Well, a lot has happened since I wrote last. Obviously, first and foremost, my boys are here! Finally!!! I picked them up from the airport last Thursday. It was like a scene from a movie. I saw them walking down the hall. I broke through the security barrier and ran towards them with tears streaming down my face. Evan sees me and his face lights up. He shrieks "Momma!!!" We hugged and kissed. Paul was also happy to see me. I took Evan out of his stroller and he took my hand and was showing me things around the airport. It was as if we were never apart. He didn't play strange or anything. I imagined that he would want nothing to do with me. We took a taxi back home. Evan was so excited to not have to sit in a car seat and could sit on our lap. Evan and Paul hadn't been in the country more than an hour and we lost Evan. Yep, no where to be seen. We were putting the suitcases in the house while Evan was pushing his stroller around the hallway. We went back out of the house to get him and didn't see him anywhere. I went to the elevator, pushed the up button and there was Evan looking sheepishly. It was so scary. When we got home we played for about an hour and put Evan to sleep in his new big-boy bed.
We laid low the first day they were here and stayed close to home. Evan seemed to have his days and nights mixed up for about 4 days. He wanted to sleep all day and play every morning from 1-4. It was very tiring. I am so glad I was off this week to deal with the lack of sleep. This week we went to the Dubai mall (the biggest mall in the world). We saw the biggest aquarium and the fountain show. The fountains were playing "I will always love you". It was so romantic. After the fountains we walked around the mall some more. Note to self: do not bring a jet lagged son to a huge mall on the busiest shopping day of the year! It was a disaster. He had a melt-down on the way home in the metro. There was nothing we could do to help him. All his dreams did come true though...he went on a airplane, a taxi, a metro train and a bus all in two days.
We rented a car for the week. This was so nice. We were able to do what we wanted without relying on taxis. We went to Jumeriah Beach Park one day. That was so fun. Evan loved playing in the Gulf in the warm water. He was also easily amused with the freshwater showers and wanted to play in them. After the beach we went for a drive of Dubai. We drove down the Palm and saw Atlantis. We also saw the Burj Al Arab (the only 7-star hotel). We also celebrated Evan's first Halloween. He didn't want to wear his fuzzy lion costume that we brought from home. I don't blame him as it was over 30' that night. He loved saying "Trick or Treat" and getting a trick every time. People here aren't familiar with Halloween because he got some unwrapped candies and baked goods. At home, this would never fly.
The next day we spend driving around Dubai and exploring the city. We saw a lot of boats along the creek unloading goods from various parts of the world. It was amazing to see TV's and fridges, tires and fruit, clothes and spices all coming off these boats. I would never sail across any water in these ships. I will post pictures when we get a proper cord to transfer them off the camera as ours was left in Canada.
On Thursday we went to a waterpark called Dreamland. It was fantastic. It was about an hour outside of the city. It wasn't too busy as there weren't many tourists there...only expats. You need a car to get out there. The waterpark was amazing. It was big and spacious. There were lots of things for people to do. There was a huge kids area. Evan had a lot of fun on the waterslides and standing under a big bucket that dumps water on you. He also enjoyed the lazy river and going on the big-people slides with mom and dad. His favourite was the black hole. You couldn't see where you were going until the end. He is obsessed with tunnels and bridges right now and loved going through the black tunnel. There were also some animals there (monkeys, deer, rabbits, donkey). It was a great day! On the way home we saw lots of camels roaming the desert.
The transition has been a pretty smooth one. Evan and Paul both like it here. Thankfully Evan has been sleeping through the night for the past few nights. He doesn't like to stay in his bed though. We are now sleep-training him into his new bed. We wake up in the morning and he is somehow in our bed every day. We don't remember him getting in or hearing him. He just appears. That is the downside of sharing one bedroom. Hopefully this will end soon. Please remember us in your prayers this week. Paul will be looking for a job and Evan will be transitioning to nursery. Until next time...
We laid low the first day they were here and stayed close to home. Evan seemed to have his days and nights mixed up for about 4 days. He wanted to sleep all day and play every morning from 1-4. It was very tiring. I am so glad I was off this week to deal with the lack of sleep. This week we went to the Dubai mall (the biggest mall in the world). We saw the biggest aquarium and the fountain show. The fountains were playing "I will always love you". It was so romantic. After the fountains we walked around the mall some more. Note to self: do not bring a jet lagged son to a huge mall on the busiest shopping day of the year! It was a disaster. He had a melt-down on the way home in the metro. There was nothing we could do to help him. All his dreams did come true though...he went on a airplane, a taxi, a metro train and a bus all in two days.
We rented a car for the week. This was so nice. We were able to do what we wanted without relying on taxis. We went to Jumeriah Beach Park one day. That was so fun. Evan loved playing in the Gulf in the warm water. He was also easily amused with the freshwater showers and wanted to play in them. After the beach we went for a drive of Dubai. We drove down the Palm and saw Atlantis. We also saw the Burj Al Arab (the only 7-star hotel). We also celebrated Evan's first Halloween. He didn't want to wear his fuzzy lion costume that we brought from home. I don't blame him as it was over 30' that night. He loved saying "Trick or Treat" and getting a trick every time. People here aren't familiar with Halloween because he got some unwrapped candies and baked goods. At home, this would never fly.
The next day we spend driving around Dubai and exploring the city. We saw a lot of boats along the creek unloading goods from various parts of the world. It was amazing to see TV's and fridges, tires and fruit, clothes and spices all coming off these boats. I would never sail across any water in these ships. I will post pictures when we get a proper cord to transfer them off the camera as ours was left in Canada.
On Thursday we went to a waterpark called Dreamland. It was fantastic. It was about an hour outside of the city. It wasn't too busy as there weren't many tourists there...only expats. You need a car to get out there. The waterpark was amazing. It was big and spacious. There were lots of things for people to do. There was a huge kids area. Evan had a lot of fun on the waterslides and standing under a big bucket that dumps water on you. He also enjoyed the lazy river and going on the big-people slides with mom and dad. His favourite was the black hole. You couldn't see where you were going until the end. He is obsessed with tunnels and bridges right now and loved going through the black tunnel. There were also some animals there (monkeys, deer, rabbits, donkey). It was a great day! On the way home we saw lots of camels roaming the desert.
The transition has been a pretty smooth one. Evan and Paul both like it here. Thankfully Evan has been sleeping through the night for the past few nights. He doesn't like to stay in his bed though. We are now sleep-training him into his new bed. We wake up in the morning and he is somehow in our bed every day. We don't remember him getting in or hearing him. He just appears. That is the downside of sharing one bedroom. Hopefully this will end soon. Please remember us in your prayers this week. Paul will be looking for a job and Evan will be transitioning to nursery. Until next time...
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