Ray Family Adventures: Hot HOT June

The countdown has begun! We leave June 19th for two weeks in France! It is oh so hot and we are ready to get out of the heat. Everyday is well over 100 degrees and the humidity is starting to roll in. We are still having fun and making the best of the hot temps, though!

Olivia's "Fairy House". She has been voraciously reading "The Rainbow Fairy" books and we are all fairy all the time around here right now.

Her letter to the fairies with some "qwestins". Mama had to brush up on her fairy knowledge to respond in my best curly handwriting.

Fun outing with my little cutie. Her cooperation was rewarded with some Baskin Robbins...always plain vanilla with sprinkles :-)

Texas girl with the boots I have been begging her to wear. Now that it was her idea...

International Day at her school. "Miss Texas America"

So excited!

Mike's company organized a discounted rate weekend at the Atlantis Hotel in Dubai. We looked at the calendar and we had nothing going on, so we went for it. We had been wanting to stay here, but it is quite pricey. One thing we did not take a picture of was the FOUR buffets we went to! The package we got included a breakfast and dinner buffet each day...we were stuffed when we left! We also went to the super fun water park. Mike and Olivia went on a tub ride that went through a tunnel in the shark tank!

The aquarium is amazing and really well done.

Walking around the grounds in the steamy evening.

So so very cool!! This was the view out of our balcony, the enormous aquarium. The girls loved it and waved to all of the scuba divers each morning.

GIANT rays

Sharks!

We watched the little scuba diver/fish and ray feeding show.

Olivia's teacher, Mrs. Bulluck let the kids have a fun surprise everyday hidden inside a balloon. This day was dress up like what you want to be when you grow up. Olivia wants to be an animal scientist and a mom :-)

Eliza is a preschool graduate!!!!

Her award: "Fabulous Fashionista" :-)

Dancing to "Happy"

Receiving her award

Sass

Olivia's end of the year party!!!

All of her sweet friends

So very sad to being leaving this amazing teacher. She is just such a lovely person. Olivia has made amazing academic gains this year. I am blown away with what she can do and her love of learning and Mrs. Bulluck really nurtured that this year. We will miss Mrs. Bulluck so very much!!!

The girls ran an errand with me the other day and while I was talking to the insurance man, Olivia did my hair!!

For the end of the year gift for her teacher and teaching assistant, we had each child draw a picture or write a letter on a piece of paper and then we compiled them all into this sweet memory book

Mrs. Bulluck looking at her book

Third to last day of school, dress up like your favorite character. Olivia chose Ally the Dolphin Fairy. For the last few days, Olivia has been waking up early asking if she can read her books! She is obsessed with Rainbow Fairies!!!