Daddy gets a new apartment

Daddy decides villa living is overrated so moves into a 1-bed apartment in Jumeirah Beach Residences

Slightly more condensed than the Arabian Ranches...

You can see my house from here

Mummy helps with moving, while Bruce checks his email

Looks like most of the furniture is in

A great view of the Palm Jumeirah from the balcony







Nobody overlooking this place

Close up of the Atlantis Hotel

The Osbournes are our first visitors

Too bright!

Sadaf 6 and 7 by night

Mummy comes back to London and bumps into newlyweds Pianna & David

Video of the view from Daddy's balcony in JBR

Mummy meets old friends at Repton

Mummy goes into Repton at home time and bumps into lots of old friends

Rosanna's old classmate Leon

Neighbours from Alvorada 1, Keana Zari

Leena from Lotte's year

Reynolds, Hamiltons...

No idea

Taylor, Kyra and mother Shannon

Half Term Trip to London

A two-week half term ('tattie holidays') means we can spend a week in London with the Cadernis

We try to encourage Grandpa to strike a pose and find a new career as a male model

Any better?

Lotte checks out the latest trends

Rosanna ready to hit London town!

In Daddy's absence, Babo is tasked with teaching the girls how to cook

Need to keep stirring the tomato sauce

Rosanna lends a hand

Quality pasta is important

Salting the boiling water to make it hotter helps the cooking process

Cousin Angus Christened in Angus

Eevryone gets ready for a christening in Granny's bedroom

Rosanna explains how the tea-set works to Basil

Angus wants to join in the fun

Andrew Greaves arrives and we settle in for the ceremony

Welcome Angus!

Uncle David pipes away outside Granny's window

Umma & Nic-Noc help Rosanna explain 'The Wall Book'

Uncle Peter-Bread enjoying the childcare

Rosanna gets dressed for her evening stint as nurse to Granny

But it has been a long day...

End of Term at Repton July 2010

Better late than never, Daddy finds some pics and a slideshow from July, must have been the last day of term...

Lotte celebrates by having a few treatments from Mummy's beauty therapist (check out the Dior hijab!). The eyebrow 'threading' looks painful though!

Rosanna's last day with her Reception teacher, Miss Vernon







The class all excited before the slideshow