Our trip home over the summer

Our trip home to TX was used to fix Gran's house up to sale and spending time with Aunt Kathy and Uncle Jimmy as well as Granny and Papa. We even got to see Paul's Grandpa and he seemed like he enjoyed the girls. Gran's house turned out nice and we currently have someone interested in buying the house, wow that was fast. I have to say all of our hard work paid off. I am so proud of Paul for taking the time to make the house look nice and to let someone live in it again. Gran had a nice house. Wish she could have seen the girls, but we did go to her grave on her birthday. Happy 80th Birthday Gran, you are missed more then you will ever know.

After 3 weeks of fixing up Gran's house and visiting Paul's family we headed to WV. I have to say I was glad to see my bed after all that work, but so glad we were able to do it. Spending time with my family and friends made for a wonderful trip back home. I am so glad Paul was able to see my grandma and other family members. I even got to take Sydney to see a Movie "Smurfs" I loved our time together on Mommy and Daughter day. Time seemed to travel fast and then we headed home to see Paul and the pugs.

After we adjusted to the time we went shopping for Sydney's school uniform and paid for her school. School starts back on September 5.

I have enjoyed being home with the girls and just taking an easy before school starts. Life gets really busy when school is in session. Here's to the new school year and seeing how Sydney grows from all that she has learned at school.

Home trip

Trip back home planned for June 24. Time seems to be going bye so fast. We will be in TX and WV. Three weeks in TX and One week in WV for Paul and an extra two weeks for me and the girls in WV to make Three weeks in WV. We leave August 10 for Abu Dhabi. Then back to school September 5. Can't believe Sydney will be in FS 2 next year. Looking forward to another great year at BISAD.

Last Month of School

Can't believe June is here and we are in our last month of school. We have been keeping busy with the end of the year functions at school and we even have a trip home planned. So looking forward to going home again and seeing family and friends. It seems we have something planned at school each week as we wind down. W0w, Mom must get her running shoes on.

June 5 Swim gala

June 16 End of the Year Singing concert

June 18 Dance Recital

June 22 Portfolio Celebration

Trip back home planned for June 24. Time seems to be going bye so fast. We will be in TX and WV. Three weeks in TX and One week in WV for Paul and an extra two weeks for me and the girls in WV to make Three weeks in WV. We leave August 10 for Abu Dhabi. Then back to school September 5. Can't believe Sydney will be in FS 2 next year. Looking forward to another great year at BISAD.

Letters, Sounds and Dot to Dot

I am so excited to share that Sydney is starting to pick out letters and sound them out. Today was the first time we heard her say the S sound. Paul told me to look and he said Sydney can you pick out a S in this word and sure enough she pointed to the S and she made the S sound. Looks like she has been learning a lot at school. She said S for Sydney.

I was also excited to get a worksheet today and it was a dot to dot and you follow it and make a circle it was a whole sheet of circles, wow. How exciting for our little girl to go to a great school. Can't wait to see what she will bring home next.

Family in Abu Dhabi

Our first visitors finally made it to Abu Dhabi on March 9, 2011. After Paul's dad came back from Active Duty, his parents finally made it over to Abu Dhabi. They stayed for two weeks March 9- March 23 and during those two weeks we packed it with spending time with family and sight seeing. Activities included:

• Sand dunning
• Seeing camels in the dessert
• Heritage Village
• Kids Park
• Grand Mosque
• Aquarium in the Dubai Mall
• Snow World at the Mall of the Emirates
• Jebel Hafeet
• Oasis in Al Ain
• Emirates Palace
• Even drove by the Presidents house in Abu Dhabi, all you could see was the gate, but it is in there somewhere.
• Went to the famous port and looked at flowers, fruit and vegetables
• Play-Guess How Much I Love You
• Took Pictures of Burj Khalifa the tallest building in the World,
• Atlantis on Palm Island,
• Al Dar HQ (circle building)
• Burj Al Arab Hotel in Dubai (sailboat building)
• Toured Sydney's school-The British International School
• Even took them to see where Paul works, even if all you could see was the gate entrance.

Sydney went countless times to the play ground and played with Granny and Papa. Heather was a added blessing to the trip since we just had her two months ago. I think they both enjoyed there grandparents. We even got a date on our Anniversary it just doesn't get any better then that. Hope you enjoyed your time at our home away from home.

The Lost Chambers of Altantis

For our Wedding Anniversary, Eight years and counting we went to The Lost Chambers of Atlantis in Dubai. I have been wanting to see the fish there for awhile now, I have to say it was a great Anniversary gift and having the kids with us made it extra special. We even got a few pictures of Heather awake, she seemed to like the fish.

Sydney loved it too...............

We couldn't ask for a better gift two wonderful girls and each other.

DISCOVER THE MARINE LIFE OF ATLANTIS Wander through the passageways of The Lost Chambers and come face to face with marine life from around the world including sharks, giant catfish, giant arapaima and more. This fascinating journey is complimentary to all guests staying at Atlantis. DID YOU KNOW Atlantis is home to 65,000 marine animals. The Ambassador Lagoon contains species indigenous to the oceans of The Middle East. The water in The Ambassador Lagoon weighs over 11 million kilograms.

THE LOST CHAMBERS STORY During the construction of the resort, a complex series of passages was uncovered, thought to have been buried thousands of years ago by the waters of the Arabian Gulf. Upon further investigation, an ancient street system was discovered and the theory came into being that these were in fact remains from the Lost City of Atlantis. Such an exciting discovery has raised many questions about Atlantean civilization and culture, some of which will never be answered. However, it seems that this network of streets has revealed artifacts from a very civilized people who possessed an incredible level of technology. The Lost Chambers give a valuable insight into the Atlantean history and function attached to each room, as well as information about the marine life now living there. Our map takes you through a gateway into a magnificent underwater realm where you can ask our guides for any further information about Atlantis and its inhabitants.

Play

Guess How Much I Love You March 10, 2011 at 4:00pm We are headed to a play on Thursday drum roll please!!!!!!!! I have been reading this book to Sydney and we just got her the rabbit for Christmas and now the play is coming to Abu Dhabi, yeah how exciting.