We had a fun walk along the skywalk to get from the parking side of the mall to the display side.
We decided not to take the stroller this time, and Elena was a champ. I think she liked the freedom, because she walked quickly, swinging her arms, with a big smile on her face. The display plaza brought her up short though and got the reaction we had been hoping for.
It was a combination of Disney and a pink flower explosion for what I think was either a sunscreen or a lotion company.
There were tons of great places to take pictures, so we started on the pink side where both girls ran for the merry go round that didn't go round, but looked pretty.
We hadn't planned it, but Vivi's shirt went perfectly with the flowers.
There was even a bench for us to sit on with the flowers in the background.
Then we migrated over to the Disney side.
Elena was so excited, it was difficult to get her to stay still for pictures. She kept running off. Luckily, in this one, she ran towards Jeff, so he caught her before she got too far.
Elena was also very concerned about the Donald egg in this display and kept saying, "Oh no, Donald. Oh no."
I think it's supposed to be an Easter egg basket. Thailand is a Buddhist country, so I'm going to give them a free pass on keeping the Christian holidays straight.
We also found a fun Bangkok sign. That's Vivi's face looking through the letter O.
By that point we were getting hot and were ready to go back into the mall. We had already found some of the 999 painted elephants on display.
We thought they were awesome, but we also got a kick out of the "chocolate" bears.
The big open area at the end of the mall is always elaborately decorated, and the Disney theme carried over, including a floating castle.
We admired it from many angles on our way up to Asia Books and the kiddie play area. The girls looked over all the books before making their decision.
Elena also tried out pretty much every seating option.
Once they made their selections (illustrated classic stories, Inside Out feelings book, and a My Little Pony book with toys to share), we went around the corner to the play area. Vivi went right for the big slide, but Elena got distracted by a parking lot of kid-sized push cars. They were free to use, you just had to give your ID and sign one out. I did the paperwork, while Jeff took Elena for a ride.
The coolest part was that the little handle that Jeff is holding at the top was actually the steering mechanism, so he could turn the car from up there. She did not appreciate being stopped for a picture though. She played in that for a while, and then realized she was missing out on sliding, so we turned the car back in.
Vivian was a super big sister, and escorted Elena up the stairs and down the little slide.
We let the girls have quite a bit of play time to work up their appetites, and then took them over to a Mexican restaurant called Mejico. Jeff has been craving Mexican food, and this place advertised fresh guacamole which is something Vivian and Elena both like. By that point Elena was worn out enough that she was happy to just sit and have some water.
They guacamole ingredients came quickly, and the waitress mixed it together at the table for us.
I also got paella, which Elena interpreted as something with rice, which meant she would eat it. Both girls ate their fill and were happy and well behaved, which may be a restaurant first for us. We decided to head home while we were still on a good streak, and had a smooth traffic free drive home. It was a nice, easy outing, and it helped us get in the holiday mood.
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