Wrapping Up Summer 2012

      Summer 2012 was a whirlwind of activities for the Doffing Family.  As a family we traveled from Singapore to Texas to Seattle to Texas back to Singapore and then a quick trip to Nikoi Island, Indonesia to wrap up the summer before school starts.  Brian and I also made time for an adults only trip to Exuma, Bahamas to celebrate my best friend's 40th birthday. It was a welcome week among friends that we had not seen in a year.   Needless to say the children had little time to get the summer blues of being bored.  As Americans we are use to having 10 to 12 weeks off in the summer but for most of the schools in Singapore, international as well as local, the most they get at one time is 4-8 weeks.  So, the Doffings had a lot of catching up to do with family and friends while in the US.    We still seemed to run out of time while we were home.  Hopefully, next summer I will be organized and stay even longer to make sure we see everyone that we missed this time around!

As soon as we landed in Texas, Brian and I pretty much dropped off the kids and headed straight for the Bahamas!  It was one of the best holidays ever.  It will be hard to top it.  It is not often that 8 couples can coordinate childcare, work and home life to jet off to the Exuma for a week.

Michelle, Rachael, Ivy, Jill, Dara, Laura, Heather and Salli

Life long friends~ The Crawfords, Nikirks, Doffing, and Cobbs

Jill!  Happy 40th!

Eli, Gabe, Scott, Matt, Brian, David, Nathan, and Chris

The rest of our time was filled with family and friends... 

Cousin Jacob taking Bryce around for a scooter.

Graham balling!

Silly Layne

Bryce and Zoe

Nona and Grandad with the girls

Bryce and Cassidy

Playing with the Cobb children

Ranch Time!

Cantrell Cousins at the ranch

Doffing Cousins!

Hunter, Graham, Layne, Haley, Bryce and Abby

Trip to Seattle

The ranch, Seattle and Nikoi Island will have blogs of there own...one day!