The Three Letter Word

It's happened....

I guess I knew that it would, but I thought I had more time. I thought I had protected them enough, sheltered them enough, picked their friends wisely.....but it still happened.

My sweet little angel, Lil N was the culprit. How could she have learned that word? Who did she hear it from? How does she know how to use it in a sentence correctly?

When she was uttering it out, I just looked at her in disbelief. She said it over and over and over again. I wanted to put my hands over my ears......

No!! This can't be happening already.

The word.......






WHY?


Why Mom why? Why? Why? Why?

And so it begins....

:-)

A Little Bit of Rain....A Little Bit of Crazy

Here's a taste of Doha for you....

It seldom rains here, but when it finally does, the crazies come out to play. The following videos show a common occurrence on the road behind our house once a little rain falls. It's rained the last 2 days and the crazies have been out there in full force. They usually do this for about 15 -20 minutes each time they pay us a visit. I guess a little bit of rain for us means a whole lot of fun for them.

Happy New Year!

(Lil N)

Happy New Year!!

We rang in the New Year at a party that the compound hosted. It was lots of fun. And we ALL made it through midnight! Luckily we were only a few houses away so we were able to make it home shortly thereafter. Here is a pic of the girls looking at the swirling lights up on the ceiling. They were fascinated by them.

Here is a clip of the girls on the dance floor. They met a little friend who had much better moves than they did. Lil H let loose a little, but Lil N wasn't very comfortable with it.

But by the end of the night, Lil N was ready to dance.

And finally, here is proof that there can be too much of a good thing. As fun as Christmas was this year, we ended up exhausted from all of the activities. Let's just say we are glad the new year is finally here. This is Mr. D singing "We Wish You a Merry Christmas" one last time to the girls and them letting him know how they feel about it.

Merry Christmas

Merry Christmas!

(Lil H on left, Lil N on right)

Merry Christmas to all of our family and friends back home. We miss all of you and wish we could be spending the holidays with you.

Luckily, we've made some good friends over here and that's helping us not to be too lonely. And we've been quite busy already this holiday season. The compound had a Christmas party for the children. There were crafts, games, food, songs, and Santa Claus. The girls sported their new Blinking Rudolph shirts that Grandma sent. The shirts (and girls) were quite the hit.

Here are some action shots of them playing the game that was arranged for them. Santa's helper would give them a piece of paper with a picture on it, and they had to go search for the match to it. The girls had a lot of fun doing it.

(Lil H)

(Lil N)

But the biggest hit of the night by far was Santa Claus. He looks very good this year. :-) The girls and I had been talking about him all week and I thought they were ready for him. Lil N was still a little uneasy about him.

But Lil H was all about sitting in his lap and talking to him. He had to put her down to move on to the next child. Apparently she had lots to tell him.

Merry Christmas (continued)

We also got to make gingerbread houses this year. It was the first time for all of us. There was a lot more eating than making....but it was a lot of fun.

(Lil H and Mr. D)

(Lil N and Mrs. D)

Here are the finished products.

Merry Christmas!!

A New Friend, A New Skill

We met a new friend in the compound. Her name is Jessica, and she is a month younger than the girls. She is from New Zealand and has blonde hair and blues eyes as well. On their first meeting, the girls played extremely well with her. And Jessica's "Mum" is organizing a playgroup in the compound which we are VERY excited about.

Anyway, Jessica has two 1-year old cats that allow her to carry them around. Lil N was intrigued by this and started picking up Jessica's cats as well. I could see the wheels turning in Lil N's head and sure enough she went home and tried her new skill out. Needless to say, Oreo is not happy about it. :-)

Here's Some Holiday Cheer

Lil N and Lil H putting on a show. All I'm saying is that they get their dance moves from their dad......