Party Of Five in Dubai: Like sands through the hourglass...(April 2015)

I just came across this post that I wrote back in April 2015. We were in the midst of packing, when I came down with a bad case of pneumonia and never got around to posting. These were some good memories though, and so much fun to look back on...

Post from April 2015: Like sands through the hourglass, so are the Days of our Lives! It's hard to imagine that we are wrapping up another 20 week stint here in Dubai, which has completely flown by! I'm sitting in our apartment amongst partially packed suitcases and trunks trying to determine what stays in Dubai, what goes home, what gets donated and what goes in the trash. We spend approximately 40% of our year here, so we have acquired a lot of things over the last 7 years. Since we stay in a furnished apartment, we bring over mostly clothes from the US and leave things in Dubai such as toys, kitchen items, toiletries, Christmas decorations, kids scooters and the ever-important Apple TV in large metal trunks!

We have been blessed to experience another successful year in Dubai. Godolphin did extremely well in the Winter Carnival. They were the champion trainer, owner and World Cup winner (for the second year in a row!)

World Cup winner Prince Bishop was ridden by William Buick

Godolphin exhibit at the Dubai Mall with the World Cup trophy in the glass case

Rod and the boys at the Godolphin stables

Watching the horses on their evening walk

Mason remained busy with his school work and baseball. The school has been very accommodating with our schedule, and his second grade teacher moved up to third and was his teacher again this year! He worked with an awesome baseball instructor that really helped his confidence with pitching and hitting! He also managed to wiggle his way into the ASD Varsity baseball practices! I noticed him one day after school out on the practice field with the varsity team and was their bat boy for a few games and scrimmages! He was thrilled!! Mason is excited to get back to Fairfield and play with his league team and with the TX Knights traveling team!

Mason ran the final leg of his relay team during Field Day. Safe to say his team won!

Mason practicing out in left field with the Varsity team

Mason got to attend the Baseball Factory 3-day Training Camp

The twins seems to be happy wherever they are! Their preschool was a great experience for them, they learned to swim and their new favorite food is fish curry! Go figure! They love to play, wrestle and box with Mason! They love to dance and sing songs and know the words to more children's songs than I ever knew!