Hockey is a family affair...

Teddy had hockey practice this morning so Ripley went along to "play" too.  Ripley is obsessed with hockey and he needed a jersey, helmet, and hockey stick just like his big brother.  Ripley's favorite word?  HOCKEY!

First time on the ice!

Halloween 2015

Who would have thought that we would have our most American Halloween in six years abroad in Dubai? We really had a wonderful Halloween filled with three days of celebration, starting with the annual Dubai American Academy Halloween parade.

Teddy's class is coming around the track.

Teddy dressed as a ninja!

The next day, we went to a friend's house for a kid's Halloween party geared toward Ripley's age group.  We didn't take any pictures (although I hope we have some from friends) but Ripley dressed as a hockey player and Teddy was, again, a ninja.

On Halloween night, we took Ripley around our apartment building to get a taste for trick-or-treating.  He loved it and was especially thrilled by the chocolate!

We got Ripley into his crocodile/dinosaur/lizard costume but he insisted on picking out his t-shirt (which didn't match!) and carrying as many toys as he could handle.  I guess we have to pick our battles with this one!

In the hallway and ready to knock on the first door.  What a cute little smile!

Somebody could really get into this Halloween thing!

Later that evening, we were invited by a family who lives in a big expat neighborhood over for dinner and trick-or-treating with a big group of Dubai American Academy families.

Teddy loved hanging out with the other kids and putting his hands into the "mystery jars" to feel witch brains and maggots.  This picture was snapped before he really realized what was going on.

Gross!

Love this picture of neighbor, David, who dressed up as a Queen Bee!

Brother Love

Cub Scouts!

Teddy and I had a fun evening of pajama bingo to support the Cub Scouts of Dubai tonight.  Teddy is in his second year as a Cub Scout and he is working on his wolf badge.  Although he had a bit of a tummy ache, we had fun hanging out with his troop, eating pizza, and (of course!) playing bingo!

Water Show at the Burj Khalifa

Tonight we saw the famous water show (think Bellagio in Vegas type water show) at the Burj Khalifa.  We saw the 6pm show because we have two little people who don't love to stay up late and it was a lot of fun, although I think Michael and I enjoyed it more than the boys...can you tell?

Starting to look the part!

A boy, some blueberries, a cartoon, and his cat!

Our favorite hockey player!

#42, Michael Russell, takes the ice!

A friendly face!

Tonight we met up with our friend from Seoul, South Korea, Steve Messiah, who now lives in Doha, Qatar.  It was wonderful to catch up with Steve and to eat at our favorite Taiwanese restaurant, Din Tai Fung.