Sunday, January 12, 2014

Grade 5 Camping Trip

So Shar got the opportunity to go on the Grade 5 camping trip to Al Fujayrah which is another Emirate. As you can see on the map below, it is on the Gulf of Oman side of the country.
Creating a egg drop contraption
Dropping the contraptions from the climbing wall

The Campsite



 We got to visit a wadi which is the Arabic term for a valley.


At the bottom of what used to be a river

Discovering the rocky shore

A washed up sea turtle : (  I pray the kids learned to never litter!

A sea urchin

A starfish

The women teacher-chaparones

Obstacle course

Archery


My Singaporean buddy and his night vision goggles on our night wadi walk

Global Village - Dubai

We had a long weekend for the Prophet's Birthday, so we took a trip to Dubai..Representing Shar's parents - Lunch at Karachi (yummy fresh naan) and stopping in Singapore!



8 1/2 person selfie!

Saturday, January 4, 2014

Maldives!!!!!

Our speed boat ride to the Full Moon Island
Chillin' on our back deck


The back view of our water bungalow
Our bathtub





Tennis on fake grass

OB fitting in some soccer with the workers!
We did see a stingray and plenty of other beautiful fish!



Snorkeling right outside our back deck
Renewing our vows...sike!

Our last sunset : ( Until we met again...in heaven!

Christmas in Sri Lanka

Our very first Christmas away from home..we really missed our family..but still had an extremely blessed time in Sri Lanka with David and Lucy.
First stop - Kandy












Temple of the Tooth Relic
Elephant Orphanage


The elusive Tusker!



A stop at some falls for lunch on our way up to the mountains
Our driver - Rangit (yes just like How I Met Your Mother Driver)


Up in the mountains in Nuwara Eliya where we met a church contact - Pastor David

Tea Plantation



Probably...the cleanest
Christmas Eve dinner with fresh roti!!!
Christmas Eve presents
OB's present
Opening their mother and father mugs for all the coffee they're going to be drinking


Christmas service in 3 languages where OB preached
Christmas day lunch with Pastor David and his family










Christmas dinner on the beach in Mirissa
Fresh seafood