Dinner at Tajine, Souq Waqif

At the entrance of Moroccan restaurant Tajine.Father and son.Sisters... ah.When in Rome...

Camping with Grandpa

Tessa the dune dog gets to tag along.

Sunset.

Isabelle and Tessa go exploring.

Boating in West Bay Lagoon

Living the dream!
Isabelle kneeboarding.I have a go.Even Grandpa has a turn!Brendan's still got it.So much fun!

Sean's birthday party

Brendan & Liam.
Louise (Mrs Sean) with cheesecake a la Samantha.

Make a wish!

Smile!

Me and Jord.

Practice makes perfect

"I practice my splits whenever and wherever I can!"
Sisterly love... it's a funny thing.

Photographic evidence... Grandpa has arrived!

Saturday play

Jessica pops over for a play, and to get away from her brothers. Isabelle and Matilda are more than obliging.

Megan's sleepover party

Isabelle and friends celebrate Megan's 8th birthday.
Splits. Why not?

Happy days

Kids are in bed early after a day out on the boat, so the adults enjoy a healthy platter, glass of wine and a couple of episodes of the The Tudors. Happy days.

Our New Toy

Isn't she cute??The captain gives it a thumbs up on the maiden voyage.Woohoo! Isabelle is first on the ski biscuit!

This is fun!

KTM Dream

This week, Brendan thought about purchasing a KTM bike.

Here the girls try it out for size.

Matilda hangs out with the doggies

While I was at work, Matilda found my camera again (damn, I'm going to have to up the ante on hiding it!) and took A LOT of photos of the dogs. Here are just a few...

DESS Swimming Championships

Isabelle waits her turn for the final race... butterfly. Goggles on, steely determination.
On your marks, get set...

... GO!

Isabelle is all smiles after her four races.

Skype-Sitting

Yes, I did the unspeakable... I left Mormor to babysit Matilda (on Skype from Australia) while I went to pick Isabelle up from gymnastics. It's not really so bad, Sally was in the house at the time, and I would even say that Matilda in fact kept Mormor entertained!

Here she captures the moment on my camera... I thought I had hidden it pretty well...... and who can resist a self-portrait...

Dress Ups

Thanks to Michelle who donated her fancy dresses and hats to the girls. We're sad you've left Doha, see you in Queensland one day!

Our ever expanding family

Meet Bonnie. She was found wandering the streets of Doha and has today found a new home with us. A bit on the skinny side, but in no time she too will bear the Doha girth! Tessa, the top dog, is loving having a playmate around all day long!

Sweden August 2009