Fun time

Playing in the tree house at the club. Bella is driving Daddy around in circles.

We love to read books.

Baby Group

Our Thursday baby group. Here is Bella playing with Alana and Harry.

Bella found a light up phone while Alexander and Lara watched Peter Pan.

Grocery Shopping with Mommy

We had to improvise a bit and find a seat for Bella. She loves being in the shopping cart and hanging on to the handle bars. Good thing she is still small enough to fit in the basket.

Deep Water Bay

Taking advantage of the spring weather and heading out to the beach. It took Bella a bit to warm up to the sand and sun again but she soon was playing with the shovel and sand.

Great ocean day. Mommy even got a little burned. She should have followed Bella's lead and put on some suntan lotion.

Big Girl Bed

Bella in her big girl bed reading and playing in the mirrors. She turns 2 next month and we are getting her ready to be a bit more independent.

Abu Dhabi

Mommy and Bella enjoyed a few days by the pool in Abu Dhabi.

View of the pool and the cranes in the background. Our hotel will lose its man made beach and waterway as the reclaimed land is finished and swamped with more buildings. Abu Dhabi has plans to become bigger and more luxurious than Dubai. Currently there isn't much to see outside of hotels or the corniche (beach area). They contain 90% or so of the UAE oil and do not have the same urgency as Dubai to obtain other sources of income.

Bella playing with mommy's sunnies.

Deira - Dubai

Gold Souk (market place) full of stores selling any and all sorts of gold jewelry.

Spice Souk

Market place