Aggggh...

Oh ...so nice.

Senior Portrait

We were following the guests..this was a common posing site.

Fin away...

Well you can't really see it, but there is an island back there. We braved the crashing tides and went around this bay in order to get to Snoopy Island. SInce, we were at the hotel down the beach, we were to pay 3o dollars each to snorkel here. We decided to park in the Visitor's parking...for free at the cost of being swallowed by the crashing waves and stinging critters..ie:jellyfish.
Our spit I guess wasn't strong enough for the first use of our masks;therefore causing them to be very foggy and full of condensation. It was a weird experience. Since kaia, I have read too much..and seemed to have adopted a keener sense of what is smart and what is..not so smart. All I kept thinking was that, a shark was going to eat my right leg off. I started hyperventilating. Jeff was my eyes from below and I was the ones on the surface since my mask was fogging up so badly. I grabbed his hand..and started up with those legs of mine....finning my life away.
We finally got to the other side of the Bay...and the visibility got a lot better. We started in on our snorkel and saw all sorts of tropical fish..parrotfish, Nemo's and dora's. I swear I saw a sting-ray. Everything was going great until we encountered an array of baby jellyfish. Once again, I smashed the water away from me and turned around. Let's just go on back...and wait until we are cool enough to go and buy the Body Glove spandex head to toe suits to protect us from all this crap.
Needless to say, it was a good time.

Mojito me baby.....so deloshes

Heaven...I'm in heaven

Standing in front of our hotel on our way back to our place

Dibba` Indian Ocean

Our weekend getaway...was superb.Sorry it's been awhile since i've posted. My poor blog is getting ignored. Amy and Amira took care of little miss for the weekend, so we decided to take a weekend trip to Rotana Resort&Spa. We managed to muster up the strength to avoid any potential accidents or killing of pedestrians(believe me, it's easy to do.) The Road traveled was a confusing one, we were to avoid Dubai traffic so we took an alternate route. The signs..the roundabouts...that seemed to last forever made you feel like you were having another spout of deja-vu. We finally stopped, "Where are we"? Well, we were right, but our directions were "after roundabout, straight, straight and finger whip gesture suggesting a turn somewhere. We finally arrived to Dibba, and it was now 11:45 at night. As we were checking in, Jeff meandered to the Bar to notably discover a barload full of Harley Davidson's cruisers. He nearly crapped eggrolls. We were lead to our Room that was overlooking the Indian Ocean, slippers in front of the bed waiting to be cradled by our rough feet. I was in heaven...Boat trips to the local island, free sea-kayaking,snorkeling and waterskiing..and much more I was in instant overload mode. We decided to go down to the Pub for a coctail..and were greeted by a guy named Jerry who was from the Southwest parts of England. The vibe was colored by a funky band..and the leather worn by people seemed to remind me of home. Oh how we kicked back and enjoyed our evening while sharing stories with others from all over.

Potty Training with a twist..

We went a full day today with toilet breaks,flushes and classical conditioning that Pavlov would have been proud of. ALthough, lately the treats have been missing in the belly of dad. Kaia gets really upset when this happens, he gets a good scold,
"Daddy those are potty-treats." So, today we topped her off with a nice cold icecream cone.

More of Twin Trees

Still our main attraction; driving to the desert and enduring long hours of bbq riddened desert nights. The weather is still behaving itself..Not too bad, start a fire, crack out that shisha and get the tasty snacks going. Sorry, not all for words at this moment...kaia is sick again, in the chest this time. I was up all night with her while she coughed the hours away.We have managed to not get it both times. All for now, I will check in, in a day or so. Jeff started his Job today, looked like a Foxy-star walking out the door this morning. I start next week...met with the other teacher and my class size has nearly tripled since last time. Looking forward to it though.
All for now...chow chow.

VIDEO CLIPS

Hey, -- keep those video clips coming. They are fun. Pictures are lovely, but the antics make me laugh!
Love, Mom

Chillin with a soda in hand

Muscat, Oman

I just adore the country of Oman...the people are way cool and you definetely get a sense of the MIddle East here, the land, the architecture is simply exquisite. Please since, the HUrricane from last year, do not try to rely on any maps written pre-Hurricane. The roads have disappeared and turned into something else.

Muttrah..

Muttrah, we were eating our signature meal,"Indian" THis is a pic from inside the restaurant. Many Cruise's dock here in the Harbour. The quaint hustle and bustle is truly like a gem. So hard to stop looking and one finds themselves with a grin enjoying the time while they are here. Many, many tourists enjoy the SOuqs where you find, Jewerly, textiles, Persian Rugs and tapestries,OIls, swords and much much more.
You can click on the image and it should enlarge if you are so inclined to do so.