Papa and Gaga's last day =(

Over the last two days of their stay, we spent some time playing at home, including what became affectionately known as "Hall Ball"...

(Gaga playing Hall Ball with the kiddos. SO lucky to have grandparents that love to get down and play!!)

We went out to dinner with some friends at Buffalo's...yes, we're already repeating restaurants here, but HELLO PLAYPLACE!!

And David took his parents with him on his route to work, around his office and campus, and back. 

On their last day here, Papa and Gaga watched L and A while we snuck out for a little lunch date =)...

Love this man of mine!

After we got back from lunch, we all decided to walk down to the beach and play in the sand and ocean for a bit, then grab an early dinner seaside.

Papa and brother strolling along...

We had fun, but we were all a little sad. We'd had SUCH a great time, and David, the twins and I were so sad to see them go!

It was so much fun to show them around our life here in Kuwait, to play with them, to have an extra set of hands around the house, and to just BE with family. 

We're so grateful they came!

The Grand Mosque and Kuwait City

David took his parents for a tour of the Grand Mosque while they were here.

It's such a beautiful place, and both times he's been he has come home happy with the tour guides, having felt welcomed and informed, and also with tons of free swag =)

Posters, magnets, key chains...they love to give away stuff!

I stayed home with the kiddos, as I am still not sure how well the tour would hold their interest at six years old. But I will definitely be visiting sometime before we leave Kuwait. The place looks just lovely and I am looking forward to seeing it in person.

Doesn't my mother in law look cute? =)

Such beautifully intricate art!

After the tour, good ol' Hussein picked them up...

...and took the long way home through downtown Kuwait City, so they could enjoy the city lights at sunset. David captured some great pictures!

This country has so much more beauty and allure than I ever realized prior to living here! I love that about new places.

Kuwait Towers, Round Two

While David's parents were here, we took another trip to see the Kuwait Towers.

Elevator selfie...

(the kids think it's hilarious to pick their nose in pictures these days)

The grounds are so beautiful this time of year!

 L and A had a blast running around...

Honestly, before David applied for a position here and I began to research living in Kuwait, all the images I had of the country came from what I knew of the Gulf War. 

I kind of thought all of Kuwait looked like this...

I had no idea there were bright flowers all over in the Spring. 

And Starbucks everywhere.

It's a part of why we decided to leave the blog open to the public, I hope that more people will learn - as I have - what beautiful areas there are here!

That being said, I know that come mid-June when it's 130 degrees, all of these flowers will be dead.

So, we're enjoying them now =)

We went up to show Papa and Gaga the view from the observation deck.

Clearly, the twins were slightly less impressed this time, and made themselves right at home...=)

Our little globetrotters...

Our son, doing the Robot on the grounds of the Kuwait Towers...

After our time there we walked to a nearby Ruby Tuesdays and had a late lunch. When you order water to go with your meals here, they bring it in the bottle (and it's never free), and it's not always cold. We asked for ice, and Brother and Gaga were both thrilled when this arrived...=)

We had our favorite driver come pick us up there, and David and his Dad took the kids back to our apartment to go swimming, and my mother in law and I went to a new little spa in our area for some relaxing time to celebrate my birthday.

They know my Love Language =)

We had such a great time, both relaxing and laughing.

When we were done, my mother in law went to pay and learned that they only took cash.

Um, who doesn't take a debit card these days?

KUWAIT.

So we said we needed to go to an ATM to get cash, and the ladies there were like "ok no problem, we'll see you when you get back!"

We offered to have one of us stay behind, or leave my purse as collateral, but they totally dismissed the idea of such things and let us walk right out of there without paying and only a promise of returning.

(Which we did, of course)

After that we came home and relaxed some more, and Gaga taught L how to knit!

Such a sweet experience! She left us behind some knitting needles and yarn, and both the kids have worked on their blankets and scarves, respectively, since she left!

I hope they have more knitting gumption than their mother...I started to crochet a blanket when my niece was born, and it turned into a trapezoid and then I quit.