Wow, December and January have flown by!
DECEMBER 2011
Like most things in our lives, there is never a dull moment. 2 days before Christmas break let out, Jaymee came home from school at lunch crying that she tripped and fell. I didn't see any blood...and was more concerned with her eating her lunch because she was late and we had limited time. I went upstairs and heard her cryiing downstairs that it hurt her to lift her arm, so pulled up her sleeve and well we headed to the emergency room. Sure enough Jaymee broke her right arm in two places! We need to seriously get some meat on that kid! So they casted her up and we headed home.
DECEMBER 2011
Like most things in our lives, there is never a dull moment. 2 days before Christmas break let out, Jaymee came home from school at lunch crying that she tripped and fell. I didn't see any blood...and was more concerned with her eating her lunch because she was late and we had limited time. I went upstairs and heard her cryiing downstairs that it hurt her to lift her arm, so pulled up her sleeve and well we headed to the emergency room. Sure enough Jaymee broke her right arm in two places! We need to seriously get some meat on that kid! So they casted her up and we headed home.
Jaymee's broken arm....againShe was quite upset about having a cast so she hid it under long sleeves the entire 4 weeks. I even colored it in highlighters to try to brighten it up, her friends even signed it, but she DID NOT want a broken arm, Jordyn on the other hand...let's just say she was calling Santa and asking for a broken arm for Christmas, because it wasn't fair that Jaymee ALWAYS gets to break her arm...oh honey I'm sure your time will come, after all you have my blood running through your body!
So school has let out for winter break and we went to the K-9 show. It was chilly, but the kids had a great time watching all the dogs do their tricks.
K-9 show
K-9 show
k-9 showQuick trip to Bahrain to do some last minute Christmas shopping!
It was nice to head to Bahrain, where the malls were decorated for Christmas, the loud speakers were playing Christmas music, it was nice.
Jaymee and Jordyn in winterwonderland in Bahrain
an igloo in Bahrain?
Looks like real snow
Daddy and his girls in Bahrain
Mommy and her girlsCHRISTMAS IN SAUDI
Hey who ate the cookies?
Santa was really here!
Jaymee gets a bike...with gears!
Jordyn gets a scooter!
Suva gets a cigar...imported all the way from Canada! These are her favorite treats. She was so happy!
Yay! Daddy gets his x-box!
X-mas dinner
x-mas dinner
kids table
What's Chirstmas dinner without a Snowman cake?JANUARY 2012
We had a quiet New Years, everyone had to work the next day, so it was tough to stay up for midnight. On the 26th Rob and I celebrated our 10th wedding anniversary, the two of us headed off to Bahrain for some mommy and daddy time. It was great. Suva also turned 10 years old!
Jaymee finally got her cast off and we promised her a trip to the beach, so we rounded everyone up and headed out for a day of fun in the sand, sun and water
Jay and Rob taking out the boat for the first time!
Our boat, yes we have bought a boat. We are the proud owners (along with the Harrington Family) of a boat. We now have a memebership the the yatch club.
Good friends(L: William, Jaymee, Micheal, Jordyn and Gabe)
Such good friends
Love this picture of Jaymee and William looking for starfish
Starfish!
One, two, three....
Dune jumping
Jaymee loving that her cast is off and she can jump down the dunes
Everyone jumping off the dunes
Such fun!
Jellyfish
Love the ripples in the calm water
Doesn't even look like water does it?
dolphins!
So amazing to see how close these dolphins are to shore
Mama dolphin with her baby
Digging the biggest hole possible
Sibiling rivalry...Matt did you really think you could stay dry walking in the water without out your brother around?
Kelly and Heather....chillaxin'
My two girls....my how they have grown
Jay and Heather enjoying the day
Jordyn enjoying some cake
LaLani, Kelly and Heather
The William's family
Daddy gets a shoulder rub from Jaymee
crusing on the surf board
the surf board tips over!
Little cold?
sunset on the beach...perfect way to end a perfect day at the beach
sunset
Miscellaneous picutres
The best thing about Mommy making cakes....the icing
My icing testers
Delicious
The icing testers
Making pancakes with Daddy...a Thursday tradition
Every weekend morning (remember our weekends are Thursday and Friday) the girls and Rob make homemade pancakes. They used to do this back in Canada, but breakfast also included bacon...oh how we miss bacon!
