Sophie Turns Six (almost)

Happy Early Birthday Sophia!!!  I can't believe Sophie is turning six in just a couple days!  We celebrated her birthday with some wonderful friends today and we all had a blast!  We had the party at the British Club and they did a fantastic job with the food and bounce house (plus they clean up afterwards).

Princess Tiana cake baked by our friend Stacey

Cattails and water lilies

Sophie loved her cake!

We had a henna artist at the party... Sophie and all the girls loved having henna done.

Waiting their turn...

Sophie had a wonderful time!  Thanks to all our friends who made it a great party!

Bahrain Fort Family Photos

Dave, the kids, and I headed to the Bahrain Fort about a month ago for our annual family photos (that we haven't had done in about two years).  An amazing local photographer Summer Weeks met us and took some beautiful photos.  We were super happy with how they turned out and here's a small selection of the photos she took.

 

      

J'aime la France

 I'm bound and determined to get at least a portion of the hundreds of photos we took on our summer vacation on this blog!

Our third stop on our cruise was Marseille, France.  However we didn't stay in Marseille but took a tour with the cruise ship to Aix En Provence.  It was a lot of fun poking around the little town and we were able to stop in a sweet little open air market and bring back some small souvenirs. 

On this same night was one of the two formal dinners on our cruise ship, Legend of the Seas.  The kids enjoyed dressing up and I'll have to admit I really enjoyed it as well.  Dave looked dapper as usual (he cleans up nice).

Sophie "hamming" it up for the camera

A picturesque French courtyard

Sophie mauling Max at a sidewalk cafe

They love each other so much!

On our cruise ship tour

Enjoying the scenery

Trying to listen to the guide in my ear piece

An open air market in Aix En Provence... notice Sophie smelling the fresh spices

This guy had the most amazing pesto

Formal Night on Legend of the Seas

Sophie tired after a long day of walking in France

Me waiting on dinner

The pool on Legend of the Seas

Family Vacation! Italy Edition

Dave, Sophie, Max, and I had the opportunity to do a West Mediterranean cruise this summer.  Since Dave is stationed in Bahrain right now, we knew that doing something in Europe was a good option for our first vacation in 3 years!  We had a great time despite the fact that I was midway through my first trimester with baby #3 and pretty sick...

Here is our stay in Rome and Genoa

Eating breakfast our first day in Rome at our fabulous hotel!

Dave and Sophie

The Vatican which was right down the street from our hotel

Dave, Sophie and Max looking at the Tiber river

Piazza Navona and a sleepy Max

lunch at Piazza Navona - amazing pizza... this prego mama loved Italian food!

it was so hot while we were in Rome

The Pantheon

The Colosseum

Walking (forever) to the top of the Vatican

View at the top of the Vatican

The Edgerton's at the Colosseum

the kiddos in Genoa, Italy

Genoa, Italy church

Sophie wanted to bring this giant lion home...

Waiting to get into the Genoa Aquarium... overrated and crowded

Sophie trying calamari for the first time

Genoa, Italy eats

Genoa, Italy