A Family Reunion in Bahrain

Tara and I had an awesome weekend! Tara and I left one minute before school got out on Wednesday to go to Bahrain to see Seth. We even took Saturday off of work to have a long weekend with my brother. We weren't sure if he was actually going to get his leave approved, but he did. Seth was happy to escape his base in Djibouti, Africa for a few days, and now he only has two months left.

We took Seth out to the Tree of Life, which he thought was neat. There were a ton of workers out there digging big holes for pottery to put in a museum. They showed us some of the pieces they had dug up.

We also spent some time walking the shopping malls and street shops, watching movies, going out to eat, and visiting the Naval base in Bahrain. Ironman II and Clash of the Titans are good movies if you are wondering. The base was pretty cool to see too. Tara and I walked into their commissary and felt like we walked back into the United States. All the products and name brands we haven't seen in 9 months were oddly comforting.

Even though we didn't do very much, it was one of the best weekends we have had since being here. Spending some time with my brother was just what we needed before going into the lat five weeks of school and Saudi Arabia before we come home for a visit.

Enjoy the pictures

Brothers at the Tree of Life

The deep holes the excavators were digging at the Tree of Life

A rousing game of Monopoly . . . Seth won.

The three of us at TGIFridays for our last meal together

Tara snuck this candid picture

Our GPS said the funniest pronunciations for place names. All the "Al" street names were pronounced "Alabama." "Mohammad VI" also turned into "Mohammad Virgin Islands"