Schools Out for Summer . . . almost

Hi everyone,  it has been a busy few weeks since I got back from France.  We only have 7 1/2 days of school left.  I'll hit the highlights and then I have a lot of good pictures and a fun video of the ever growing Aden.

Our 10th graders celebrated their time at our school last Sunday night.  We went to the Intercontinental Hotel for dinner and let them say their farewells.  It was a nice evening that was very student centered. They put a lot of work into slideshows, speeches, and songs that they wanted to share with their friends and families.

Also on the school end of things, I put together and pulled off a successful geography bee for the second year in a row.  A new thing I did this year, since I am teaching PE was to put together a fitness competition for the students that wanted to show they are the toughest of the tough.  Ray, the head PE teacher and I came up with the list of events based off of the Crossfit Games, a huge competition sponsored by Reebok.  Unfortunately Ray's dad, who was 90, fell very ill and Ray went home a couple of days before his Dad passed away.  With some help from our awesome staff and of course, Tara, the ISG Jubail Fitness Challenge was still a success.  17 students participated and16 decided to finish the two day event.  All were very tired, sore, and proud when they finished.

At home, we have been spending part of every weekend on the beach.  Aden loves the water and playing in the sand.  We lather him with SPF 50, put him in the sun, sand, and water, and then take him home for a very long afternoon nap.  This system has been working well and Mom and Dad love the long naps he takes.

Upcoming travels include Bahrain next weekend for our anniversary.  On June 25th we leave for five nights in Amsterdam with a day trip to Antwerp, Belgium for my birthday, and another day trip somewhere else in The Netherlands.  Starting July 1st we are grounded to the Midwest until August 24th, when the craziness starts all over again.  We are very excited to see everyone at home and enjoy the novelties the U.S. has to offer that we can't come by in Saudi (Tara mentions Target frequently).

Enjoy the pictures and video!

A photo in Oia, Santorini that I received from our photo Swap with Dan and Heather.  This was taken from their kitchen window.

Training him early.  He is going to run my detailing business with me someday . . . maybe.

Aden may look like he hates sitting on the paddleboard we borrowed from our neighbors, but he really just hates wearing that floaty.  We took off the floaty, stayed real shallow and he loved it.  All three of us fit on the board.

Leave no space unexplored Aden!

Sometimes Aden likes to be like Daddy.

And sometimes Aden likes to be like Mommy.

The boys.

ISG Jubail's 10th grade class of 2012 . . . plus someones little sister.

Aden doesn't look very impressed with his very scholarly mother at her graduation.

I just found this video and wanted to show what a cool card Aden was given by his Great Grandma Gloria for his birthday.  He still plays with it and Mom had to tape it back together today.  He also woke me up with it while I was napping on the couch today.