Casey the Camel

Floortje is in Mrs Tuckey's 'Camel class'.  Casey the Camel is the 'class camel'  who looks after the children during the week.  In the weekend Casey gets to go home with the 'Star of the Week'.  This weekend Floortje was the lucky one as she did really well with her reading. So everywhere we went this weekend, Casey went.  Unfortunately for mum, Casey also brings her diary along in which we tell all the other kids in the class what Casey has been up to.  Casey had a busy weekend as you can see from the pictures below.  Floortje and Casey were inseparable (very sweet) and as she was a polite and very quiet guest she is welcome to come and stay again!

Tired after an exciting weekend! 

Weekendje Abu Dhabi

A few weeks ago Thijs had a product launch in Abu Dhabi and we thought we might as well make the most of the corporate rate and join him for the weekend.  We stayed in the Fairmont 'Bab al Bahr', which is between the two bridges just as you enter AD.  From the higher floors in the hotel you have amazing views of the Grand Mosque.  It was a super relaxed weekend by the pool.

Thijs presenting in front of a painting of the mosque made by by hand/speed painter Jean Francois in a few minutes.  The videos on You Tube of this painter are quite amazing: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-Jf6CyMeB1I

All the girls in a long dress!

Fun in the shower

Amazing view of the mosque

at the pool, with the mosque in the background

Google Earth

Some Google Earth images of the Meadows.

Here all of the Meadows, Springs, Emirates Hills, Jumeirah Islands, Montgomerie GC and Emirates GC

A closeup of Meadows 9

and street 9

Bekeuring

Zo ziet een arabische bekeuring er dus uit. Ga dan maar eens uitleggen waarom je het er niet mee eens bent.  Het enige wat duidelijk is, is dat het een bekeuring van Thijs is (zie S40)!

Floortje's 1e Nl-se les

Nu Floortje 4 is mag ze net zoals Famke ook naar nederlandse les.  Elke woensdagmiddag gaat ze vanaf deze week 2 uurtjes naar groep 1 op de nederlandse school.  Met Juf Joke zingen ze liedjes, praten over nl-se dingen, kleuren, spelen en luisteren ze naar verhaaltjes.  Elke week mogen ze een nieuw boek uitzoeken om mee naar huis te nemen. Op de terugweg in de auto zei ze: 'Mam, ik vond het leuk!'

Hier op de foto met Thijs! 

Norah again

Norah

Today (actually yesterday, as she was born 3 minutes before 12), we welcomed a new person to our family: Norah!  Marc and Diana are now the proud parents of this beautiful little girl.  She weighs 2730 grams and both mum and Norah are doing very well.  We can't wait to meet her.