Internet and Automotive troubles

Isaiah "monkeying around" in his PJ's before bed

Isaiah relaxing while watching his Baby DVD on the laptop

Hello again everyone! Sorry for the long lapse in posts, but our internet went out on Friday and we didn't get back online until yesterday around lunchtime, so hopefully now we'll be good again! Now I'm trying to think back over what we did the past few days to update everyone! On Friday, Isaiah and I headed to the Marriott with Jakki to get lunch at an outdoor restaurant there called Bohemia. It's a nice open air place right between their pool and beach with a nice breeze and we've found that the Marriott is a great place to order food for Isaiah because kids under 4 eat free! We had a nice lunch and then Harley and Damon also came and met us to swim at the pool for a couple of hours. We had a good time. Isaiah absolutely loves Damon and both boys enjoyed "jumping" into the pool and being caught. Damon seems like quite a little ladies man chasing after little girls in the pool! It was a very nice time and the kids enjoyed time out of the house and so did the adults!!!

Isaiah at Bohemia waiting for his Mac-N-Cheese

Damon and Harley at the Marriott Pool

On Saturday, Jakki and I decided to take Isaiah with us on a drive around the island in the afternoon. We were having a great time just seeing the sights and enjoying eachother's company. Isaiah fell asleep and we even drove up to Rawlin's Plantation Inn, which is an old sugarcane plantation that has been turned into a hotel. The grounds were beautiful and Jakki took a walk inside to get some information and a closer look at the property. We then continued on our tour of the island and all of the sudden Jakki's car (AKA the "Not so incredible Hulk" as her husband, Joe, named it!) just lost power and died as she pulled over to the side of the road. So....we were stuck and had to call Joe to come and rescue us. Both our husbands were at school studying for tests this week and we felt awful, but what were the girls to do? Taylor and Joe came to pick us up and decided we had to leave the car and get a part before it could be fixed, so we left! It was a crazy afternoon, but we were able to laugh at our expedition!

Jakki while we were waiting to be rescued!

Isaiah laughing at Jakki after the car broke down

Sunday, we went to church in the morning and then Josh, Isaiah, and I went to the Marriott for a family brunch. Isaiah wore the little Pooh and Tigger shoes I brought along on Sunday to church and was absolutely adorable!!! (See pics below) It was a long wait to get a table at brunch, but it was nice to go out to eat just the 3 of us for a change (we usually end up going out with friends). At one point during brunch, Josh looked at me and asked, "When did we get this little human?" because Isaiah just seems so grown up lately! He's saying about 5 words regularly and we've noticed that he understands A LOT of what we say! He babbles a lot, but now it's turned into very speech like babbling in baby language sentences. He's standing a lot more and taking one or two steps on his own without us encouraging him. He's just looking so much more like a toddler and less and less like a baby everyday! Josh then headed to school to study for his nutrition exam that was yesterday (Tues.) and we picked up Jakki with plans to head to the beach after Isaiah's nap. We never made it to the beach since we started a movie while Isaiah was napping and before we knew it it was 4:00! We left to take Jakki home, but stopped to get gas along the way. When I turned the car on to leave the gas station, my key broke off in the ignition and we were stranded again!!! Joe again was able to get Josh's keys on campus and come to the rescue again! Josh gave instructions that Jakki and I were not allowed going anywhere in a car together for at least a week! :)

Isaiah's new kicks! He looks like such a big boy when he wears them!

Monday was a morning filled of taking Jakki and Joe to the auto parts store to get their part and then to the stranded car for Joe to fix it. We got all the taken care of and then could relax a bit the rest of the day! Yesterday was our normal Tuesday of gymnastics and cheerleading and then I had praise band practice last evening. Josh took Isaiah after class and they had a little guy time for a few hours until practice was over. Josh did well on his exam getting a high B and we're still waiting to hear if there will be a curve or not depending on the class' average, so we'll see about that. Today the plan is for Isaiah and I to just have a lazy day at home and then we're going on a family grocery run when Josh gets done with class and then home to make dinner. We're excited for Josh to have some more time to relax this weekend and hopefully get to the beach a couple of times!!!

Isaiah's new discovery that he can not only open the oven drawer, but he can get in it too!

I think that's all the big news. Hope you enjoy all the pictures. Only about 5 1/2 more weeks until we're headed home to PA!!! We're all getting very excited and can't wait for everyone to see what a little man Isaiah has become! Love you all!