September- October, a few words, a lot of pictures...

What a busy September and busy October so far! September we had the first days of school with Ramadan beginning and the kids having to come home early and then Eid Holidays. It was also exciting days to meet up with last year's school buddies and friends we had not seen since June. Lucas didn't settle into his new class for a few weeks. And still today when I picked him up from class, he said, "Mama you found me!", with a big teary smile. We have swim lessons and music lessons. And then there were birthday parties, a first trip to Ski Dubai, and the new dolphinarium. We went to a wedding in Cairo. Cairo was exciting, scary at times (the driving is nuts there!) and the wedding was beautiful. The kids couldn't see what all the fuss was about tombs and pyramids. We told them in our own getting "old" voices, "when you're older, you'll understand." And now we're getting ready for the Laternen Fest, Halloween, and Thanksgiving....