FINALS ARE FINALLY OVER!!!

Josh and Isaiah cuddled under a blanket

Reading the Good Night! bedtime story

We are rejoicing in the Henry household today since Josh finished his last final of the semester this morning around 9am! It had already been an amazing day with him able to spend more time with both Isaiah and I! We went to our pool day after Josh got home and no one else came, but Isaiah had a BLAST playing with his Daddy in the pool! I got some great pictures. Not much to report since last week......I had my first day of work on my own yesterday and things went just fine! Josh has been studying like a nut and Isaiah and I have been trying to keep busy and stay out of his way as much as possible. Now we are just looking forward to Lynne's arrival in St. Kitts TOMORROW! Please pray for her as she travels to Baltimore, MD tonight and then on the planes to St. Kitts tomorrow! Hopefully I'll have lots of great pictures to post of her visit!

This morning Isaiah was playing with stickers and decided to put them on his face!

The other cheek

Sweet boy

Josh took a study break and helped Isaiah make a picture!

Both my boys taking a nap

Isaiah napping (while holding his Curious George movie)

Trying on Mommy's shades

After my shower the other night I had a towel wrapped on my head and Isaiah wanted one too!

Playing in the pool with Daddy

Bouncing on the bouncy ball and loving it!

So happy to have his Daddy back!

Loving play time with Dad!

My boys! :)

Work, work, and.....PLAY!

Happy boy!

Showing me his sidewalk chalk

(Thanks Aunt Wanne for the Easter present!)

Getting close to the camera....as soon as I take a picture

he comes up and says, "I see it!"

He's so proud of the turtle Mommy made

(And now he always makes me draw it with a hat on!)

There's been a lot going on these past couple weeks with me starting my job, but we've been finding plenty of time to have fun too! (Well...at least Isaiah and I!) I'm really enjoying work....mostly as a reason to get out of the house and finally feel like I am contributing to our finances a bit while we're here. Our friends have been great helping us out to keep Isaiah these past 2 weeks and I think it'll be a little less stressful for me once I get Isaiah settled into Preschool on the days that I work, so we get a little more of a routine going.

I wrote Lydia, Isaiah, And Ella with the chalk

(When I showed him the first letter of each name, Isaiah was able to tell me whose name it was!)

There is chalk all over Isaiah's butt from him sitting in it!

Isaiah loves his "Eggie Chalk"

Isaiah showing me his "Diles"

Josh and I celebrated our 4th wedding anniversary last Thursday. Since he's been studying and we always seem to be on a tight budget, we decided we could go out to eat as long as we didn't have to spend too much. Our friend, Kristen had told us about a bar/restaurant that has recently opened and said the food was good and cheap and that Brody loved it because they had music playing and lights going on a dance floor, so we decided to give it a try. They did have really great food at a great price and Isaiah also was very taken with the different lights and the music, so he was entertained while we waited for our meals to come! We had a nice time and it was nice to celebrate our anniversary with our own little family!

Josh and Isaiah at dinner at Fusion

Isaiah having fun on the dance floor watching the lights

Last Saturday we got to go to a farewell lunch for the Hill's employees that are leaving at the end of this semester. We had a private lunch at the Beach House, which is a very nice restaurant right on the beach down at the Southern end of the peninsula. We were also allowed to bring spouses and children, so Josh and Isaiah were able to come with me and we got to eat some great food all for free! Everything was really good and it was nice to get to spend a few hours with Josh while he took a break from studying!

Brody riding on Raymond's cycle at the pool

Elijah and Isaiah riding Henry's

Henry, Raymond, Brody, and Isaiah sharing some Goldish crackers

Beau also took a turn!

Diane and Mason came to pool day! (And Mason fell asleep in the water!)

Speaking of studying, Josh is in full finals mode, which is good I guess, since they start on Monday! He has Pharmacology on Monday, Bacteriology on Tuesday, Pathology on Wednesday, and Virology on Thursday.....I think! Oh well...he has all 4 of those finals at some point next week! He will be finished on Thursday and then Lynne is coming to visit and will arrive here on Friday afternoon!!! YAY!!! We are so excited and can't wait for her to get here!!!!!

