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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.

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Nora at Shaybah

Seats on the plane to Shaybah were limited so the rule was scouts and leaders only with others being strictly space available.  However, in the case where both parents were  leaders on the trip scouts’  siblings were allowed to attend as well so Nora didn’t even have to go on the wait list.  She had a blast despite being a little bit apart from the scouting activities.  She had no problem generating her own entertainment and we had lots of fun scrambling across the dunes.

Here are a few pictures of Nora on the trip.  Enjoy!

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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.

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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.

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A Little Desert Rain

This last weekend we’ve had some very occasional sprinkles but not much to write home about.  Pretty much just to make the windshields muddy.  Kain and Nora were playing outside with the Borns all afternoon and when the rain came through they didn’t miss a beat.

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Soap Box Derby

Last Thursday was the annual Cub Scout Soap Box derby.  After a mild (even cold) winter it was probably our first taste of what summer will have in store.  A hot, dry, dusty, windy day.  Still, it wasn’t unbearable and the event went well.  Kai won two of his three races which he was pretty excited about.

You can also check out the event and photo gallery on the Pack 3253 webpage http://pack3253.org.

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