Life in Doha: March 2011

Thursday, March 31, 2011

OK, the table is set, I'm ready.

Isabelle

Matilda

Ten gorgeous little girls.

Hannah, Isabelle & Rachel kung fu fighting!

Now, a little more submissive.

Choosing which fish they want to order for dinner.

Elena & Matilda (Singapore girls) decorating fans.

The tea boy arrives.

More tea please.

On the menu: Chicken & sweet corn soup, home-made spring rolls, pineapple fried rice, chicken satay, stir fried noodles...

Most opted for training chopsticks.

Chinese whispers game in the lounge room while the waiters clear the table for the next course.

There were lots of giggles.

Isabelle's 9 candles.

My asian-inspired dessert. They're supposed to be geishas, but look a little more like sumo wrestlers... oops.

"It's OK mummy, it looks just like me!"

Finger-lickin' good!

What's your fortune?

More sweets.

Hannah reads her fortune, and finds out she "loves to party".

Isabelle opted to forgo gifts, but asked her guests to make a donation to QAWS instead. They raised just over 600 QR. Well done!

Thank you to all of Isabelle's friends who made her birthday so special!

Matilda goes straight in for cuddles and wishing her sister a Happy Birthday.

This picture refuses to rotate, so just turn your heads...

Breakfast in bed Swedish-style!

Isabelle blows her candle out.

Yummy!

Aww. I have no idea what is in this package as Matilda just pulled it out from a hiding spot. So cute.

New scooter with BIG wheels.

Thanks for my present!

An Amazon Kindle for the bookworm of the family.

Isabelle has been looking forward to this day for ages.

Finally, she is in year 4 and gets to dress up as a Tudor.

It's a GREEN day for our girls as they go head to head in the 'greenest outfit' competition.

The girls sniff out a free bouncy castle while picnicking on the Corniche.

I found Isabelle in the kitchen this morning cooking her breakfast porridge and reading at the same time. Must be a book that's hard to put down...