Troutman family visit

Isaiah dressed and ready to go to Autum's bday dinner...he looks so grown up!

So we've had a busy past week or so with a visit from Karen, Tim, Andrew, Jen, and Daniel from back in PA!!! It was so nice to have them here for the week and even though it got off to a rough start and they had a bit of a stressful time getting home, we still managed to have a pretty enjoyable week. The first night they were here, Josh came home from school and we all headed to dinner at Ciao, which is an Italian place down by the Marriott that we love. Sunday it rained pretty much all day, so we just hung out at our place and then got them moved into their condo where they stayed for the rest of the week. Their place at Sealofts was nice and I think they liked having their own kitchen and living room to hang out. We made it to the beach just about everyday I think even though most of our mornings were rainy! We got to visit a couple of new beaches that even I hadn't been too yet (you know Uncle Tim and how he likes to venture off the beaten path!). I also got to take them to Caribelle Batik and Brimstone Hill to see the fortress there. We also went to port a couple of different mornings for them to get any souvenirs they wanted and I think everyone was happy with what they found to take home! Tim and the boys went snorkeling every place we hit the beach and they had quite a collection of shells, sea urchins, conch shells, and sandollars to take home! I told Aunt Karen that the island was probably lighter after they left! Isaiah had a wonderful week with Jen and Karen especially, although he surprisingly also warmed up to the boys (especially if they were willing to take him somewhere he wanted to go!). Josh had a really busy week with 2 tests last week, so we didn't get to see him much and that was part of the reason I was so thankful to have some of my other family here with us!!! They kept Isaiah and I busy and it made it a little easier to not see Josh so much! Thanks for coming guys!!! I have some pictures from their visit. I think there was a smudge on the lens of my camera though because most of them are a little fussy, but you can still get the idea!

Jen and Isaiah at the Marriott Beach on Monday

Looking good in Jennifer's sunglasses!

Isaiah and I on our catamaran trip on Tuesday

View of St. Eustacius from Brimstone Hill

Me and Isaiah at Brimstone Hill

We ran into Isaiah's buddy, Elijah at Brimstone Hill too!

The Troutmans at Caribelle Batik/Romney Manor

Isaiah being goofy with 2 binkies in at the same time!!!

Isaiah and I have both been fighting a cold since the Troutmans left, so we've been mostly staying indoors and trying to get lots of rest! I think we're both starting to feel better and now if we can just get rid of our cough we'll both be good to go! I hope all is going well at home. Things are continuing to go well here. Josh is doing his dog walking this week (2nd semesters get assigned a week to walk kennel dogs in the morning and evening), so he's been quite busy and going to school early and staying a little later to get all 3 of his dogs taken care of. We did get out last night for dinner at Rock Lobster to celebrate our friend, Autum's 27th birthday! Isaiah had a good time hanging out with his buddy, Damon at the restaurant! Tomorrow we're hopefully going to hang out with Jessie and Beau in the morning and then head to our weekly swimming play date at the Royal St. Kitts with the other Mommies, so that should be fun and good for both of us to get out of the house! We love you all and can't wait to come home!

Big beautiful brown eyes and look at all those teeth!