Cumbies take Dubai…

We had the privilege of hosting Jon’s parents, aka Leighton’s grandparents, for part of this past month!  Jon and I had a great time catching up with them and Leighton definitely enjoyed the extra attention!!!  We fit a lot into their trip but managed to set aside plenty of time for relaxing as well!  Here is just a snippet of what we did…

Burj Al Arab and Burj Khalifa…

Shiek Zayed Mosque…

Dubai mall…

Linda doing what she does best… shop!

Swimming and Swim Class…

 

Chuck doing what he does best… filming… even in the water...

seriously... he is filming in the water!

Boogie babies…

With Mark and Leighton's Friend, Caitlin...

Al Ain Zoo… and Leighton's FIRST camel ride!

Gold Souk and Water Taxis…

 

Still Filming...

And Still Shopping!

 

Satwa (fabric and tailor area of town)… linda had a few shirts made.

Jon’s office…

 

Desert Safari…

 

And yes… I did get in my first car accident ever while driving my In-Laws around… and I blame them (I was given permission to blame them)… here is my car being taken away with the damage on the other side… but everyone was okay!

Of Course, obligatory cute pictures of Leighton taken by the grandparents!

 

We had a great time with Chuck and Linda and can’t wait to see them very soon in Arizona when Jon’s Grandma Rice, Aunt Shea and Uncle Bob get to meet Leighton for the first time!

Until Later…

movie monday... 11 months!

And she won’t sit still

(unless there is food or a TV in front of her…

I think she gets that from my side.  Sorry Little L!)

 

Leighton is 11 months old… CRAZY!  Time has flown and now so is the munchkin!  She crawls, pulls up and can walk around while holding onto anything and everything.  LC just started to stand unassisted this weekend and wouldn’t you know it… she took her first unaided step yesterday… mind you, it was only ONE step and she kind of lunged herself at me… maybe in a week we will have determined that that wasn’t her official “first  step” but it was as of today!  

Laylay is still an unbelievably laid back baby and pretty cool with some rocking hair if you ask me!  Jon and I sometimes just stop and say, “how did we get so lucky the first time around?!”  Then we realize that we were given a really good one to start with but the next one is going to be the devil’s spawn!  For now though, we are just counting our blessings and soaking up every minute of this little lady before she can start talking back and rolling her eyes at us!

Check out Leighton’s scooting around in this video… she also is showing off her newest party trick, “Duck Face”… she is sure to get all the boys with that face!

Until Later…