Thanksgiving/Christmas 2012 & New Years 2013 Holiday Visit to the USA

[SEA Traveler]

A few more photos at the local ski resort.




Mrs SEA Traveler realizes that the outside fire pit needs some more wood put on it.








and now we can enjoy the fruits of the labor of putting more wood on the fire.

[SEA Traveler]

During the various family and friend get together’s held during our 2012/2013 holiday visit to the States, Mrs SEA Traveler received many requests to provide some Thai Food Cooking Lessons. One of the requests she honored was when my brother’s wife asked us to drive the 2 hours down to Philadelphia to spend the day and to give her some Thai Food Cooking Lessons.
"Pad Thai" and "Pork Basil" Noodles seemed to be the primary area of interest for the instruction. So, off to Philadelphia we go. Shortly after arrival we all piled into the care again and headed off to the Asia market to get all the ingredients. We found everything needed to have the Asia feast. We found and purchased ingredients necessary to make Korean Bulgogi and Cucumber Kimchi, Thai "Pad Thai" noodles, Thai Pork Basil noodles, Vietnamese Spring Rolls and some desert. We had an appetizer at the Asian market with all the prepared foods that were there. We had Kimbop (rice rolled in seasoned dried seaweed with vegetables), dried persimmons, spicy squid and other things. Mrs SEA Traveler said that the Sister-in-Law was a good student and from the praises of the way the food tasted while and after we were eating, I have to agree because the food was magnificent. Good job to the student and the teacher. Well done.

Here is Mrs SEA Traveler giving the Sister-in-Law some tips on making Vietnamese Spring Rolls.



More students gather. SEA Traveler’s Brother and Sister accompany the Sister-in-Law while MRS SEA Traveler is giving the instruction.






and here the student is sampling her work with myself, the teacher (Mrs SEA Traveler), and my Sister looking on.






here is SEA Traveler’s Brother outside barbequing the Korean Bulgogi and enjoy a cold beer.






OK, Thai “Pad Thai” is done.





The foods all cooked and the dinner table set,






SEA Traveler and Siblings getting ready to eat.

[SEA Traveler]

We scheduled the return to this years holiday visit to the States for after the Son’s birthday. We took the crew out to the “Red Lobster” for the Son’s birthday.



Here is the crew we took.






This last Saturday of our visit the wife and I took the Grandson along with the Daughter and SIL to the local Capitol Park to feed the squirrel some peanuts. The Grandson enjoyed being outside and feeding the squirrel.


Here are the wife and Grandson entering the park.






Mrs SEA Traveler with Daughter, Grandson and SIL at the park.






Daughter and Grandson in the park.






SEA Traveler with daughter and Grandson in the park.







SEA Traveler with Grandson in the park feeding the squirrels.

[natalie8]

Great pics again, SEAT. The Thai / Korean spread looks really nice.