Final parties and goodbyes for the summer

Finally, school's out for summer! For me and the kids. We've had a busy few weeks and are really looking forward to going home for the summer. I've started my monster packing and hopefully nothing essential will be left behind, like one of my children or my new bikini...We managed to celebrate Midsummer in Dubai for the first time and it was frighteningly similar to the original one...we had herring, salmon, crispbread, meatballs, and even schnapps! The only missing link was the rain and the wind! :) Didn't miss that though. We were discussing whether to sit inside because of the heat, but no, outside it was, in 36 degrees Celsius. Wasn't too bad actually. Most be getting use to it. Or used to the sweat anyway...

 Hell and gore, shun hope father allen, allen lay.....

 Surfer dudes. Most be a midlife crisis! Sorry guys, only joking, enjoy the waves!

 Yes, Jon had a good night....very good....danced like a maniac until 1.30am.

 James the birthday boy!

 One last Starbucks 'fika' before summer. Yes, we love Starbucks...but are really looking forward to a good outdoor picnic in the woods...

 James Spiderman Kiely says goodbye Dubai! See you in September!

Summertime in Dubai..party, party, party

The last few weeks before summer holidays are always full of birthday parties, goodbye parties and random pool parties. Both for kids ans adults. In fact, James has 3 birthday parties to go to this week. The younger they are, the greater social life they have. Yep, that's Dubai.

Good bye Karen and Family! We will miss you in the Lakes!

 How we love morning at the beach!

 And how we love evenings out!

 Since I am such a great mum, I took the girls and 2 friends to Kidzania, an insane plays for kids basically...6 hours of fun. It's like a real city where the kids can try different jobs etc. Emma was a race driver and won!   :)

 Isabelle tried working in the check out at Waitrose.

 Emma was a television hostess - we bought the DVD of the show as a memory...

 James has had a new haircut :) With red hair colour of course