Making pancakes
The Second Grade class did a Dr. Seuss performance for the entire school. It was so cute!
Jaymee and her buds
Friends
Jaymee and Reyna have been in the same class since kindergarten
Princess Jaymee catching a grasshopper!
She loves bugs
Jaymee trying to catch the grasshopper
Larry the lizard is still around!
Larry the lizard
Larry
Larry
traditional Saudi band. They played at the Harley Davidson show that is held here each year, unfortunately we had a huge sand sandstorm that day, so there wasn't that great of a turn out. We still had fun though.
Like across the world we have been experiencing some weird weather too, it has been unusually cool here a high of 13 C(55 F), we even got down to -1C (30F). Hey its snowing in Turkey and Italy...global warming at its finest!
Neat sky huh?
The clouds were amazing this day
Camel crossing...seriously. I'm used to seeing deer crossing signs. This is an actual overpass, it was crazy!
Lord help us, Jordyn has started karate!
Its hard to be tough when you're that cute
More cakes I've made:
Aladdin cake
Mad Hatter cake
Dr. Seuss cake
Pink x-mas baby shower cake
I hope you I got you caught up on what we've been doing for the last couple of months. Rob has been working hard on his Master's and the girls are and I are trying to stay sane with school, ballet, karate and life in general! Miss you all lots. Merry Christmas, Happy New Year's, Happy Valentine's day! Stay warm and dry!
Hugs and kisses to all,
Love THE RICHARDS FAMILY
Such good friends
Love this picture of Jaymee and William looking for starfish
Starfish!
One, two, three....
Dune jumping
Jaymee loving that her cast is off and she can jump down the dunes
Everyone jumping off the dunes
Such fun!
Jellyfish
Love the ripples in the calm water
Doesn't even look like water does it?
dolphins!
So amazing to see how close these dolphins are to shore
Mama dolphin with her baby
Digging the biggest hole possible
Sibiling rivalry...Matt did you really think you could stay dry walking in the water without out your brother around?
Kelly and Heather....chillaxin'
My two girls....my how they have grown
Jay and Heather enjoying the day
Jordyn enjoying some cake
LaLani, Kelly and Heather
The William's family
Daddy gets a shoulder rub from Jaymee
crusing on the surf board
the surf board tips over!
Little cold?
sunset on the beach...perfect way to end a perfect day at the beach
sunsetMiscellaneous picutres
The best thing about Mommy making cakes....the icing
My icing testers
Delicious
The icing testers
Making pancakes with Daddy...a Thursday traditionEvery weekend morning (remember our weekends are Thursday and Friday) the girls and Rob make homemade pancakes. They used to do this back in Canada, but breakfast also included bacon...oh how we miss bacon!
Making pancakesThe Second Grade class did a Dr. Seuss performance for the entire school. It was so cute!
Jaymee and her buds
Friends
Jaymee and Reyna have been in the same class since kindergarten
Princess Jaymee catching a grasshopper!
She loves bugs
Jaymee trying to catch the grasshopper
Larry the lizard is still around!
Larry the lizard
Larry
Larry
traditional Saudi band. They played at the Harley Davidson show that is held here each year, unfortunately we had a huge sand sandstorm that day, so there wasn't that great of a turn out. We still had fun though.Like across the world we have been experiencing some weird weather too, it has been unusually cool here a high of 13 C(55 F), we even got down to -1C (30F). Hey its snowing in Turkey and Italy...global warming at its finest!
Neat sky huh?
The clouds were amazing this day
Camel crossing...seriously. I'm used to seeing deer crossing signs. This is an actual overpass, it was crazy!
Lord help us, Jordyn has started karate!
Its hard to be tough when you're that cuteMore cakes I've made:
Aladdin cake
Mad Hatter cake
Dr. Seuss cake
Pink x-mas baby shower cakeI hope you I got you caught up on what we've been doing for the last couple of months. Rob has been working hard on his Master's and the girls are and I are trying to stay sane with school, ballet, karate and life in general! Miss you all lots. Merry Christmas, Happy New Year's, Happy Valentine's day! Stay warm and dry!
Hugs and kisses to all,
Love THE RICHARDS FAMILY
