~ The Happiest Place on Earth ~

We took our annual trip down to Disneyland with the Bosch family. We had a great time until we all got SICK!!!!! Thanks Manda. ;) Alison was finally tall enough to go on Thunder Mountain, Space Mountain and Splash Mountain, and she LOVED them all. So did her cousin Abigail who is her same age.

Disneyland!

Nana with Tinkerbell at Pixie Hollow.

Alison and Abigail on Paradise Pier.

Lily resting in Minnie's bed.

An Amazing Trip to the Middle East & Egypt

A BIG thank you to my mother-in-law Elizabeth and my father-in-law Frederick for giving me this opportunity of a lifetime. Dad Crook and I flew to visit Elizabeth who is working in Abu Dhabi until Dec. We had a lot of fun together! She was brave enough to rent a car and DRIVE us to Dubai. She took us to a 3 Billion dollar hotel where we saw item on display from Christie's auction house. We swam in the Arabian Gulf and took Desert Sand Safaris. Thank you so much! Dad Crook and I had a great time hanging out for over a week together. It was nice to get to know him better. After Abu Dhabi we flew to Cairo and toured the sights with a tour guide. That was an adventure. So thank you again! I had a wonderful trip!

Thoroughly Modern Abu Dhabi

Abu Dhabi is a little island that juts out into the Persian gulf. My mother-in-law Elizabeth and I at the Hilton Hotel's private beach. Me in front of the very modern city of Abu Dhabi. 60 years ago it was all sand!

Sheik Zayed Grand Mosque- Abu Dhabi

In Abu Dhabi they are finishing the 2nd largest mosque in the world and naming after their beloved former Sheik Zayed. The women visitors have to don the traditional "Abaya" out of respect.

Sand Dune Safari- Abu Dhabi

Fred & Elizabeth and I went on a really fun sand dune ride followed by a dinner in the middle of the desert with a belly dancer!

Mummies on Halloween!

At the first group of pyramids there was a museum. Here is a mummy at the museum.

Here I am at the first pyramids in Sakkara. The pyramid is a "Stacked" pyramid. I was surprised that they were all so crumbly. I imagined them smooth. I got to go down into one. There were hieroglyphics and a sarcophogus. We were not allowed to photograph inside.

Lunch & Baby Lion in Egypt

I couldn't believe that they had a baby lion at our lunch spot. But then again, I was in Africa. The food was actually very tasty. I stuck to the chicken kabobs on most days. Avoided the "pigeon" and other exotic items. I was able to help make the bread which was actually a flatbread. YUM!

Egypt- The Amazing Pyramids

I would definitely say that visiting the Pyramids was one of the highlights of the trip. To look at something over 4,000 years old is beyond words. We went to 3 different sights, including the famous Giza sight with the Sphinx. The camel ride was unexpected. Some Egyptian "guards" let me have a ride.