Happy Birthday Jason!

Happy birthday Jason!

We started Jason's birthday by singing to him and making him breakfast burritos. He had work and the girls had homeschooling but we made sure to paint him some pictures and bake a birthday cake for him!

That evening we headed to our friends' house to celebrate with pizza. They have an amazing pizza oven and were fabulous hosts covering all the toppings and making the day spent with friends perfect and memorable. 

Jason,

Happy birthday to one of the most amazing men I know. You are hard-working, patient, honest, and kind. We are thankful to have you balancing our family and leading us. 

Love,

Darcy

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Inland Sea Adventure

One of the things we still hadn't experienced yet was heading out to the desert for some dune bashing and a visit to the inland sea. We loaded up the car and met up with friends for the adventure last Saturday and had an amazing time.

We pulled off along the way for some pictures and flower hunting. These gorgeous (but parasitic) flower is called a desert hyacinth and is rare and endangered. The kids loved finding them and seeing how they were rotting (decaying?) from the bottom up.

We made it out to the inland sea, waved at the Saudi border, and set up our site to bbq, relax, and visit while the kids played in the water, sand, collected shells, and decided on their own to pickup trash from the beach.

It was a blast and Jason's counting down the days until he can head back out and dune bash some more!

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Cooking Classes at Eataly!

We had heard that Eataly hosted cooking classes, but attending their pizza making on National Day last December was our first time trying one. Needless to say, we were hooked! The class was free, incredibly well-organized, and lots of fun for our girls.

We joined the {free} Doha Festival City Kids Club that gives discounts for stores and access to special events hosted at the mall. When we received an email saying Eataly would be hosting two weeks of free classes we jumped on the registration list.

The first week of classes was pasta making. The organizer recognized the girls, welcomed them back, and again the class was organized and run very smoothly. They loved making their own noodles and the twins discovered they love "white sauce" [alfredo sauce] with pasta!

The following week was a cookie making class where they whipped up a batch of chocolate cookies that we shared with our neighbors and friends.

Thank you so much to everyone at the DFC Eataly for the fantastic memories and delicious food!

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