Lydia's B-day presents!

Since we were on vacation during Lydia's birthday she had to wait until she got home to get her presents. We told her she'd get two gifts this year. So....She's been asking for another kitten and has even saved quite a bit of her money to get one. So, we decided to get her one for her birthday. I guess we figured if you have one cat how much more work does it take to care for another one. And, Scooter does get lonely sometimes. When we brought the little thing home, Scooter wasn't too happy. Lots of hissing and running in corners. We kept the kitten in a room by herself for 3 days and have slower introduced her to her new home. Scooter keeps a watchful; and mostly evil eye out for her. The second gift was a bike. We were able to take her to the park with it this past weekend and she had a great time on it. She's already asking to take the training wheels off so we'll see how she does.

Lydia's new kitten named "Tinkerbell" or "Bella" for short

New Barbie bike at the park!

SCUBA pics

While on vacation, I got to go on three dives! Enjoy the pics I took.

A week away.......

We took a road trip across the Sinai to the Red Sea for a family get-away. It was a much needed time of relaxing, laughing, and enjoying one another. The water was the main attraction, especially since we had been 6 days without electricity before we left. No electricity for us means no fans, no water (we have an electric pump), and no refrigerator. Whew....that paralyzes you in 110 degree desert heat. Or maybe we are just spoiled! Here are some of our favorite moments:

Having dinner every night on Bedouin pillows next to the Sea

Riding Arabian horses

Lydia took swimming lessons this summer.
She was able to snorkel for the first time with Daddy.

We spent many hours in the pool!
Kinzy was fearless...and Mom was fearful for her.

Glass Bottom boat ride to see the fish

Our 7 year old Fish

"I am King of the Beach"

And Queen of my Daddy's heart

First snorkel experience....."I even let go of Daddy's hand!"

Everyday the girls were in search of scruffy looking dogs and cats. I suppose living in a big city and an apartment has reduced their standards of what makes a touchable animal. Alia always wanted the dogs to come back to the hotel and sleep in her bed. That never happened.

Happy B-Day Lydia

We just got back from a week long family vacation. Right before we left Lydia got a package from Grandma with some birthday goodies! She had her birthday while we were on vacation so this weekend we plan to throw her a party.

Video of Baby

here's the video....

First View of Baby #4

Here is a pic and a video shot of baby Inman #4. The Doctor was able to tell the sex of the baby was and this time we decided we wanted to know. So.....a little drum roll please.........He said it was a girl! Yep...it looks like I'll be the father of 4 girls. I'm really looking forward to what life might be like in about 12 years.....ha ha

Program at the Daycare

During this summer some friends from America put a Bible School program on for Lydia and Alia's daycare. They loved it so much and it was fun for us to hear them singing English songs. A couple of weeks ago, they put on a small program of the songs they learned along with slide show of pictures for the year. Here are a few I was able to get with our camcorder.

Baby #4 is on the way!!!

We want to announce to everyone our new blessing that is on the way. We are very excited and a little nervous....sometimes it's difficult to just manage three. If you look to the side of our blog we've added a baby ticker. This will help you watch how far along the baby is. The due date so far is December 28!

Time with Grandma and Grandpa

Grandma left five days ago and the house is still a little mopey. We had such a good time with Grandma and Grandpa. Here are some pictures of their time with us.

Grandma's Fun Time With the Girls!

Lydia and I worked together in her school room. We read, made books, and painted.

Kinzy and I played on the roof. Kinzy loves to go down the slide...over & over!

Alia and I snapped green beans. She had comments or asked questions about every bean.
The beans were delicious!

Stan & I have had a wonderful time in the desert. We saw new sights, tasted new foods, swam in the Red Sea, & walked the local neighborhood. Of course, Cal & Jill and the girls were a sight for our sore eyes. The girls have grown so much. Stan & I have taken great delight in the girls activities and their daily routine. It's been our pleasure to have been a part of their family for a few weeks. I've taken as many pictures as I could possibly take and then some more. (When I return to the states, please drop by the house & I'll show all of the pictures, if you've got time.)