Trevor Noah

Before winter break we went to see the Daily Show host Trevor Noah in Abu Dhabi.

Totally fuzzy but we saw him!

Happy Fathers Day

Happy 13th Anniversary

Michael and I celebrated our 13th wedding anniversary with dinner at the top of the Burj Khalifa, the tallest building in the world.  We ate sushi, drank fancy drinks, and looked at our wedding album.  13 years certainly does go quickly!

Happy Birthday, Michael!

A fun hockey cake (decorated by Shana and Ripley) for Michael's special day!

Jordan Selfies

A few random photos from our wonderful trip to Jordan.  

At the Dubai International Airport (DXB) ready to take off!

At the Roman Amphitheater in Amman.

At the Roman Amphitheater in Amman.

The Dubai Opera

Michael treated me to a night at the new Dubai Opera House to see West Side Story.  Not technically an opera, but we had a wonderful evening together.

A selfie in front of the tallest building in the world, the Burj Khalifa, right next to the Opera House.

The Burj and the Opera House!

We certainly do like taking selfies, don't we!

Artsy!

Inside the Opera House.

A little better view!

Happy 12th Anniversay

We celebrated by going to dinner at The Meat & Company (yum, steaks!) by the Burj Khalifa and ever caught the beautiful water show!

Looking the part!

Happy 40th Birthday, Michael!

We celebrated Michael's birthday by first stopping for a drink at the One & Only hotel before taking a boat out to their boutique hotel on the Palm.

A quick shot in front of the pool before dinner starts.

Another cute one of us!

We had a wonderful dinner of fresh fish and even got a tour of the kitchen, before they surprised Michael with this beautiful dessert platter.

Happy Birthday, Michael!

Burj Al Arab

At the DAA Christmas party, we won a dinner for two at the Burj Al Arab, the iconic "sail building" on the water in Dubai. Normally, we wouldn't have enough money to have dinner at this world- renowned 7 star hotel so it was a thrill of a lifetime to be able to have dinner there.

You can't even walk up to the hotel without a reservation so we were feeling quite fancy!

When we walked inside the hotel it was really hard to describe - very posh but a little like Masonic Temple (because the lobby is the center of the building so there aren't windows) meets Las Vegas hotel celebrating Chinese New Year (there was A LOT of red and gold everywhere).  That might not sound like the most flattering description, but that is really the best way to describe it.  You really have to see it to believe it!

If you stand in the lobby and look up toward the middle of the building, the above picture is what you see.  Each of the hotel rooms are suites with windows looking out over Dubai and balconies looking into the hotel lobby.

There is a lot of water, from fountains and giant fish tanks.  This was the jumping water fountain on the first floor of the lobby right outside of the restaurant where we had dinner.

We got to enjoy the buffet dinner which was a whopping $250 per person!  Thankfully, we didn't have to pay.  It was very seafood heavy with a lot of Arabic flair.

Our dinner included a bottle of wine which was produced specifically for the Burj Al Arab!

This was the view into the restaurant from our table.  Very spectacular!

Michael and I enjoying our very special evening thanks to DAA and their Christmas party!

Merry Christmas from Prague!

We have had a wonderful five days in Prague exploring Christmas markets, ancient castles, huge cathedrals, historic synagogues, and eating our weight in sausage and beer! More photos to come once we get home and download our camera but, until then, a very Merry Christmas to all!

Off to the mountains tomorrow for some skiing!

Family Pictures

There aren't many chances for Shana to get out from behind the camera and have her picture taken.  Here is a great one with her and her little Ripley-roo.

And a nice one of Ripley, Shana and Michael!

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.

Our Shipment Has Arrived!

And the boys have created MEGA MATTRESS!  What are we going to do with this extra bed?

The Marina

It is very hot in Dubai this time of the year, but the mornings are perfect for playing outside.  Today we went down to the Marina and played at the fountain.  Luckily, we had the whole fountain to ourselves!

The Boys!

Baseball game II

Another great picture from the night!

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Scooter!

Teddy got to ride on Daddy's scooter as he pushed it on the sidewalk. While he is too little to ride on it with Michael for real, he seems to think this is just as fun.

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