Track Success

This past weekend Max and Simon competed in their first Track and Field Meet. At the end of basketball season one of the coaches who had seen them play suggested that they might want to try High Jumping. So they trained for 6 weeks to learn the sport and also tried their hand at Triple Jump and Long Jump.

Simon was successful in both the Triple Jump and High Jump -- two gold medals! Simon cleared 1.7 meters for High Jump and made 10.6 meters for the Triple Jump.

Max also won a gold medal for the High Jump. He cleared 1.75 meter.

Max was pleased to be able to run the 4X400 and 4X200 relay with three of his Grade 12 classmates. They placed second in both races for two Silver medals!   

Break Week

walking at the Lusail Circuit Race Track

This past week Max and Simon and Tim have been on Spring Break. We didn't travel anywhere because the boys wanted to work on school projects and study for exams. But we did manage some fun activities here at home.

making pizza for movie night

Go Kart racing at Villaggio

eating authentic Mexican food at Mr Taco

Unexpected Storm

On Thursday afternoon we were very surprised by a sudden and intense rain, wind, thunder, and lightening storm. There was also hail for a few minutes. This is so rare that the boys were excited to play outside for a while.

On Friday we saw the aftermath of the short but powerful storm. Above is the road outside our compound. It is not a lake and, yes, we did drive through in our Landcruiser. And below is the parking lot at Qatar Foundation. The canopy is for shade and obviously not built to withstand heavy rain and wind. Hundreds of cars will have to find another spot for school tomorrow!

Desert Retreat

While the weather is still cool, the desert is a fun weekend getaway. Tim and Max joined a group of 80 men who traveled to the desert for dune bashing, traditional Arabic BBQ, guest speakers, and overnight in majlis tents.