This past week we spent a couple of days at the Dead Sea with Jonathan's parents. We had a great time soaking up the sun, relaxing in the water, and just hanging out together. Life in Amman feels pretty harried much of the time. It's a hard place to rest and we always notice an immediate sense of relaxation once we're out of the city. The only hard part about the trip was sharing a room with Guy, who could not understand why he had to sleep in his pack-n-play while we were awake in the room. He's gotten used to sleeping alone in a dark room with a loud fan on, so our first night in the hotel was spent listening to him throw a fit over the sleeping arrangements. We wore him out the second day~getting him out in the sun, going swimming for the first time (!), and keeping him busy so that he would sleep better at night. While Jonathan and his parents lathered themselves in Dead Sea mud and then went swimming in the water, Guy and I took pictures of them and then headed up to the pool.As Guy and I were getting ready to go swimming, this man came over to us and asked if he could take a picture with Guy. He is from Baghdad (living in Jordan until things settle down over there) and his wife is 5 months pregnant with their first child. I guess he wanted to show his wife what awesome baby skills he has. Guy was very patient (though a little unsure) and I even managed to get him to smile for a couple of shots. He was then passed off to the man's sister who also took pictures with him. They both covered his fat cheeks in kisses (Who can blame them? They are so kissable!), handed him back to me, and walked away away grinning from ear to ear. Fortunately I got a picture as well so that I could show Jonathan and his folks all the excitement. It wasn't the best one, but it's still pretty cute.
