Bahrain, Baby and Camels

I'm your GRANDPA - That's who!

Welcome world - Here is Elizabeth Riley Combs (Elsa) and her Grandpa getting acquainted.

and the proud Daddy - Chris!

little Elsa - Sound Asleep and Content

Now - some Bahrain Information that you've always wanted to know: We spent the first day in Bahrain at the "Mall" a brand new structure that has all the stores from home - we could have been in Grand Rapids other than some of the signs in Arabic. We purchased a card reader at an electronics store (so we could do this blog) that reminded us very much of Best Buy - Here are some stores dear to our hearts:

Hush Puppies! Wow - Becky, Pat and Elsa are taking a look at some of the new styles

and for Claire - here is "Grandma Pat" in front of her very own store here in Bahrain.

We then visited a Camel/Agricultural Farm today - it is the most amazing system of irrigation for the crops - here are some photos...

Pat looking at a cabbage patch - all irrigated by gravity from hundreds of years past.

Pat petting a camel - Wow - were there ever a lot of camels here!

Don't do this at your local zoo - here is Guy petting a camel - see all the others in the pen?

Our friend the camel - isn't he cute?





Here is a camel with a "+" brand and a heart on his back leg





The talking camels - hundreds of camels of all ages were taking a look at us!





Becky, Pat and Elsa... with our friends the camels checking us out!





Guy, Becky and Elsa...

and a special surprise - a little white donkey

The "girls" - Becky, Pat and Elsa taking a walk through the Camel Preserve

Grandpa Guy and Elsa - A matched set! Else wearing her outfit by "Hip Violet" - thanks Jesi!

Pat and Elsa having a little chat - what a great little girl. Guy and Pat have had the chance to do a little babysitting - she has been calm and looking around - a real cutie!

Here is what we have been doing since coming to Bahrain - Guy in his PJs holding Elsa and checking his messages on the internet!

More to come...