Sweden July 2009

Happy 4th Birthday Matilda!!

In keeping with Swedish traditions, we woke Matilda up with cake (well, it was a banana), candles, presents and singing! Here she is with some of the gifts... dress, a gold medal for being the best sister, and flashing pom poms!
Afternoon tea brought the real cake... a pink heart because we love her so much!

Is it yummy??

Next, we took Matilda to Toys R Us to chose whatever she wanted for her birthday! She chose a(nother) Hannah Montana doll... the darling chose one for her and one for her sister. Here, in new favourite dress by Grandma and mouse ears from Unki Rob & Aunty Gem.

She had a GREAT day!

Ya think??

The Magic Flute

Once in a while Doha surprises me with a little bit of normal stuff, you know, stuff you would do at home. Tonight was one such moment... we took the kids to watch a performance by the Qatar Philharmonic Orchestra and it was brilliant!! Both girls were transfixed during the hour and a half opera, choreographed especially for children (& Brendan!). Bravo!

Here's a bad photo of the cast and then with the Queen of the Night... she was my favourite.

Summer in Doha

It is close to 50 degrees outside, so Doha summer days are spent at one of the malls in their indoor amusement parks. Here we are at Circusland in Landmark Mall.

Summer Sleepover with my Sister

The girls have decided that they are best friends and are going to sleep together until we get on that plane headed for Sweden!

Gadget Girl

Isabelle and Matilda scored new Nintendo DSi consoles with cameras and now they're spending their summer holidays playing games and snapping photos!
Here are a couple of Isabelle's pics...

Looks like I have competition... I may need to start up a new blog for her!

Off the to beach again!

It's the weekend, we've got sunscreen on, and we're ready for the beach!

Thanks for a great year!

Isabelle and Matilda both received wonderful school reports this week and today is their final day at school. Thanks to DESS for another great school year!

Isabelle's teacher for year 2, Mrs Bettit.

Matilda's teacher for nursery, Mrs Cameron.