family, yet haven given others so little of me throughout life. The largest and most important part in my life until the present were my twenty years of military service and my time in Vietnam. Later, I lived the American dream, which I created for myself as a businessman, in Italy and Europe. I had earned the financial freedom, that I had never known. I was intoxicated by it for a long long time, before finally waking up one day and seeing life for what it was. Now while starting to become older and wiser, as was my Father, in my cherished memories of him, I am able to truly appreciate the present, for these are our life's best moments. I watch daily and intently as our children grow, mature and develop into almost identical copies of Songsri and me. It seems that our Gods have blessed us, for they seem to only have the good characteristics from both of us. It is still a time when our children listen and learn from our tales of life and where we can make a significant difference in their futures, by teaching them to be better than we were and to give more of themselves than their Papa and Mommy ever did. Hopefully the world may become a better place for it.