McGuire's of Arabia: Spring break with mom

The timing of Avery's birth couldn't have been planned better. She was due on April 4th which was the first day of spring break. She did come two days early, but our school gives two days of paternity leave. This meant that Jamie and Aden would be home with Avery and I for the first two weeks of her life. Perfect timing! Another bonus was that my mom came during that time as well.

We spent a lot of spring break just hanging out at home, but did get out of the house a bit. Most of our outdoor time was spent at the beach. Aden loves the beach! He loves the water, the sand, the shells, everything. Avery wasn't too sure of the water. Sometimes she thinks its okay, but other times she really doesn't like it.

Nana and Aden playing in the sand

Our little beach babe!

Aden loves swimming in the ocean

One weekend, we went to Hofuf which is one of the world's largest oasis. Pretty much, it is an old Saudi town that has a lot more foliage. There are some really neat caves on the edge of town that Aden loved. We also visited a camel market and watched the camels get loaded onto a truck. Jamie, Aden and I had visited Hofuf before, but it was a neat experience for my mom plus Aden was too young to remember his first visit. Thankfully we didn't go on our own. Mark (school principal) and Gerd-Inger were our guides. They are like grandparents to our kids.

picnic lunch

Playing in the caves!

Our whole group outside the caves

We really enjoyed having my mom around as we worked on acclimating to having two kids. She did a lot of dishes during her time here and things just miraculously got cleaned during the day. It was so nice to not have to worry about those little things. Of course there was a lot of walks with Aden and snuggling with Avery. Thanks mom for all your help, it was priceless!