Here are a few random pictures from the past few weeks…
A Few Random Pictures
Nora’s Dance Recital
What is more cute than a bunch of pre-school ballet dancers dressed as fairies during their big dance recital? Very little.
Pinewood Derby
Yesterday I posted about the pinewood derby build and now for the race. Nora’s car – “Sunburst” took both 3rd place in the sibling race and earned the “Most Dangerous” award. Kai’s entry, “The Batmobile” won the “Shiniest Car” award and did well but didn’t place in the top 3. They also gave out the awards for the Soapbox Derby which was held back in March but the award ceremony was delayed due to a sandstorm. Kai took first place in the Wolf Scout race!
You can check out this link on the Pack3253 website for a time-lapse video of the tracks being put together. Crystal was the event organizer and, as you might expect, the event was well-coordinated.
Pinewood Derby Build
Back to clearing out the camera. The Pinewood Derby was a couple of weeks ago but here are some pictures of the building (or at least painting) of the cars.
The Golf Course Hotel
This last weekend we took a trip over to the Gulf Hotel in Bahrain. They have a nice kid’s pool there were we take Kai and Nora for a teppanyaki dinner at the Japanese restaurant now and again as a special treat. They are both convinced that it is the fanciest restaurant on the entire planet. Nora doesn’t need an excuse to get dressed up but Kai is a different story. Teppanyaki is the only thing I know of that he will willingly put on a collared shirt for.
In the week leading up to the trip Nora started referring to the hotel as the Golf Course Hotel. She probably heard “Gulf” hotel and thought “Golf Course”. Anyway, the name has now stuck.
Shaybah – Sand and Sandboarding
Last weekend was the Cub Scout trip to Shaybah located in the very empty Rub Al Khali desert. It would have been an unworkable trip by car but was only an hour flight in a comfortable Saudi Aramco aircraft. I’ve seen pictures of the dunes at Shaybah before and always thought that camera angles were used to make them seem extra impressive. If anything, the lack of reference points and monocolor of the sand make it very difficult to capture the size of the dunes. They are as or more impressive than the pictures make them seem.
A Few Random Pictures
Here are a few random pictures mostly taken last weekend when we had a small bit of rain come through. I’m afraid it may have been the last rain for the year.
Easter 2012
Here are a few pictures from the recent Easter celebration. We colored eggs using just food coloring this year and it worked out well. The kids left our unpeeled carrots (the Easter Bunny prefers these – it is known), cabbage leaves and carrot juice. The Easter Bunny hid eggs for the kids and left them a clue hunt that led them to their Easter baskets.
A Few Random Pictures
Here are a few pictures of random events and happenings from the last week.
The Lorax in Bahrain
This past 3-day weekend we decided it was high-time we took the kids out for a movie so it was over the causeway on Friday morning to Bahrain to see the Lorax at the City Center Mall. We attended a few more errands such as stocking up on Dachshund Chow at Pet Arabia and trolling the aisles at Jawad where Nora found dinosaur oatmeal she’s been craving for a year now. The highlight though was the Lorax. A great movie that we all really enjoyed.
