Tuesday, August 11, 2009

Week Twenty Two

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Artem's very first self-propelled ride on a tricycle.


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My friend Tiffany's son Jack.


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Sharing a drink with a friend.


Week Twenty One

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A little airtime for Bella.


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Artem loves Bella more than Bella would like to be loved.


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My first iphone picture. Clearly this one is going to win a major award!


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I made a shadow box of Randy's high school letter and some football pictures.


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Week Twenty

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Artem was reading his books in his room and when he was finished I asked him to clean them up. A minute later he was in the kitchen telling me he was all done cleaning. This is what I found when I went in his room. In his defense, I tell him all the time that I must be able to see the spine of the book and technically, I can see the spine of the books. :)


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No pictures today, I had to turn my camera in to get it cleaned.

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Camera still being cleaned.


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Camera still being cleaned.


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My camera is back and my new lens has been added. I bought a Sigma 30mm f1.4 prime lens. This is my girlfriend's son. This lens ROCKS for portraits.


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Week Nineteen

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This is a cake I saw at a local bakery in Abu Dhabi.


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I was packed for the trip home and when I came back in the bedroom, I found Artem's monkey had been put into my purse.


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No picture today, since I was halfway over the Atlantic ocean. :)

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Clearly the jet lag is bothering Artem and he is NOT in the mood to have his picture taken.

Sunday, May 17, 2009

Week Eighteen

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We rented this bikes one night and rode the Corniche. It was a major workout for mom and dad while Artem rode easy in the front seat yelling, "Faster, Faster!"

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After taking Artem to WOMAD, he wants to play the drum everyday.


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Randy working in the kitchen. Photographing food is not that easy despite the fact that it literally just sits there.


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Benches at a local stadium.


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Remember a couple weeks ago I posted two pictures on here of how vibrant the sky and ground were on Earth day? This would be the opposite. This isn't a bad dust storm, just a windy day blowing junk around. Oh, one more thing, I took these pictures about 3:30 in the afternoon, not at night like it looks.




Week Seventeen

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Mmmm...chocolate and granola!


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Yours truly!


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Busted!


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You just can't pass up a puddle!


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I discovered a hidden treasure, a free spray park across the street from our flat.


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I could spread those cheeks on a cracker and eat them!


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This one is getting framed when I get back to the states!


Week Sixteen

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Puzzles are now the hit in our house!


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I got out of the shower one day and found Artem in one of his toy tubs singing, happy as a clam.


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I saw the moon on our walk home (our building is on the right) and thought it was neat the way it was peaking between the buildings.


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Cars are the big thing for Emiratis. The faster, shinnier, more expensive, the better. This new Lamborghini was parked outside the Ministry of Education. Go figure?!


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The next day at breakfast, we saw someone's Rolls Royce parked up front in the "special lot". Wonder why they didn't park our Mercury Mountaineer in this parking lot??


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Wanna guess who dressed Artem today?