Good times

Zay and Me in the pool at the Frigate Bay Resort

We're now at less than 5 weeks until we head home!!! :) Josh and I are both getting very excited to see everyone and for everyone to see how much our little boy has grown and changed since August! We had a busy day yesterday, so there is lots to talk about today! Isaiah and I did get to go to the pool on Saturday afternoon with Jakki and Josiah. We took Isaiah's floaty for the first time to the pool and he really seemed to enjoy it. He sat in there and I held on to it and swam all around the pool pushing him in it. We had a good time, but after a while he just wanted some love from his Mama! Yesterday we had church at Angeles Beach since the conference room at the Frigate Bay Resort (where we usually have church) was booked. It was hot, but it was kind of a nice change and made it really easy to praise God for the beauty around us and all that he has done for us lately!

Angeles Beach (not a bad place for church, huh?)

After church, we headed to brunch at the Marriott with Jakki, Josiah, and Alexa. We had a good time continuing to fellowship with one another. I think it was nice for Josh, Joe, and Alexa to be able to hang out and relax with other people and talk about things other than school! Joe is in vet prep and Alexa is a 4th semester, so it was interesting when they did talk about school to get 3 different perspectives on the process. Isaiah was really well behaved during brunch and enjoyed some pancake and fruit (watermelon and pineapple), as well as some fruit loops. After he was done and all cleaned up he got a hold of my napkin and started putting it on his head, which made everyone laugh and then he thought it was great to have everyone laughing at him...he's becoming such a little ham these days!

Isaiah hamming it up at brunch

After brunch, we came home and all 3 of us got to lay down and take a little family nap, which was really nice! Then we got ready to head to Reggae beach for Damon's 2nd birthday party! It started to rain a little when we were on our way and shortly after we got in the water at the beach, it started pouring and the rain was COLD! We were all complaining about being cold and then realized that it was a nice change from how warm it has still been here, so then we were a little more thankful! It rained for maybe 20 minutes pretty hard and then cleared up and we had sunshine the rest of the afternoon. Damon was so cute opening his presents and really liked the toy cash register we got him (The Moses', Chins', and us all went in together and got him the cash register and a little toy guitar that plays music). Erin made cupcakes too and we all got to have a little dessert! Isaiah enjoyed the beach and sand, but loved getting to see Damon and Ava the most! We had a wonderful time and I was so glad to have time spent with Josh for most of the day!

Isaiah, Damon, and Ava....so cute!

Once we got home, Josh headed to the Marriott to study for a few hours with Autum and Kristen and Isaiah and I got to Skype with Mimi and Pap McCahan for the first time in over a week, which was really nice. Talking on the phone with everyone back home is great, but it's really nice to get to see your faces every once in a while too!!! Isaiah is now quite good at blowing kisses to his grandparents on Skype. He's learning new things all the time! Yesterday he started saying ball for the first time when he'd see one of his toy balls around the house. I can already tell that it's not going to take long for him to be saying all sorts of words and it makes me a little sad that my baby will soon be a year old!!! I'm excited though to plan a little party for him here with friends and can't wait for his birthday bash once we get home!!!

My Boys! :)

I hope everyone has a great week this week and by Friday it will be less than a month until we head home! I can't wait to see all of you and thank you for all your love, prayers, and support these last few months. We can't wait to thank you in person with hugs and kisses! :)