Beach fun!

Smiling in the car while we waited to pick Daddy up at school

A view of the Ocean and palm trees from the campus entrance

Isaiah and I have been quite busy lately, so there is much to report. On Friday night, we were invited to Jakki and Joe's house for Tacos and Margaritas. We ended up having a really great night with friends, had tons of good food, and Isaiah mostly kept himself entertained, so that Josh and I could really ourselves and even play some games with our friends! Isaiah would rather play with the dogs than Josh or I anyway, so at Jakki and Joe's where there are 2 he is always happy and preoccupied!

Isaiah fell asleep the other night while we were watching TV...one minute

he was playing on the couch, the next he was OUT!

Saturday morning Isaiah and I took Josh to school and Isaiah and I went and played at the prep school. They have started looking the big play structure, so we were limited to playing on the swing set and the slide, but Isaiah thought that was pretty great! We went and stocked up on groceries then because yesterday and today on the island was a public holiday (Emancipation Day) which means that none of the stores are open and some of the restaurants are closed too. After Isaiah's nap, we went to a pool party to celebrate Patricio's 2nd birthday....Isaiah will soon be in preschool with Patricio and his parents are 2 of Josh's professors this semester.

Isaiah and Brody playing at the beach

Sunday morning we headed to church where Isaiah LOVES seeing Elijah. They play together and run around in the back of the room while church is going on and our job is basically to keep them from getting too loud and rowdy! After church we came home and had lunch and got Isaiah down for a nap. When he woke up he and I got ready, picked Jakki up, and headed to meet Kristen and Brody, Allie, and the Mortons (Harley, Erin, and Damon) at the Marriott beach. It was such a nice day and a good time to be at the beach. The sun was toward the other side of the island, so it was cooling down and there was a fabulous breeze and it was gorgeous and the kids played so well together, so it was great! After the beach, we rushed home and I got a shower in a hurry and headed to Bible study for the evening, while Josh and Isaiah got to have some "guy time" for the night!

The 3 guys chowing down for dinner

Brody is a good little eater, although there was as much around him as IN him!

It's so great Deana bought Isaiah 2 mowers because it's always a hit when we babysit!

The boys were fighting over who got to ride, so we showed them they could do it together!

Bathtime!

Playing with the blender and shapes once they were all clean.

Brody and his bink

Yesterday was a big day for Isaiah and me. I had my first training shift at work on campus at the Hill's store. There we sell Hill's dog and cat food to students, faculty, and clinic clients. While I went to work, Isaiah stayed with our friend Kristen and her son, Brody. He was there for about 4 hours and Kristen said he was "perfect" and he was actually napping on her bed when I went to pick him up. I had a good time at work....I already know the people I'll be working with and a couple have been good friends since we moved here, so I think it'll be really fun! So....I was all stressed out about going to work and how Isaiah would do without me and he was AMAZING and I am so thankful for that! Josh and I are hoping that he will do just as well when he starts preschool next semester! Since Kristen watched Isaiah for us during the day yesterday, we watched Brody last night for a couple of hours, so she and her husband, Shawn could go out to dinner. The boys were crazy running around and playing with both of Isaiah's mowers, riding the power wheels ATV, and playing in the tub and we had a great time having Brody with us!

The boys at Rocky's beach

Elijah eating his "O's" Isaiah drinking his "Joo-Cee"

Today we made plans to meet up with Jennifer and Elijah at a beach called Rocky's. We met them at 10 this morning and the boys had a great time playing in the sand, wading in the water, watching the guys there feed the fish, and running around and chasing each other like crazy people! It was nice for me to have some time to talk to Jen too and I think we are both glad when we can get the boys together and get out of the house during the week! Isaiah fell asleep on the trip home and is still sleeping now, so he'll probably eat lunch at about 3pm when he finally wakes up! Hope everyone is doing well at home. I can't believe it's August already and it's making me realize that our time here in St. Kitts will be over before we know it!