This is Rylan and Daddy snorkeling....this is suppose to be at the bottom in order....but it didnt work that way! They had fun and saw many different sizes, colors and shapes of fish. It was a nice "first" trip for the boys!

Christmas in Fujairah, UAE-2010............ We had a really great time and got through Christmas much better than we had thought we would. It helped to get away and get our minds off of things. The resort was wonderful and kept us busy! The picture above is of Abby and the boys riding out to Snoopy Island. The boys snorkeled there, mommy is too chicken!

Kids enjoying the pool.

Rydge and Rylan in the Indian Ocean.....

View from my pool chair. The mountains are gorgeous and then we had the Indian Ocean also.

Andy and Rylan, Christmas 2010....we had a wonderful meal that consisted of the following and many things i cant remember. It was pricey, but worth every penny! We had lobster, shrimp-ginormous ones, prime rib, steak, mash taters, baked potatoes, grilled vegies, grilled seafood kabobs, mussels, salads galore, fresh breads, tons of desserts, soups, sushi, turkey, dim sum, lamb, grape vine rolls(stuffed with rice and lamb), not my favorite, seafood ragout(basically cheese sauce with seafood), lasagna,etc........it was amazing! :)

The boys and I.... I love this picture!

Snorkeling with daddy! This is Rydge....they didnt have gear small enough. He saw some fish and had a good time.

Back at home....Christmas night. I wish they were always this good. Santa brought Rylan a scooter and Rydge a big dump truck! They were spoiled by their grandparents who either sent gifts early, shipped them on time or sent money for us to buy them gifts and or the kids bought some on their own and they had fun doing it!

We hope you all had a very Merry Christmas and a wonderful ending to 2010, it has been an exciting one for us. We hope the new year brings as much joy and happiness as 2010. We made a HUGE step and we are glad we did, we have done so many new things in just a few short months. I cant wait to see what 2011 brings us. The boys and I will be home in July for about 6-8 weeks and then Andy for just 2 weeks. He has demanding work here in the UAE. He may get to visit home this Spring, he may be home for some training in Muscatine. Lucky dog if he does! The kids and I wont be happy, for one he will get to see family and for two....we will be WITHOUT him. I am lucky we have a great nanny to help me out!

I had better sign off. The boys need to go outside, they are getting wound up!

Love and miss you all!

♥Abby and boys!(Andy is always included in the "boys")