Thursday, September 15, 2016

Elise's Birthday Party

We had Elise's "official" birthday party. She had been requesting a sleepover with her closest friends on the compound.
The girls had a blast and it was the easiest party I've ever done!




I stole this idea off of Pinterest. You have an activity in each balloon and pop it every 30 minutes. The girls really liked this!




Daddy liked the piƱata just as much as the girls!





Little sisters were sad to miss out on the fun, but got to join in the next morning!

Elise has also been loving tennis practice. 

Claire is wearing Elise's old pajamas and Elise is wearing Marissa's. 

Due to the EID holiday, the kids were home all week! We went to another compound to watch a movie. It was fun!


Saturday, September 10, 2016

Greece

Josh and I were so lucky to be able to go on an adults only getaway to Greece! BeBe and PaPa watched the girls for us and while they were spoiled we were able to sight see!

We took a red eye flight, so we were very sleepy and hungry when we landed. 

I was so excited to get some shoes from the The Poet Sandal Maker.





We only had one official day in Athens and we spent it sight seeing. Josh loved it and said he could have spent a lot more time there.



The guards at the Acropolis









One of Josh's many educational tours he led me on....







After our day in Athens we were off to the island of Santorini. 









A wonderful dinner at La Maison


We were able to sneak into this area to get this shot! This is one of the most photographed spots and they have it blocked off. We were there early in the morning and were able to sneak in for a quick shot. It is right behind the Minerali Jewelry Store in Oia.




Our hotel had a great view of the sunset!











We had an awesome wine tasting at the Domaine Sigales. We didn't do the full tour, we shared one wine tasting and had a quick bite to eat. It was great.


There were cats all over Santorini.








We went on a great boat ride out to see the different beaches in Santorini. We were able to swim in a hot spring as well. This was probably our favorite day on the island.










We flew back to Athens for one night to catch our flight for Saudi.
A new hotel is being renovating here and they are keeping the church. It looks really neat.


Having our last drink at Brettos.