Reminiscences of a First Time Father: Pumpkin's First Holiday

We took Kaitlyn to Bali for her very first holiday. We were afraid that she might not be too pleased with a long flight so Bali felt like the ideal first destination. Of course it was perfect timing for us because of B&B's wedding that weekend.

Kaitlyn took to the plane immediately and turned it into a playground as soon as we boarded.

And as if on cue, she fell asleep at the exact moment that the plane started to accelerate for take off!

Because of Kaitlyn's love for swimming, we chose a hotel with several pools. We spent most of our time in the salt water pool because it was in the shade and had the least people.

That's Grandma pretending to be a big yellow floatie monster:

We also got ourselves a suite with two bedrooms - one for Mummy and Daddy, and one for Kaitlyn and Grandma.

The second bedroom came with a baby cot and three single beds and I thought it would be a great idea to put the three beds together to make a big play mat for Kaitlyn. I went straight to work and lifted the bedside table and immediately heard a pop. With my back nicely out of place on the first day, I spent the rest of the five days in excrutiating pain.

As a photographer, it turned out to be sort of a blessing in disguise because it forced me to slow down and frame every shot before putting the camera to my eye and releasing the shutter.

Many friends suggested that we should go to Ku De Ta. Although most recommended going for the sunset, we decided that the hour long drive would be kinda tough on Kaitlyn in the evening so we went there for lunch. It was beautiful! Kaitlyn enjoyed having the incoming tide brush against her feet but drew the line at actually getting sand on her feet!