Rumble in the Jungle

The Early Years, suited up and ready to Rumble!

Zach was great.

Doing a dance with a friend.

I promised Zach chocolate if he sung nice and loud. He delivered!

Grrr!

The Early  Years department put on a fabulous show this year. It was called 'Rumble in the Jungle' and the children did a fantastic job. Zach's class sung three songs including 'The Lion Sleeps Tonight' which they also did in Arabic with the other classes. Zach was brilliant, he sung really loudly and had a great time. Well done Zach!

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Burj Khalifa.

The kids check out the Burj Khalifa model before we head up.

Up the Top!

Dubai Mall on the left and the fountains. The big building center left is The Address which is huge but looks tiny from this angle!

Top view of the overpass.

Look up!

Checking out the view.

Looking over Jumeirah 1. The islands you can faintly see in the water is The World.

Looking south down Sheikh Zayed Road.

  

The Creek extension.

Bastie was starting get bored here so decided to indulge in one of his favourite past times, irritating Zach.

Pulling his 'who me' face when i told him to leave Zach alone.

Job done, Zach's annoyed. Stoked.

Looking out to the desert.

All worn out.

The lift back down. As you can tell from Daisy, it made your ears pop.

We had a great trip up Burj Khalifa in early May. Not surprisingly, it's really really high.

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Summer!

Ice blocks are a great way to beat the heat.

It's coooooold!

Sometimes it's just too hot and we have to stay inside. Which is always fun when the Smith's are visiting.

Daisy had Barnaby Bear home from school one weekend, he enjoyed some trampolining.

He also enjoyed the pool.

Bastie and his bestie, Aiden. Safety first.

Our superhero gets kitted up for the pool.

More ice block action.

Rockets, mmm.

Bastie gives up the pretense of liking ice blocks and goes for the cheese.

Beer also helps beat the heat.

Kicking back in the crab lid.

Decorating the playhouse.

Gorgeous boys.

Summer is here and we've been having lots of fun in the garden with plenty of water to keep us cool. We've also been spending a lot of time at the pool. Daisy spends more time swimming under the water than above it, Zach can now swim independently in the deep end and Bastie still loves floating around on his armbands.

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Andy's birthday.

24 again!

Lunch at the Hard Rock Cafe.

Music videos on a giant screen with lunch. And a motorbike. Kid heaven.

Andy turned 42 on 20 April. To celebrate, we went to the Hard Rock Cafe for lunch then dinner and a few drinks with friends at the Golf Club in the evening. Happy birthday Andy!

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Bec's trip to NZ

 First stop in Auckland, the beach! 

Gorgeous Harry. I have such cute nephews!

Ha!

I was very lucky to meet brand new baby Owen!

I had a great trip to the zoo with Sam, Nev, Harry and Eliza.

The zoo.

Eliza pulls a great animal imitation.

It was lovely to catch up with Tash and family.

Vodka and tunes, woo!

A very nice family dinner in Nelson.

Shihad concert with Lisa and Gary.

Sid!

Christchurch. Boo.

Lesley and Matt get married!

Lisa, Katie and Lorraine.

Final photos in Chch.

In mid April I had a solo trip to NZ for Lesley and Matt's wedding. How exciting! I was gone for 9 days leaving Andy to hold the fort with Madge and Bob assisting.

I had a wonderful time in NZ. I didn't take nearly enough photos but I managed to catch up with lots of people and it was fantastic to see everyone. Thanks so much to everyone who had me to stay. Hopefully I'll be able to wangle another solo trip in a couple of years!

Bx