When the trip to Dubai ended I hopped over to Bahrain to visit a very sweet friend again (remember Tree of Life & A Secret Garden?).  After I had booked my ticket Sarah and I both realized that the week I’d be in Bahrain would be the anniversary of the uprising a year ago.  So, we were both a teeny bit apprehensive.  Fortunately things were calmer than expected.  Anyway, I went to Bahrain to spend time with Sarah and her family and, as it turns out, to take lots of pictures of her two adorable daughters!

I went to Dubai recently with my sister and brother-in-law to attend a good friend’s wedding. While we were there we met up with a cousin from London who we hadn’t seen in several years. Although we did a little bit of sightseeing we spent most of our time hanging out with all the kids at the beach, the pool, the Aquaventure Water Park, and the ridiculously big Dubai Mall! We did also make a quick trip to Abu Dhabi to see the Sheikh Zayed Mosque–definitely worth seeing!

This was the view from our apartment.