Christmas Eve

Another Christmas spent in Doha. This year was a little tougher on us, we are a little homesick and certainly missed spending our time with family and friends. On Christmas Eve this year we decided to let the kids open up their gifts from our families, even though we are halfway across the world, our families somehow still find a way to spoil our kids rotten!! This holiday we took tome to stop and give thanks for everything we are blessed with and for the wonderful opportunities we have had by taking this adventure. So while we missed our family and friends, we had such a wonderful time celebrating this holiday with our new family and friends of Doha!

Our Christmas card this year. I had Santa hats with our names on them sent to us and we took them out to the Singing Dunes and got our picture!!


Here Hannah is taking time to pose with her new little sister, sweet Madison!


Nathan not so patient and certainly wasn't in the mood to take a picture, he just wanted to open presents.


We somehow got a picture of the three kiddos, before they began tearing into their presents!


Hannah and her new Barbie!


Nathan almost a smile!!


Oh wow the new Cars 2 movie from Aunt Tina!!


Nathan trying to show Madison her new toy, she was fast asleep during all this commotion, but don't fear her siblings didn't let her presents go unopened.


Grandma Sartain was here to celebrate Christmas with us and we were extremely grateful to have her here!


Madison with all her new toys, she was so excited she couldn't stay awake!


The crumbs left behind, by you know who!!



Santa arrived in Doha!