summer in the states part 1

 We started in Indiana...then off to a waterpark in Tennessee then on to the high deserts and beaches of Oregon, then ended back in Indy before we boarded a plane back to Kuwait...

a visit with Tiotsia Stacie!

 Tiotsia and me enjoying fresh juice

 Exploring the jungle by the science center

 watching the fish at the marina crescent

playing in the waves with Tiotsia Stacie!

more failaka fun with friends

 nothing like playing at the beach with friends! After the beach we expored more of the island, the tank graveyard, and the old bank (riddled with bullet holes).  Then back to our hotel for tickling with grass and relaxing...

another day on Failaka

 We were happy to meet up with our archeologist friend, Khaled.  He hosted us to several meals during our visit on the island (we also enjoyed MORE exploring of the "ghost town")...I even found legos abandoned in a classroom from the occupation 20 years ago!

fun at Failaka

 Enjoyed some great times on Failaka with the family! Driving in the desert, paddleboating and exploring the ruins of the island from the Iraq occupation

the milk man

 Mama is happy to find farm fresh raw milk.  We buy cows milk (although we might try camel's milk next time), butter and laban from the store.

a morning at the beach

 took some friends to a pretty beach to play.  I found a cement block that I told mama was a radio.  There were TONS of crab holes...but we didn't see any today.  Last time I dug a hole in the sand a crab ran out of it!

my first joke

My first joke.  I learned it from adventures in odessey (which I listen to every night and during nap time).  It's the joke about the 3 prisoners that went before a firing squad.  The first one said "earthquake", the second said "tornado" and both escaped...the third one said "fire".

coloring Easter eggs

Invited my friends over to help color eggs! My friends are from Thailand, Canada, the States and Lebanon!

my first family drawing

This is a collection for my first drawings... a mama and baby giraffe, a picture of my papa (for his office) and a drawing of mama, papa and me.

another day at the ridge

Mama took this second photo of Esther while she was hiking up one of the sand dunes. We enjoyed another weekend out at Mutla Ridge with my family. We invited some other families too which made it that much more fun for us all! I discovered a skeleton while climbing on the rocks with mama. A lizard skeleton perhaps?

a day on Mutla Ridge

Enjoyed a beautiful day on Mutla Ridge with Mama, Papa and my new friend Hannah. I LOVED it and want to go back SOON!