CLG Christmas Party



All the Kiddies




The older folk...




The delicious meal, games, table and gorgeous dog



We had our first CLG Christmas meal at Joss and Barry's home, and it was a wonderful day!  Their house is beautiful, they have plenty of games and the cutest dog!  The food was just divine, a delicious "bring and share" meal, (even though most of it was supplied by Joss and Barry!). I think the group has learnt that pairing Ryan and Barry in any game is simply dangerous; it makes them proud and the rest of us mad!  It was a stunning day of fellowship and sharing, lots of laughs, and I don't remember any tears-even though there were many kiddies, a jumping castle and team BarryRyan winning everything!

Thank you Warren for the organising, and Joss and Barry for opening your wonderful home and for all the rest of you for whatever you brought and for blessed 1st year of CLG that we have so enjoyed and been blessed by.

Thanksgiving!!!!

I know this is unbelievably late, but we've had many wonderful guests staying with us since October and I had some other "technical difficulties".  So...lots of catching up to do! 

We had a great thanksgiving lunch at Jackie's place, and it was great to see what Thanksgiving is actually about and why our American friends make it such an important day.

I was so thankful for the great friendships we've made here, the fellowship is so sweet-it is a great blessing to us!

F1!!!

We had the privilege of going to the F1 in Abu Dhabi and what a fantastic experience! I went to the practise and qualifying day on Saturday, and it was more than enough to get me hooked.

I always wondered what all the fuss was about, why the guys get paid so much, why there are so many F1 fanatics, and now I get it-at least a little bit! 

Can't wait for next year!

Gramma and Granpa Zoffie's Visit

The visit with Gramma and Granpa Zoffie was, as always, special and FUN!  We went shopping (no photos of that!), visited the stables, played many games, swam often, ate alot and chilled out!   

Perfect!

KIDZANIA!!!!!

We had the unbelievable experience of "emigrating to Kidzania" for the morning with the Yongs. 

Man what FUN!! 

I honestly cannot say who enjoyed it the most-and that includes Melanie and myself aswell!  There is something so special in seeing your kiddos having that much fun!

I needed to do 2 collages for this because I had too many photos (I took 175 that morning!) and could not cut them down anymore! I hope you can get a feel for the day...

Swimming with Amelie!

Fun as always with the Lister Girls-thank you Millie and Aimee for your friendship and the fellowship we so enjoy! 

Getting used to home!

We've been back home for a month now, and to be honest-it was a bit strange!  But when I went to church the first Friday, I was reminded that this is our home for now, and I am so thankful that this is where the Lord has us for now!  We have had many great times of fellowship in our time back, and it's been so good to catch up with our Dubai friends again. 

Unfortunately I took a bit of a break from my camera (I thought it needed a rest-it worked very hard in it's time away!) so I don't have too many pics of these great people-I apologize for that! 

What a blessed month it's been!