Argh

It would seem that Neva shares a particular trait with certain members of my family (you know who you are).

BFFs

Our friends Anna and Brian are leaving in March (sniff sniff) so we are trying to spend as much time as possible with them. The outings have consisted of trips to the park, play areas, and a wonderful weekend in Fujairah. It is always to watch Neva and Millie play together even when they are fighting over the same toy :)

Here is an ode to the BFFs.

Park Days

First pub meal by the pool

Good times by the pool

of course we have to show A&B's latest addition. Such a little cutie!

A morning at the Children's Park

a.k.a weird place with animals in small cages.

Look mum, a baby goat!

Is that the kid's mum?
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Aaaaa, this thing is trying to suck my fingers

Get this thing awaaaaay from me!

I like this animal much better.

Where did all the babies go?

There is always one of these guys working in these places.

Touch Rugby

Touch what?

Yes, I am now a member of a co-ed Touch Rugby team. Our first games were on Wednesday.

Why touch rugby?

I finally found some team sports in Abu Dhabi and signed up to play Ultimate. That fell through (for the second time) so I decided to sign up for something new and different.

Had you ever played before?

No

Had you ever thrown a rugby ball before Wednesday?

I think maybe once. Thankfully, some of the other players were more than happy to give me tips before the games.

Are you in any kind of shape to play?

Absolutely not (am quite stiff)

What is it like?

Fast and fun. Still not really sure what is happening... :)

Other stuff?

We are a small team. I was the only lady on Wednesday and you must have 1 woman on the field at all times. For my ultimate friends out there the first game was like playing goalti with no subs. Ugh. It got better

Why do you have a black eye?

On the way to Rugby I was trying to fix a latch our front gate and open it at the same time. Something stuck and i got the door handle right below the eye, jumped back and smacked my head against the wall. I showed up to my first rugby night with a swollen, blackening eye and a sore head. Here is my eye a few days later

A link for those of you who are interested in finding out more: http://touchrugby.com/

Just Lovely

Highs of 28

Lows of 15

Perfect.

Long Overdue

Happy New Year.

Here are some of the highlights of our holiday season.

The Abu Dhabi tree

Chris-Moose

Nice family portrait

The brown & pink marshmallow

Lovely cousins!

The zoo!

Mountains....ahhhh

Spain

Spain was wonderful. We had such a great time with the Monteiths and the Sweet Irwins. Thank for letting us ride your coattails guys!

Here are some of the highlights.,,,