Weekend wanderings: Penang in pictures

Hello!  We're packing up and heading for home today, after staying almost a week in Penang.  It was one of those "take it easy" kind of trip, since it was more to visit family... as well as to celebrate the FIL's birthday (they had this big birthday dinner for him and invited a whole load of friends and family down).  We spent the first part staying with the in-laws, and shifted to the hotel for the rest of the trip since the big birthday bash was held there.  Didn't do much sightseeing (both kids' schedules were kinda messed up, so baby was rather cranky some days), but along the way, we did:

:: Eat a lot.  At least the hubby and I did!  Aside from the local food, we also had dinner at the Ship to celebrate the FIL's birthday (this was on the actual day, before the big hotel dinner):

:: Walk around a little.  I love the architecture in Penang.

:: Go to the butterfly farm and go crazy snapping photos:

:: Bring home a butterfly:

The little boy was really eager to hold a butterfly in his hand and spent the entire visit sticking his hand out,
in the hope that a butterfly could land on it.  According to the hubby, he got to release two
(I was stuck trying to put a cranky baby to sleep!), and we let him choose a butterfly to bring home...
so he was one happy kid.

:: Let the kids "play" together:

This is our 2 month old nephew!  Baby J spent some time rolling around and squealing at him.
And the grandparents had their hands full, with 3 grandsons to carry!

:: Take the ferry and go jellyfish spotting:

:: Read vintage books:

We found these at the in-laws place... books older than us!
Some of them have scrap-worthy pages
(since they look just like the patterned papers from October Afternoon!)

:: Sneakily scrap in the hotel room when the kids were sleeping:

I was frantically cutting paper for the mini albums I was hoping to bring along to Germany!

:: Steal the SIL's M&Ms and ate waaaaaaaaay too many:

I think I've put on a kilo just eating these!

:: Experience a couple of really heavy showers, and spotted a double rainbow arching across Penang bridge:

Didn't have the camera with me, so all I could get was this iPhone picture.
Hope the rainbow chases your Monday blues away!

Quite a nice break, I would say.  Now its back to packing packing packing!  Have a blessed week!