Green and Gold Gala

In November, Joe and I went to the Green and Gold Gala. It's a formal dinner and dancing event held every year. In June I want to go to the one held at the pyramids! Here we are with some friends before driving to the hotel.

Papa Noel

We saw Santa Claus at a Christmas bizarre last week. Henry and Nathan each asked for a present. I was surprised that there were no other kids in line to see Santa, and I found out why. He was a dud Santa! Oh, well. I don't think the boys noticed.

Lyn

Here are some pictures of Lyn taken at Al-Azhar Park. We took the boys there after school one day as a reward for having good behavior all week. Lyn cleans, cooks, babysits, bargains, shops, etc. for us. I couldn't imagine being here with out her.

Cute picture of Nay Nay:

Malta and Gozo

Here are some long overdue photos from our trip to Malta in September. We spent most of our time on the island of Gozo which we really liked.

H&N making "coffee" out of water:

Cliffs near Xlendi where we stayed:

Xlendi:

Old watchtower:

Xlendi from farther away:

Joe and Nathan playing at the beach:

N&H playing in carved out water pools on the cliffs:

Coating each other in mud:

The Azure Window:

Me:

A reminder to you all about who I'm dealing with on a daily basis:

Henry swimming at the blue lagoon:

Nathan swimming at the blue lagoon:

The blue lagoon:

Me:

Henry:

Nathan:

Sunset:

Canons, we watched one get fired at high noon:

Patchy part 2

Patchy came home with Henry Chmielowski on November 10, 2010.


Patchy sat next to Henry as he ate snacks and meals at the table.

Henry played soccer outside with Patchy.

At bedtime, Henry read a story about polar bears to Patchy.

We like having Patchy at our house!

Mega Desert Camping Trip Adventure

While I sort through lots of photos from our camping trip in late November, here is a map that I made of our route. I downloaded our GPS data and uploaded it into Google Earth. Pretty cool! For reference, on the left you can see the yellow line of the Libyan border, on the right is the top of the Gulf of Suez and on the top is the Mediterranean coast. Click on the picture for a larger view.