Lots of rain and Caley's Birthday Party

 

What a crazy weather week we had! People that have lived here in Saudi haven't seen the kind of weather that we had. I'll tell more about that later.. Our Sunday night was a neat one for the girls. Gammy Skyped and read them their bedtime story. The really enjoyed it! Thanks Gammy!

 



 On Monday I took Caley to her first Tiny Tots Dance class. She wasn't so sure about it at first but ended up trying to follow he teacher's instructions! She was so cute bobbing up and down and blowing kisses (part of the routine)!!!

 So the rain started, I think on Sunday. A very slow and very gentle rain the kind you like to have to grab a book, snuggle up under a blanket and read with no electronics on so you can hear the rain. But the problems is that the rain just kept coming down. Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday...Oh it was nice but it caused a lot of problems here on camp. Many streets flooded. Some people had problems inside their home, to the point that their ceilings fell in some rooms. It was crazy! Saudi wasn't made for this much rain at one time!

The yellow bucket that you see in this video was completely full by the time the rain had stopped!

 They ended up bringing in the big rigs to suck up the water! They did a great job and took a good 24 hour to get this one part cleaned up enough so that we could travel on this one road.

 

 This poor Land Rover had a tree fall on it. Apparently it was a new one, too! Ouch....

 The day after all the rain stopped we ended up having no power for about 8 hours or so. Luckily the sun was shining so Macey and I made a turkey together. It was interesting, the whole power be out, because  there was a good section of camp without power but the other side was find. They even canceled the middle school in the afternoon because the school didn't have power! Michael's building had power and so he had to stay at work were other got to go home and "work from home!" So here is the turkey we made! Gobble, Gobble!

 Friday we had Caley's birthday party. I sent out an email canceling the party the day before(which was to be outside at a playground) because of all the rain we had...but on Thursday it turned out to be very nice and so I sent another email out say it was on! We had a great time with our friends and the weather couldn't have been any better! We spent almost 3 hours out there!

 Silly face!

 Daddy and Macey at the playground just chillin!

The picture below was taken after we sang happy birthday. Blogger wouldn't load the video, think it maybe too long. She did well this year and didn't cry like she has in the past!

 Macey after eating her cupcake!

One of our friends Mollie had a great camera to snapped these photos of the girls! Thanks Mollie!!

 Chocolate frosting mustache!

 Look at the sparkle in Macey's eyes, love it!!!

 

Update on our stuff from the states: Michael got word that our shipment arrived in prt on Nov. 17. He ws told it could take 12-14 days for us to get it at the house. But some of our friends have got theirs in less time one was 5 days! So I'm hopeful that this could be the week but more than likely it will be next week!

 

Until next time,

As’salam Alikum ~ Peace be with you!

The Myers

 

 

 

And we are still waiting for our stuff!

This week wasn't too crazy around here! The biggest thing that happened on camp is that our commissary changed companies. This was a BIG thing for our camp as the other store owner weren't taking care of business and many customers were not happy. So a new company called LuLu's took over. The store closed for a few days and then on Sunday they had their big grand opening. There were a lots of people that came to the opening, Macey and I being one of them, but it was great to see some really great products and lots of fresh produce. Everyone was oohing and awing over stuff. These will be so nice because I won't have to take a bus into town and lug all of our groceries home plus have the girls with me!

We couldn't stay too long because we had to go pick up Caley. We did buy some Italian peperoni! It was so good that when we went shopping yesterday we had to pick up another half kilo, because we ate nearly all of the other one from Sunday! Yummy, can' wait to put it on our home made pizzas!

 

 Just a little bit of the croud!

 On Monday and Tuesday our library has some kids activities. We haven't been before but wanted to give it a try. The first night the girls heard a story and colored a bear. The second night they made butterflies.

 I am so proud of Macey! She is trying so hard to stay in the lines and did you see her name! Yep, she did that all by herself! She isn't even 4 and can write her name. I had kindergarten students that couldn't write their name. Just goes to show if you work with them a little they can and will do it!!!

 On Thursday Michael had a volleyball match (he is coaching 6th and 7th graders). So the girls and I went to the ball park were the teachers from the elementary and middle school were playing ball. The field is near the ocean and the wind was blowing pretty good making just a little chilly! Hince the pants and jackets the girls are wearing!

 After the game they got to go and run around the field a bit. Lots of fun!

 

On Thursday Macey and I took our first Mum and Tots Dance class. She had a blast. I didn't get a picture of her but will next week. She is ready to go back!!!

 

Last night Michael and I watched our friends, Ambre and Brad's kiddoes so they could have a date night! They have three kids and with our two girls, well lets just say they had a blast playing together! I didn't get any pictures but they had fun just digging in the dirt, running around chasing each other and having some yummy cauliflower mac and cheese for dinner! Ambre and Brad came over and we hung out on our patio and just talked and laugh until we realized that it was 9:45! Oh the fun we had. We ended up taking some of our Aramco furniture to sit on outside since we still don't have our stuff! The weather was PERFECT!!!

Speaking of our stuff, crossing our fingers that when Michael goes into work on Sunday that he will have an email that of stuff is in port! Awww, so close but still so far away! We are ready for it to be here but are nervous because we don't have a clue where everything is going to go!

 

Until next time,

As’salam Alikum ~ Peace be with you!

The Myers

Caley Goes to Preschool!

