and just like that we're done, this is turning into a slow motion train wreck with every Tom Dick and Somchai chipping in their advice..
@Jadey ******
you, your partner and children enter thailand on a free 30 day entry stamp, take the one 30 day extension you're allowed and then bounce out and back by land to get a new 30 day entry stamp.
And one more bit
@Jadey ******
I'd just let the children overstay, (not get them an extension) because children under 15 can't be fined for overstay and children under 18 can't be banned.