Some October Goodness

October seemed to fly by (as it seems to be with every month lately here on the island) and as I went through photos and thought about what we did the last month I see why - we were really BUSY.  This is a little bit of what we have been up too.

playing with four legged furry friends

our friends Jackie and Mark have 2 yellow labs - Boomer and Lucy (awesome names) who love to swim in the ocean and the boys love joining in the fun

I think Boomer and Lucy really wanted Mark to hold them at this point

hanging out with this sweet pea

she absolutely loves to drool

knitting - several little ones needed to keep their heads warm while heading back to the states and cooler weather (also some christmas gifts - hopefully)

trying new recipes - a new favorite - black bean mango salad

watching Dwayne hunting for ripe passion fruit

surf club started up again - back to our weekend trips to Le Galion - Ronan will be giving wind surfing a try this week - we cannot wait

there were many new faces at club including this little guy - I am pretty sure his board is MUTCH bigger then him (if only I had started surfing at that age)

more than ready to get going again (he has also been putting time in at Plum Bay during the week)

Thanks to my friend Melissa I have been working on the manual aspects of photography

sharing the fun of paddle boarding with our friends Matt and Cecily

getting into a workout schedule of sorts - 2 early morning runs and 2 evenings of yoga (thank you Cecily for being my work out buddy) supplemented with surfing as much as possible

baking - our attempt at the plum peach cobbler that Addie made when she came at the beginning of the summer

hanging out with Jen - making yummy food and knitting

Dillon has taking a liking to assisting in the kitchen and has done a really great job

the boys putting on the final touches

deemed a success

Add to all this the boys online school work - although it is hard work and more than last year, is going very well and we are proud of the boys for working so hard.  My school work with its ups and downs but going well.  Mikes school has been very intense but going well - I am still in shock that we are almost done with his 4th semester.  We have also been enjoying sunday dinners with friends and neighbors, beach time and hanging out time with Karla and the boys  - I guess you could say we have been filling our time with just plain old ISLAND FUN !!!!!!! and here is to much more to come.......

Babes and Beaches

Haha - gotcha - not that kind - our children of course.  We headed to a beach we rarely go to (not sure why - as the kids have a blast there) for a change of pace.  It was great to get all the kiddos out - even the new tiny one Eliaa who was less then 2 months at the time.  As usual, I tell of our adventures through photos and many of them.

Bai Long

Erik and Jen

boogy boarding - the waves were pretty fun that day

Ethan

Erik

Elijah and Jen

a moment for Ro

brothers - can you tell?

Dill takes a rest

the sea weed creation

the newest addition - Rose's baby Eliaa - she will be running around with the crew in no time

baby fingers

4 chicas (see the fourth?)

Oh Emma - I remember when you first arrived on the island as a little babe a few months old

Karla and Emma

mom and daughter

lucky girl to grow up with 5 boys cheering her on

psst - dont tell anyone Jen is sneaking a break from studying

can you tell they were making faces at each other?

a fitting end to a great day

Pirates of the Caribbean

For their last Halloween on the island the boys chose to be Pirates of course.  Ro was Davy Jones and Dillon was the shark dude Maccus

I think the boys rocked their costumes pretty darn good

they had a great time trick or treating, enjoying the haunted house and being crazy with friends - a perfect Halloween Night