Last was a big week for Caley because she has been missing school so much. She is always talking about her Julie and Dianne from her school in Texas. So, we finally gave in and found a preschool here on camp that she can go to and be with other kids her age (which she is needed, for socialization). She goes five days a week from 8:10 to 11:10. I have to say she was so excited to go to "her school!"

Caley Dressed herself for her first day of school!

 



 

 Caley is tell her sister it is "her school!"

 Silly faces!

 One the mornings this past week I did my normal routine of going out for a walk (I'd run but have pulled some tendons in my right foot, so I can only walk for now) but this is what I saw...the threat of rain!!!

 Oh, wait ya'll it did sprinkle on me. I haven't felt rain since we left Texas. But this I am afraid to say is all we got! Those clouds soon blew away and it became sunny as normal.

 On another day I went out for my walk and had this incredible picture of the sun rising. Breath taking!

 On one of my morning walks Macey joined me because she woke up early and didn't want to go back to sleep. I wanted Caley and Michael to sleep so she joined me. Although it was a bit chilly this morning! I didn't get my entire walk done because she was too cold, scary to say!

 On Friday I stopped by a friends house, her kiddos were playing outside so the girls wanted to play too! Here is a picture of the girls and Ethan riding around in the car! Macey was having a blast driving the car!

 Macey has a little crush on Ethan and I'm pretty sure it's the same for Ethan. Both of them gravitate towards each other when they see each other! So here is Ethan driving Macey around! We will have to watch these two in the future....

Kisses and Trick or Treating!

This week was a full one. We had a blast! Last Friday we went over to a Ambre and Brad's house and had a potluck dinner. They cooked chicken and I brought deviled eggs and my oatmeal cookies! There were nine adults and nine kids! Let's just say everyone had lots of fun! We were parting the night away! We the adults were enjoying our time together we decide to put a movie on for the kids so that they would settle down a bit and stop running/screaming all over the place! They settled down and enjoyed the movie. We adults were on the patio next to the living room so we still could see them. Well the next day I met up with Ambre (the greatest hostess!) and she told me that Macey had done something at her house. Well Ambre's oldest plays with a little girl near the same age. Well that girl kissed Ambre's son on the cheek. Apparently Macey saw this and took the opportunity to kiss this boy on the LIPS!!!! OMG!!! When I talked with her about it she denied they whole thing but I could tell she wasn't telling the truth about what had happened. So Michael and I have had to talk with her about this and hopefully she won't be kissing any boy until she's in her twenties! LOL!

 

On Saturday I got a much need Mommy day to myself. This meant that I took the shopper's bus and was able to walk around without having to worry about anything except myself! I know that sounds silly but I really did enjoy myself. While I was out I finally purchased some sand toys for the girls. We've been meaning to do this but just kept forgetting when we were out. So when I got home we took the girls down to the beach to play with their new toys!

 

 Of course Caley enjoyed herself!

 Macey did, too!

 The ocean must have been at low tide because there were tons of sea shells! This is one of my favorite pictures of Michael and Macey walking on the beach! So sweet!

 As were about to go I noticed Caley on the sand making sand angels! She was covered in sand so she got a bath on the back patio, which she loves!

 On Monday, Macey's school had their Halloween party. I made rice crispy pumpkin treats for her class. They turned out pretty cute and the kids loved them.

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Her class paraded around the school! She enjoyed herself and was so happy to see Caley and I!

 We then went back to her classroom to eat snacks, decorate a monster and dig into some worms (noodles) for a special treat!

 

 

 

 Caley wanted to try it but was very unsure. As soon as Mrs. King moved away she dove into the pumpkin

 

On one of the mornings I took the girls into town to the fruit and vegetable stand. The Saudi's are super sweet here and before even being in the stand for less than a minute both girls had a banana in their hand to eat! Here is a picture of what we brought home. Next time we won't get so much.

We had Macey's first parent teacher conferences this week. Everything went well. Her teacher gave her 2 stars and a wish: 1. Macey gets along well with everyone. She can play with friends or be alone. 2. Macey had such positive energy. She enjoys everything we do, read, sing, and play with. Mrs. King also gave her a wish and area where we can help. Continue to work with her and encourage her to write her name. I know she knows what letters they are, but at school she says that she can't do it. This is mainly because she sees that the other kids can't do it. I want her to shine when she is ready to do this. So we went home and we practiced. Here is her work. I had to help her with y but she did the rest! So proud of her!

 She is also very interested in Michael and I's name and how it is spelled.

 After the hard work of write we enjoyed a popsicle!

 So then we made it to Halloween. They girls had a blast. To the point that they were telling us to stay in the golf cart so that they could trick or treat at a door by themselves!

Here's Caley as Doc McStuffins



 Macey and Daddy in the golf cart. Macey is a witch.

 Here is a picture of them going to a door by themselves!

 This picture is blurry but they were holding hands going to the next house!

Here is a video of Caley. Every time we left a house she would say, "We need to get more candy!"

 

 

Our week was very full. We are so blessed to live in this community. Everyone was so happy to see the girls in their costume (which they gave them more candy!) but it was a ton of fun.

 

In other news, Caley will start at a preschool this Sunday for half day in the mornings. She has been missing school so much and is really excited to go! This will be some great one on one time with Macey in the morning and I'll get one on one time with Caley while Macey is in school in the afternoon!

 

 

As’salam Alikum ~ Peace be with you!

The Myers