Merry Christmas from Muscat

Today was a real R&R day for all of us.  Headed down to the PDO beach after a late breakfast and spent much of the day there playing in the sand and surf.  The girls were barely out of the water for more than a few minutes at a time and alternated between boogie boarding, snorkeling, swimming, and kayaking.  Laurel made her first foray into the Indian Ocean today however we discovered the waterproof camera was missing its memory card so alas, no pictures...

Christmas Eve dinner was a lovely meal of Ham (a big treat here in Muscat), scalloped potatoes, veges, bread, etc.  We also had a Scottish treat for dessert: meringues with whip cream and chocolate sauce.  Edward's sister Diana continues to spoil us with wonderful meals and treats.  We plan to hang stockings shortly and get the girls to bed so Santa can make his visit.  We have been tracking him on the norad web site and he is getting close to the middle east.

We wish each of you a wonderful Christmas day and will be thinking of everyone as we celebrate in the lands of those early shepards and kings.