5 Years!!

Today is the boys' 5th birthday.  Words cannot describe what the last 5 years has meant to us.  We love these boys more than words could ever express. 

July 18, 2012

Happy Birthday Reilly and Reagan!  We love you so much! 

July 18, 2007



July 18, 2007



1 Month Old

1 Year Old



1st Birthday

2 Years Old

2nd Birthday

3 Years Old

Reilly - 3rd Birthday

Reagan - 3rd Birthday

4 Years Old



4th Birthday



July 17, 2012 - Jost Van Dyke, BVI

This Post Brought to you by Varicella

That's right, the chicken pox have arrived for a visit.  A big surprise, as both of the boys have been vaccinated and received their boosters in May.  It figures that Reilly would fall into the 15% that still contract the illness despite being vaccinated.  This makes for a very quiet week here with one child in quarantine and hoping the other does not catch it!  This is also a great opportunity for me to note that while we live in paradise, life is not always a vacation.  Especially when real life problems knock at the door.  It has been difficult not being able to get these little boys out to use some of their energy.  Luckily, he has what we think is a mild case.   We are hoping that he is done breaking out and can start healing.  Their 5th birthday is just a week away, Chris has the week off and we have a few fun outings planned.  

Not a Typical Beach Day

We set out for the beach on a very dark morning.  We were not 100% sure that we would even be able to have a beach day, especially when we got to town and hit a down pour.  After grabbing some snacks, we were off to Lambert Beach.  It was dark the whole drive out, and even rained a few times.  It was not raining when we arrived, so we walked out to the beach to check it out.  This is what it looked like on the horizon.

After deciding we would give it a try since it was not raining, we all got in the water.  It was not cold at all.  Soon, it was apparent that it was not a typical beach day.  The brown pelicans were having lunch, right where we were trying to swim!!  We all found ourselves just watching them.  It was a treat. 

We were also treated with a few crab sightings.  We have seen their burrows on several of the beaches we frequent.  Until today, we had never actually seen live ones, we have seen pleanty of empty crab shells.  Today, one popped his head out of the sand while we were eating our snacks!

I know I have complained about the bees at Lambert in a past post.  I am really glad they are here, the flowers and flowering trees on the grounds of the resort are really beautiful.  At some point I need to learn their names!

Finally, as usual on any of our drives on island, we had yet another road hazard.  This one in the form of a work crew moving palm trees in the middle of the road by the Road Town ferry terminal!

June! Photo a Day Challenge

Way back in March, I tried to participate in the fatmumslim photo a day challenge.  I tried again in April and in May, unsuccessfully, until now!  This month, with the exception of one deliberate missed prompt, I finished the challenge. 

The June list

1 - Morning, Reilly picking out his clothes for the day.

2 - Empty

3 - On my plate, chicken, mashed potatoes and curried eggplant.

4 - Close-up, Go Giants!

5 - Sign - :)

6 - Hat

7 - Drink, water, our favorite!



8 - Six O'Clock - Eating gellato with a friend, yum!

 


9 - My view today - Peter Island at dusk.

 

10 - Best bit of my weekend, enjoying a cold beer on a warm beach!

11 - Door, two days later the hedge trimmer came and now we can see water from that view.

12 - From a low angle.

13 - Art, the sweetest kind, in my book!

14 - Time

15 - Yellow

16 - Out and about, driving into town.

17 - In my bag.

18 - missed prompt, Reagan and Reilly, 59 months.

19 - Imperfect

20 - Fave photo ever taken, I added this after the 20th, it is my favorite one so-far!

21 - Where I slept.



22 - From a high angle, the steps that the boys are sitting on in my favorite photo above.



23 - Movement, Chris body surfing at Lambert Beach.

24 - On my mind, getting off the rock......



25 - Something cute, need I say more?



26 - Where I shop, today I had to "shop my stash."

27 - Bathroom, the boys' to be precise.

28 - On the shelf.

29 - Something soft, meet Mr. Froggy, he goes everywhere with us!



30 - A Friend, Rex is our neighbor's dog.  He spends most afternoons sleeping right there on our deck. 

I am looking forward to starting July's challenge tomorrow.  I hope I can be disciplined enough to get through another month.  If you want to play along, you can find the prompt list at the fatmumslim blog, here:  July Photo a Day Challenge.