Koen's first blog entry

My heart is happy. I really like my school. My teachers are Ms. Rattary and Mrs. Rivers. They are the best teachers. They give me stickers because I am working hard and learning to read and write. My friends are Isabella, Jaina, Carter, and Ezrie. I like to play on the playground and we get sand in our shoes! I like to walk along the ocean because I love watching the waves. I like to play with my Mama and we explore the ocean for rocks and shells and I like to play with my brother on the ocean with my Mom and Dad. I like to get sprayed by the blow hole. I have been learning to dive to the bottom of the pool and bring up stuff that is sitting there. Good-bye to all my friends and family. I miss you! love, Koen

sports heaven date night

our friends took us out on a date to a gigantic sports auction where kelly was fascinated by the autographed pictures, jerseys, and weekend getaways to see the dolphins play the patriots!!!! (he wants me to add lots of exclamation marks)!!!!! This sounded rather unappealing to me but we actually had a great time and managed to get out of there without spending a dime! The boys got to indulge in lots of candy and stay up way past their bedtime which made for an all-around good night.

Kelly's

pre-cayman hair

well, a friend just sent me these pictures and reminded me of life before cayman! i must say, short hair is much more practical in the heat, and swimming every day...sigh!

hospital, hospital, hospital

lest you should begin to think that we are living in paradise here let me fill you in on our latest...we have been to the Georgetown hospital precisely 5 times since our arrival! Kace has been throwing up for 24 hours and threw up again before bed tonight...but he is such a trooper...he insisted we play our new favorite family game- rukus, before he curled up on the couch for the night! not sure you wanted all the details but there you have it... do you want to know what we had for dinner tonight? i should have taken a picture of it all over the floor!

Boat, beach and conk!

ok, so i do not have a camera cord but wouldnt you know it- i met a girl whose mom has the same camera as me and she lent me her cord for a week! so that will tide me over until i get mine over christmas!

we headed out on a sunday afternoon with the Tibbet's to a new part of beach where we saw our first starfishes! after building sand castles and sand animals our friends went diving for conk (i will try to get a picture soon) and they found 2 within 15 minutes. we took the conk home, they sliced them up, added some marinade and we ate it on crackers (tasted like squid to me). i really enjoyed it but the jury is out on the boys- and kelly was NOT a fan! so he probably wont be doing any conk diving any time soon.

Pirate's Week

well the pirates are out and they are everywhere! the island has lots of activities as well as fireworks every night. we had the pirate invasion where a pirate ship came to the island loaded with pirates who stormed the island. it has all been a bit overwhelming for the boys i think but they really enjoyed the fireworks (koen just needed to have his fingers in his ears the whole time)! the fireworks were set off over the water and they were better than any of the fireworks i have seen in Canada- quite the show! you will be relieved to know that there is a dairy queen on island, so we walked along the water with our ice cream cones to finish off the evening.

sweet, sweet family time, and a Daddy who rocks!

we have been soaking up more than just sun here- we are cherishing, and loving, our time together! It has been so fun for me to watch Kel in action: such a hands on, committed, loving Dad! I am so thankful for him. Whether they are wrestling on the bed, sword fighting with foam swords, playing surf board on Daddy in the pool, washing the car together, or chasing each other at the park- there are constant squeals of excitement as they relish in their Dad's undivided attention. We can't get enough of it and thank the Lord every day for it!