Another day in the desert.

The perfect time of year for trips over the desert to the inland sea. The weather is beautiful, the sea temperature is perfect for swimming, all up a great day out.

Susannah ready to go...

Johnathan ready to go...

Johnathan gets a camel ride while everyone lets some air out of the tyres to get ready for the sand driving.

Some tyre trouble on the way back, Johnathan and Susannah try to help...

Monica's Birthday Celebrations

We celebrated Monica's birthday this week with presents at home before going out for dinner. Monica enjoyed her day despite being a bit tired after getting 2AM phone call from her mum - please remember the time difference Helen!!!

Johnathan enjoying the dinner.

Susannah loves to cuddle her mummy, especially on her birthday!

Getting ready for the cake, the kids (and Monica for that matter) intently focused on the chocolate pieces on top.

A rare family photo!

Easter Holiday Fun

Over the last two weeks, the kids have been enjoying the spring holidays (two weeks off from school for Johnathan). The weather has been surprisingly mild and even quite a bit of rain which is unusual for this time of year. The compound swimming pool once again resembles a Danish holiday camp as many of the Danes have friends visiting at this time of year. And of course, Easter was a highlight.

Enjoying the easter bounty, we were supposed to be in Dubai for easter but Susannah had a high fever so we decided to delay the trip for two weeks. As you can see, she recovered quickly.



Johnathan went to a four day soccer training school over the holidays, he loved it. The coaches tell us he tackles and plays hard. That's our boy! Here he displays some of his new found skills at home.

Little Susie is growing up fast as you can see...

Wakeboarding

David and Johnathan went wakeboarding this morning with Andrew, an old friend from David's days at Esso in Melbourne. It was a great morning with perfect conditions and good company. The highlight was Johnathan having a go with Andrew's help.


In the water ready to go...



Up and running!


Enjoying the action.


And Andrew shows us all how it's done!!

And check out the buildings in the background, they are known as the zig-zag towers, an apartment development just to the north of Doha in the West Bay Lagoon area.