Delightfully Busy
It has been delightfully busy around here. We absolutely enjoyed Helen, Tom, and
Zane’s visit, and as usual it went by too fast. Corbyn is growing fast in size and personality. I know they were sad to leave us(Bryan
and I), but the little man made it extra hard on our guests to say goodbye. He enjoyed them as much as they enjoyed
spending time with him. It took
him no time at all to work them into catering to his needs and wants. It was a common scene to see Crazy
Pa crawling around on the floor chasing Corbyn around or see grandma giving him something tasty(sweet) to eat. I am not sure who wore out who, but at
the end of the day we were all always ready for bed. I was able to
see a few new sites in Bahrain while they were here that I haven’t seen
including the Camel Farm, Grand Mosque and the Local Souq. During their visit we had restrictions
on where we could go due to protests and such but we made the best of it. Overall, the trip accomplished the
mission, spend time with family, see some sites, and have a few cold frosty
beverages. Like I said before, no
matter how long the visit, it never seems like there is enough time.
A few days later Alissa came for a visit. She stayed for 2 weeks and as usual 2
weeks went by way too fast. I
haven’t spent that much time with her since she last lived in Corpus Christi
when we were in 7th grade.
It was positively wonderful.
We explored the Bahrain Fort, Manama Souq, and Delmon Pottery. It is really easy to get lost at the
Souq, but it makes for a fun experience.
Shopping at the Souq reminds me of shopping at the border towns in
Mexico or China town in big cities.
I was just happy we actually made it to all the places and I was happy
to have a good navigator. There
aren’t street signs so getting from point A to point B takes a little more concentration. The weekend before she left we went to
Dubai for a girl’s weekend. We
pretty much did as much as we could in two full days. Being this is something that doesn’t happen every day we
absolutely soaked in every moment.
The girl's weekend couldn’t have happened at a better time. Mommy needed to get rejuvenated after a long month and a
half. Corbyn has had 2 ear infections, an everlasting cold,
working on molars, and allergies.
So although he is adorable in every way it has been a little difficult
at times around here. This past
week he seems back to normal besides a little congestion so we think the allergy medicine is helping. His obsession with cars continues to
grow. He differentiates between
big cars and little cars. Love
trucks, busses, cars, planes, bikes and pretty much anything with an engine or wheels. His favorite movie….Yup Disneys Cars. His second favorite movie, of course is
Cars 2. Watching these movies is one
of the few times he sits still other than sleeping. He is a typical boy.
His second favorite thing to do besides play with cars is to go bye
bye. He will run to the door, run
to the stroller, run to the car, and now run to the bike. His run is a high stepping one of a
kind. Always ready for the next
adventure.
Now we are a day away from welcoming my mom for a visit!! When visitor season comes to close it
sure will be hard to adjust, but I couldn’t be more grateful for it.
I have been putting little books in Corbyn’s bed so he has
something to keep him busy when he wakes up in the morning. Someone (Alissa) had the grand idea to
attach a little basket to the crib filled toys. This morning I listened as he played with his toys for quite
some before calling for mommy and daddy.
I wanted to share the idea because it worked so wonderfully for us. He has no problem playing in his crib
but now he actually has something to play with besides his aquarium and books. So if it means 5 more minutes than momma
is happy! Just throwing it out there for other moms because it hadn't even crossed my mind.
Last month's pinterest idea put to work: For Bryan’s Valentine’s gift we
put down electrical tape to spell Love.
Corbyn finger painted over
the tape. Once it was dried we
took the tape off and this is what we got. I was pretty happy with the outcome.
I am going to attach a few links in case you are interested
in reading about what has been going on here. It really only effects where we can and can't go at times. We are safe over here:)
And a picture of the fun art Corbyn did, with the help of mom of course, at our play date today!
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