ERIN'S 10TH BIRTHDAY!

Erin & Friends in Jacuzzi



Water Cannon!









They Got Me!




Showing off Their Bags

Andy at Party










Had a great time on Saturday with Erin's birthday party! Her actual birthday isn't until later this week. We had the party on Saturday because the Muslim Eid 5 day holiday starts on Wednesday (or maybe Tuesday!*) and lots of people leave town. The girls gathered at our compound clubhouse and pool to make a jeweled bag, swim, do a pull string pinata and have ice cream and cake. Everyone had a great time! Kids have Wed, Thur and next Sunday off school due to Eid. It's getting cooler now - more comfortable going to the pool during the day, so we will have that to do. Plus Eid marks the end of Ramadan so we will be able to eat and drink in public, and stores, etc; will be open during the day. I should be out of here before Ramadan starts next year (it moves forward by 11 days each year - so will start in mid-August in 2009).

*Ramadan ends and Eid starts with the sighting of the full moon. Astronomers can tell you when you should be able to see the moon with the naked eye, and they say Oct. 1 this year. But, if the powers that be spot the moon early then Eid will start early. We have an e-mail from the kids school asking us to check our e-mail on Monday night and early Tues AM, just in case the moon is spotted and school has to be called off on Tuesday.