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My little goofball!

Hey Everyone! I was glad to hear while we were home that people are enjoying the blog. I am enjoying writing it and hoping it will help us remember our time here in St. Kitts after we are back home! We had a wonderful 3 weeks at home with our families over the holidays and I think it was just what we needed to re-energize the be able to make it through Josh's second semester at Ross which he started yesterday. For this post, I decided to post some pictures from during our time at home, so I hope you enjoy!

Isaiah eating cake at his 1st Birthday party in Everett

We had a good trip back, although it was quite an early morning in Philly on Saturday. We called Friday and they recommended getting to the airport 3 hours before our flight, so we got up at 3:15 and left Kevin and Sara's place by 4 to get there by 4:30. Mom, Dad, Lynne, Kevin, and Sara stayed with us while we checked in, checked our bags, and headed to the security checkpoint. It was really nice having the extra hands while we got everything squared away, but was also really hard to say goodbye when they finally left us. I think we all kind of had the same reaction...we thought it would be easier this time. In some ways it was....Josh and I knew we'd be headed back to a safe place and nice apartment and already had transportation and they knew that too, which made it a little better. It was still hard to say goodbye....we will still miss you all terribly and will be counting down until we can see you again in April!

Isaiah, Me, Steve, and Ella

With all the snow on our first weekend home we took the kids out for a little sled riding...Isaiah wasn't a fan!

After we got back on Saturday and did a little unpacking, we headed to Jason and Jen's new apartment in Calypso Bay for a little "welcome back" get together. It was really nice to be reunited with all of our friends and we all felt in some ways like our "family" here was back together again! Jason and Jen had to move and their new place is AMAZING! They have a great view, good breezes, their own small pool on their deck, and it's beautiful inside too! Isaiah actually fell asleep in the car on the way there and slept on my lap and then Josh's for about an hour and a half during the party! He's such a good kid and he was worn out from his long day of traveling!

Josh and Isaiah at the Green Harvest

Sunday morning we decided to head out to the grocery store and try to get some food and things for a couple of days. Upon pulling into the parking lot, we realized that we had a flat tire!!! UGH! We called our friend Autum while we were getting our groceries and she came to help us out. We tried putting some air in the tire, but there was a pretty big hole, so that didn't work. Then we decided to change the tire to our spare until we could get a new one. We jacked up the car and then tried to remove the lugnuts, but our tire iron didn't fit them! We tried Autum's and a couple of other Ross students' we saw in the parking lot, but none of them worked, so we had to leave the car at IGA and Autum brought us home. I called the garage yesterday and they picked it up and got it taken care of, so Josh is going to pick it up today at lunchtime. After our car debacle, Autum came to pick us up and we headed to the beach at the Marriott for a few hours. It was a perfect day for the beach. It was warm, but not too hot. There was a nice ocean breeze blowing to keep you nice and cool and the scenery was absolutely flawless! Isaiah fell asleep on the way there, so for about an hour when we first got there I sat with him sleeping on my lap again while I read my book. It was so nice and relaxing. Once he woke up and Josh took him for a walk, he realized that he loved the water and would just take off running straight into the ocean and not stop until we grabbed him before the bottom dropped off and got too deep! He walked all over the sand too visiting neighboring umbrellas and inspecting everyone nearby! We all had a very good day!

Grammy Lynne and Isaiah on Christmas Day

Yesterday was a good day too. Josh had a good first day of classes and Isaiah and I went to the VIP meeting on campus in the morning. Harley came to pick us up since the car was still at IGA. The meeting went well and afterwards Harley took us to the garage to drop of the car keys, so Hanley's could go and rescue Dorothy! Then Isaiah and I came back home and they came to fix our internet that had been down since we arrived back home. Isaiah went down for a nap a little after 2 and I went to use the bathroom only to find that the door was LOCKED! I guess maybe Isaiah was playing with the knob, but I felt like James Bond or something as I figured out how to open it with a bobbi pin!!!

Isaiah all dressed up for church on Christmas Eve

That brings us up to speed. Isaiah and I are just hanging out at home today since we have no car yet and Josh has his long day today with parasitology lab lasting until 5pm. We're hopefully going to Skype with my cousin Kate later this afternoon and are excited that she will be joining us for a week in May to visit!!! :) I hope everyone else's week is off to a great start and remember that you're always welcome here if you ever need a vacation!