WE MADE IT TO THE U.S. THE FLIGHT WAS NOT SO GREAT...BUT AT LEAST NO SCREAMING AND CRYING.....CAN'T WAIT TO SEE EVERYONE!!!!!

1 more mall....

Yes guys...here it is...the moment you have all been waiting for! Pictures of another mall!!! This mall is on beach road and is small but very nice. This is where Grey got his new fancy har cut. Danny has had it with the malls. Little does he know but at the end of summer when we return 2 more malls are opening. The Mall of Dubai is suppose to be....guess???? The biggest mall ever!!! I dont know what it is with this place but they want to have the biggest everything! Sounds to me like someone has little man syndrome!!!!

Grey's New haircut

Grey was in great need of a haircut if you could not tell from any of the previous pictures. So we went to a new mall...yes another mall...and got a hair cut. He only wanted a small trim so he could see without wearing sisters hair bands! When the guy was finished he put lots of gel (just like his) and then started spraying all of these colors in his hair....yes sister was mad because it was not fair for him to get that and look like a punk rocker, and not her! Needless to say he will be getting another hair cut very soon when Daddy is not around.

This is a picture of Burj Dubai a.k.a. tallest building in the world...It looks quite different than the previous picture I posted due to dust and sand flying around. It has been very bad the past few days. It is hard to see anything in the distance. Today was a little clearer. I am told that at least we can see in front of our face as these dust/sand storms can get pretty bad. We are in the middle of the desert, if anyone forgot! The kids have been coughing and my contacts are glued to my eyes! Gotta love the desert!!!

SKI DUBAI

Well here is our first experience at Ski Dubai. We had a lot of fun! Natalie had a private lesson and did pretty good for her first try. I am not sure if he taught her how to stop. She said he did but she was not showing any signs of knowing how to!!! She decided after an hour of lessons that she was ready to go down the mountain, so her and Danny went up....and she eventually made it down after a few falls...but no broken bones...and wanting more lessons! The mountain has a few different slopes to go down and they start at Blue...no greens for the new skiers. It was pretty cold in there! (how else are they going to make snow and ice) For being in the desert...you would have never known it in there. It was very real and they even had hot chocolate....Grey and I played in the snow park. They had a bob sled area, tubing and areas to climb so you could see the whole place. It is connected to a mall so there are lots of restaurants with a view. I felt like we were in a snow globe because there are lots of people standing on the outside looking in! The cost was not too bad. About $45 to ski for 2 hours and $20 to play in the snow park. After a couple of hours of the cold, we were ready to get back to the desert heat! So if anyone wants to come for a visit...we can show you how to ski in the desert! The t-shirts said: The Coolest thing to do in Dubai...i would have to agree!!!

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These are some pictures we took when we went to a hotel Habtoor Grand. It is a very nice, always booked hotel on the beach. One of the guys Danny works with was staying there so we went for a visit. Guest have to pay 225 dhs ($61 US ) to visit the beach and the pool. And that is per person. Danny gave him enough money for one and that was accepted! The kids enjoyed the water slides for 4 hours! They have a swim up bar that is pretty nice too! One of the pictures at the end is a picture of The Atlantis being built on The Palm. It looks far away because it is! The Palm is going to be really big. There are hundreds of men out there everyday all day working on getting this thing finished! The wind has been pretty fierce lately so the red flags were out on the beach. The waves were huge! The life guards will not let you go too far out b/c a few people have drowned in the past month. The last time we went to the beach is was so calm there were really no waves! The Peacock must be a pet on the resort. It was just walking around like it owned the place. We heard that the few days prior to our visit they had a few camels on the beach and were offering rides! Too bad we missed that!!!! We will go on a desert safari when it gets a little cooler...like in October!

Belly Dancer

Natalie has been seeing these lovely outfits everywhere and she just had to have one! So finally we went somewhere that had them. She wore it all day! It kept her entertained...she was singing and dancing for several hours. I'm sure when she gets home from school today it will be right back on!

Camel Milk...want some?

So if you can not read the bottle double click on the picture to see it better. Yes it says Camelicious ... Camel Milk. So when I saw this in the store...I had to get some. I did not get to taste it...shucks...but the kids did!!!! ha!!! Natalie went first...and she made a face but said it did not taste that bad and it really taste like regular milk. So then Grey had some...and he said it taste like blueberries...(he says that when he gives kisses as well) So the neighbor, Ethan, came over...and well i got him involved as well. He said he had never tried it so...he did today...and I told him to make a face for the camera...and I guess he liked it! I do not think we will be buying this on a regular basis...We will stick to cow's milk...oh and it was very cheap! I think it was 20 cents...So the final report....the kids agree that it is not....Camelicious!

Dannys trip to Singapore

Last week Danny had to travel to Malaysia and Singapore. The rig that is here will be going to Miri at the end of October. So Danny and the rig manager, Doug went for a visit. I am sure we will not move there because the school is only open for Shell employees and not for the people they contract. And I am not a home school teacher....nor do I want to be....and to all that are...good for you!!! My kids know how to take advantage of me and they would not learn like they are suppose to! While Danny was there he said he had the best fried rice ever!!!! He said the food is very good and they serve noodles, noodles, and more noodles...very good ones! Maybe we will get to go for a visit. It took all day to get there...It was a 7 1/2 hour flight from here to Singapore and then they had to wait 8 or 9 hours to get on the next flight to KL, then another hour on a flight to Miri....They are 4 hours ahead of us...so 13 hours ahead of you guys in the U.S. For fun they go running in the Jungle... Anyway....he said it is a pretty nice place!

TKD

Natalie is officially a Blue Belt!!! She has worked very hard and is very proud of herself.(so are we!) Sometimes she does not like to go to practice...but she also wants to stick to her goal of becoming a Black Belt so she can teach classes. The guy standing with her is her instructor. He calls her "his little champion" At class he always ask Grey if he wants to get out there with sister, but he tries to hide behind me and act shy. He likes going to watch his big sister! He is proud of her too!!!