Can you tell how much Sasha enjoys the new Monkey Beanz line?! Here she is in two of the dresses that will be available this summer. She would definitely agree that Monkey Beanz clothes are super comfy and easy to play in and I'll keep putting up previews so you can see how great they look as well!

Back in Maine

Well, we made it back to Maine though not without several bumps along the way! Both girls ended up getting sick during the trip, we spent a week in the hospital and extended our stay for two weeks in order to finish up samples of all the new pieces for the 2008 summer clothing line. We did it though and the clothes are being made as we speak and I am trying to get everything in order on this end for a Monkey Beanz Grand Opening.

Here is a picture of Bee, my husband, working with Nuung, our super talented and amazingly dedicated seamstess in Southern Thailand. We had many, many all day work sessions trying to get the patterns right and testing different stitches and fabrics and everything else. Fortunately for Monkey Beanz, Nuung takes great pride in her work and is not satisfied until she too approves of the final design. Also to our benefit, she has a 6 year old daughter so she and our older daughter were able to entertain themselves for hours despite the lanuage barrier.

News from Thailand

Apologies for no earlier posts. Within the first week, Sasha, our 3 year old came down with a nasty bout of food poisoning and was wiped out for about 5 days. It was terrible to see her in such pain but once she cleaned out her little body, she was back in action and has been fine since.
Aside from that, the trip has been wonderful. It is so great to be back after our nearly 2 years away. We have found some amazing new fabrics for the Monkey Beanz clothing line and have been working with our seamstresses on some new designs. Bee has been hard at work putting together some great Monkey Beanz clothes for boys so no one will feel left out! We saw some of the samples of the new clothes a couple of days ago and I am, once again, amazed at the talents of these women. They are able to take our ideas and sketches and create such perfect clothes - I love seeing the final product of a new design.
We have also been working on our diaper bag that is coming along nicely. We are making a few changes to the sample we created so that should be finished by the end of our trip as well.
We have a meeting set up with Nuung, one of the two main seamstresses we work with, for Saturday to see many more designs she has been working on. I will post again with a few sneak peak photos of some of the new stuff!

Well, we are gearing up for our big trip back to Thailand. This is our first trip home since moving to the US almost two years ago. Part of me doesn't believe we are actually going to be there in just a few days. It was 100 degrees there the other day and in the 20s here; I can't wait to shed the coats, gloves, scarves and many layers. We will be picking out new fabrics, meeting with our seamstresses and working on the new Monkey Beanz designs for 2008. We're continuing the Monkey Beanz site wide sale during our trip in preparation for our official launch in the spring when we return. So keep shopping, we need to make room for the new line coming in! Enjoy the savings and check back here for more about our trip and the making of the Money Beanz line!