Greece & all its Greekness...

Well, Hello! Have we met?

Geez... Has it really been over 1 month since I've updated this blog? 

I guess there is good reason for the long silence & lack of updates. 

We have moved. Again.

Yes, we moved from Dubai, U.A.E. to Amman, Jordan. We moved out of our house in Dubai on June 1st and have been in transition ever since... And in between the move, we traveled to Greece for business/pleasure.... We spent 10 days in Greece and were able to explore Athens for a day as well as other small communities. 

Enjoy our pics of Greece & all its Greekness!

Oh! The green trees! We loved it! Our allergies went a little crazy since we are used to brown desert, but we soaked in as much of God's beauty as we could!

Olympian Zeus' Temple

Huge Amphitheater! 

Oh! This View!!! AMAZING!

Lots of construction, but we toured around it!! :)

We had a "date night"... us and 200+ other adults.... but it was fun!

 

And the view, food and entertainment was wonderful! (I thought of my family and their love for the movie: "My Big Fat Greek Wedding")

Did I mention that the food in Greece was Amazing? It was so fresh and tasty! 

We had another lovely dinner out with some co-workers... Awesome view!

We (Randall and I) enjoyed a morning of hiking!

I Love my family!

Thank you for checking in on us!! We have been in Amman for 2 weeks now and are looking forward to settling into life here! Stay tuned for more adventures!!!

A Special Weekend...

Pink & TuTu's Everywhere!!!

This is how we spent our Thursday night... and loved it! We are so proud of Morgan as we watched her dance her heart away! She definitely has found her "nitch" and Love!

Morgan started taking ballet when she was 4 years old and we lived in Oman. A dear friend of ours taught Morgan, along with 4 other little girls in the privacy of her home. She performed in her first ballet recital in the summer of 2011. We then skipped a year of ballet as we moved to a different country. But then moved back to Oman where Morgan started ballet up again with the same teacher. She had her 2nd recital in the summer of 2013.

We then moved to Dubai where she joined Brooklyn Melodies (Music and Dance School) and has been taking lessons there for the past year. She had her 3rd recital last December 2013 and then her 4th recital was this past Thursday night (June 12, 2014). We have loved watching Morgan dance around the house, twirling, jumping and know that ballet is truly something she loves to do. 

Enjoy the pictures of our sweet Ballerina!

Over the last year, Morgan moved up from the Pre-Primary to the Primary Class.

Proud Daddy!

Proud Mommy!

 Please be sure and tell Morgan how proud you are of her (leave a comment!) :)

And to continue this special weekend, we celebrate Father's Day! 

For Randall, this is his 7th Father's Day and he has been a wonderful Daddy to Morgan and Micah. They both adore him and love spending time with him! We love you Randall! Happy Father's Day!

And to our G.Pa, PaPa, Great Paw Paw and Grandpa... We love each of you and miss you so much!

Happy Father's Day to you too!

And an extra special Happy 1st Father's Day to Uncle Brandon! Resse is so blessed to call you Daddy!

The Journey...

"I will sing of the steadfast love of the Lord, forever; with my mouth I will make known your faithfulness to all generations." (Psalm 89:1)

This journey began 5 years ago when we picked up our life and moved overseas with a 5 month old and a 2 year old....

2009

 2010

 2011

2012

2013

2014

3 countries lived in, 11 countries visited, 6 different homes... a Big 5 year old and a Sweet 7 year old... and our journey continues...

"The steadfast love of the Lord never ceases; His mercies never come to an end; they are new every morning; great is Your faithfulness." (Lamentations 3:22-23)

Project 365 is Back... Finally! (week 26)

Oh Wow... I'm officially embarrassed that I've let this blog go over 3 weeks without updates. So, thank you in advance for those of you stopping by and reading up!

Where to start? 

• We have traveled already in the month of May
• Hit the 100 degree temps during the day
• Celebrated my 32nd b-day 
• Trying to stay well... as 3 out of 4 of us have been feeling "under the weather" recently. 

About a month ago, we were blessed with a fun Saturday spent with friends! And our 2 kiddos were pumped to see their best bud, Lucy. I don't think they left each other's side! We "explored" Old Dubai and even rode a little boat, which of course was super exciting for the kids!

 Day 177: Cuties

Day 178: Boat ride.. anyone? (yes, this is the kind of boat we rode)

Day 179: Souk (Arabic word for market or shop)

*this was definitely a "touristy" souk but thankful for its cleanliness

 Day 180: Lanterns and Shoes

Day 181: Old Dubai

And as a continuation of my "Its All About a Balance" post awhile back... here are a few more healthy and tasty recipes... 

Day 182: Carrot Cake Balls (thank you pinterest!) 

http://www.cookincanuck.com/2013/03/no-bake-carrot-cake-granola-bites-recipe/?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=Feed:+CookinCanuck+(Cookin'+Canuck) 

 Day 183: Chicken Salad (Mayo-Free)

I mixed plain yogurt and feta cheese instead of mayo or cream cheese (a lot less calories)

 Homemade Pizza with a thin, whole-wheat crust

 http://www.thekitchn.com/recipe-homemade-thin-crust-pizza-recipes-from-the-kitchn-45499 

 Breakfast of Champions!

Plain yogurt with homemade granola, tsp of flaxseed and fresh mango

(the mangos this time of the year are amazing!)

http://www.trueaimeducation.com/easy-healthy-homemade-granola-recipe/  

If you try out any of these recipes, I'd love to hear your feedback! Or if you have a different recipe that you like, please share it! 

Have a great week! And Happy Mother's Day!