Welcome Erin

Matt: Congratulations to Mark and Margaret and welcome to the world little baby Erin Hailey Dew. Born on the 26th April 2006, at 5:25 am, weighing 6lb 11oz.
















I wish you all the best with your new family life guys, you'll be great and Erin will grow up to be a lovely girl.

Taking the Plunge

Matt: Waking up after a late night out tends to leave you feeling tired and lethargic, not really wanting to do much. Which is why after getting home late Thursday night, I dragged Naomi out for the day, Impulsively I decided that we needed to get out more, so with Naomi and her slight hangover in toe I went and bought a Off-Road Explorer (book) some pic-nic food and drove 2 hours out of Dubai for a mini off-road adventure.

With Map in hand, we made our way to Hatta, a peaceful town in the middle of the U.A.E. Peninsular and from there wound our way off-road to the Hatta Pools,naturally formed pools of water with great views of the rugged Haja mountains. We swam through the narrow gorges in the pools and explored the ravines. It was a great day out!

The Buzz, The Bob

Matt: Had a great weekend, Naomi has returned from the UK and all is well. Went to a concert on Friday, it was a great show by a little known British Artist, Pictures below..

















Yeah - we were pretty close to the front of the 25,000 crowd... and those flame were VERY hot.

Home Again

Matt: Been back in Dubai for a week now, the new place is fine, although I get the feeling my new House mate is avoiding me. Naomi has left and gone to the UK for a week. Trying not to take offense yet! Been doing some furniture shopping. Ikea, what a hateful place! But great to furnish a place on the cheap! So I spent the weekend being a bit domestic constructing the new furniture.















Naomi and Me.

Had a good Easter weekend, Went to see Jamiroquai in concert on Thursday night, spent Friday chilling and went out in the evening for a few drinks, Ended up on a Yacht till 3am. Went for a picnic on the beach on Palm Sunday with some friends, got a bit burnt and swam about 14 miles.. ok bit of an exaggeration, but it was not a short swim out to an island which looked closer than it was. Then I had to swim back too.. Arse!!

Fun in the Alps

Matt: Well I'm here in the French Alps as I type, been snowboarding and larking around in the snow for a good few days now and having a fab time with my cousin and her family!! They are all so cool and amazing, especially the youngest of the 3 daughters, Maddie!... You may or may not have guessed that Maddie just hi-jacked my laptop to add that little bit herself!! But I guess she's OK!
Here are a couple of pics to keep ya going for now..














the one with the snowboard and un ra bum-ting face is...me, matt! (to understand the un ra bum-ting thing you either have to have been there or come from Birmingham!) <-- Maddie again!!!














Right time to go eat... Laters..