The last time I wrote I was too tired to post much about our trip to Crete. The pictures took me long enough post and then I went to bed. Here are some of our highlights.
Carter: I liked the caves. I had pictures of animals to find. I found a spider and a bat.
Cameron: I liked the caves. I saw bats. The caves were really dark but had lights in them. I liked the goats. One tried to get in our car.
Rebecca: I loved driving around the little roads and discovering villages in the mountains. I also loved the beaches. The color of the water was incredible. The Mediterranean Sea is not as salty as you would think. In fact, I never felt like I needed to take a shower and my hair was so soft. That would be the complete opposite of the red sea. I also loved our Villa. I wish we could have spent more time there, but we had so much to explore.
Bryan: I enjoyed driving, relaxing by the pool, playing on the beaches, and hanging out with friends.
We also had an earthquake! 6.3! That would really shake things up at home, but it wasn't a concern in Crete. I don't think too many things concern the residence that live there. It is such a peaceful place.
Now that we are home we are back into our busy life. It is not as busy as back in the States, but we do have a weekly schedule. Carter and Cameron go to the Recreation Center each day after school. Cameron is signed up for Badminton, Ball Sports, and an active kid program. Carter is doing TKD, Active kids, and arts & crafts. We pay about $150 for both boys for a 6 week session. It is a great price! I went to pick them up last week, and they wanted to stay for longer. They would have never said that at home.
Cameron is also doing soccer , drumming club (during school lunch once a week), and baseball is coming soon. Most of these activities are done by 5:00 each day, so it is nice to have our evenings. Our evenings are spent doing homework and exercising. Bryan and I are trying to get these 40 (almost 40) bodies back into shape. Wish us luck! Bryan is going to try and start tball in the community. Carter is a little sad that they do not offer these sports in his age group, so we are working on finding him some other options. However, TKD does take up some time and effort. He is doing quite well adjusting to his new instructor.
So life in Saudi Arabia is going quite well. It is hard to believe we live in the middle of the desert in the Middle East and I am saying things are quite well, but that is the reality. We are managing the heat and making new friends, which were two of the things I was worried about. Our boys are getting an educational experience that is so positive and they have adjusted so well. We hope to someday have some visitors. Hopefully laws will change so we can invite friends, but maybe someone in our family will be brave enough to make the journey. They will then realize that it doesn't take much bravery, just a sense of adventure and curiosity to see what our world holds.
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