swimming tricks

During the break, we spent a lot of time swimming!! Kyler has learned how to swim with out any floating device, thanks to his Dad who spent a lot of time with him! He learned how to actually take a breath when his head was out of the water. For a long time now, he would bring his head up, but he wouldn't take a breath. They are both diving really well and Bryn can do three different strokes. She REALLY wants to be on a swim team when we get back so she is working on her dives and strokes everyday. They love to swim in the ocean and the pool. I don't think they have a favorite, as long as it is water. Kyler loves to open his eyes in the water and it doesn't matter if it is the pool or ocean, so we are trying to keep his goggles on so he doesn't look like his eyes are blood shot all the time!! If we go anywhere in the evening, everyone want to know if he is okay and what happened to his eyes.

A little unexpected visitor

The apartments across the way have been renovated. Last week they covered the building with a huge tarp and fumigated the building. The first morning after they had the tarp on Kyler went down to the kitchen. Erick was in the front room, and Kyler yelled from the kitchen, "Dad, come see this." Erick went into the kitchen and this centipede was hanging from the edge of the shelves we have in the kitchen. Usually Centipedes are VERY fast and they hurt really bad if they bite you. However, this one was slow and kind of "drugged up" That is why I think it came from the apartments across the street. Erick got it outside and killed it. While he did that Kyler was yelling up the stairs, "Mom, come see this." And Erick was yelling, "No, don't come down here." Erick knew that I would become psycho about looking for them in the house. And I have to admit he is right. It freaks me out to think about finding one of them.

HAPPY BIRTHDAY ERICK!!!

May 5th was Erick's birthday. The kids were so excited to have a suprise for him. However, After Kyler told him ALL our plans it was more of a surprise for the kids than Erick. He went to the school that morning so we could decorate. We blew up balloons, made birthday cards, and a huge posted to hang on the wall. We also made a cake for him. When Erick came home they ran outside to yell surprise. He opened his present which was a new white shirt, a new swim suit, a littlest pet shop puppy (from Bryn) and cards. It was a great day. We went to the beach after and played all afternoon. Then we went out for dinner to a place called East. Erick had Sushi, and I actually tried one of the rolls (not my favorite). The kids inhaled the soybeans they bring out as apetizers. Bryn had shrimp and tempura vegtables. Kyler had some shrimp and vegtables as well, and he actually ate a lot of the fish from the outside of Erick's rolls, he wouldn't eat the whole roll, but he liked the fish!! I think it was a pretty good birthday.
HAPPY BIRTHDAY ERICK!!! We all love you so much.

Dolphin Encounter

The kids had so much fun swimming with the dolphins. They were both a little unsure at first, but warmed up quickly. After the two hours, they both wanted to go again. The two dolphins we swam with were brothers, but I can't remember their names :( They were about 450 pounds, and VERY friendly!!
It was so much fun to go and do. I don't think you can come to the Bahamas and not swim with the dolphins, so we were really excited we were able to go!
We all got kisses, but Bryn's picture was really blurry and Erick and Kyler's was taken from the back.

A day at the National Park

We went to the National Park with Erick, it was one of the things the kids really wanted to do during the break. The fires were burning really bad out that way and had burned one of the caves, so we just went to the beach side and played in the water, collected shells, and had a picnic. It was a really good day. On the way to the beach, the kids were looking over the railing at the fish. Bryn put her feet up on the rail and when when she pulled her foot back the rail pulled her shoe off. Of course it was at the highest point on the bridge where she was standing. I grabbed a picture real quick before I had to help in the rescue. Erick hung his body through the rail and then held Kyler by his feet to reach down and grab the shoe. I was holding Erick's feet and legs because he was holding Kyler with both hands. Bryn was looking over the rail crying! I am sure it was quite the sight to see!! You can't see very well in the picture, but there are A LOT of fish in there, so when we got the shoe back, Bryn wouldn't put it on becuuse she kept saying, "It has fish poop on it." It was so funny, I couldn't stop laughing.
We made it to the beach and had a great time. Afterwards, we drove to the end of the island heading east. There wasn't much out that way, but it was fun to explore.

The world through Bryn's eyes.

I was putting some new batteries in Bryn's camera for her, and when I finished I was just going to flip through the pictures she had on it.  It was so fun to see the things she had taken pictures of, so I decided to share!  

A great weekend that ended way to soon....

We had such a great time while my parents were visiting. The day they got in, the kids could hardly stand the wait. Every time the doors opened at the airport to let passengers off they would both run over to the line to see if it was them. They were so excited when they opened and Grandma came out!! The kids had so many things they wanted to show Grandma and Grandpa, they couldn't hardly get in the door before they were pulling them upstairs to see their room and all their toys. The next day we took them to the Garden of the Groves. Kyler figured since he had already been there once, the only thing to really do was see the playground. We did make it all the way around the garden before we went to the playground. We first stopped to feed the ducks. They were not in the pond when we first got there, so they of course wanted to come right up and get their food from the kids. You can imagine how well that went over!!! ( not good!) So we left the ducks and found the turtles. We tried to feed the turtles some of the bread, but the fish were too fast. They got every piece we threw in. After playing on the playground for a while, we headed back home. We were going to go to a few stores, but we found out that in the Bahamas, Easter is a LONG weekend. They take off Good Friday and Easter Monday. And by taking off, I mean they close down everything. It was so crazy how things were just shut down. We were able to find the place where they keep the dolphins and got to see the trainer feed them. He even had them do a few flips and trips for us. You can't get too close, so we were watching through the fence, but it was so fun to see them. The weather was nice enough to go snorkeling that afternoon, which I have been wanting to do since we got here. It was a lot of fun. The Reef is not near as nice as it is in Dominica, but the water is beautiful and it was still a lot of fun. Grandma and Grandpa were here for Easter Morning, and Grandpa was trying to make some deals with eggs. Something about "1 for you 2 for me....." I think he ended up without any in the end. And then the weekend was over. It ended way to fast. It is amazing how long it seems like it takes for something that you are waiting for to come, and then it comes and is over in the blink of an eye. However, we are very grateful for the time we had to spend with them. Thanks Mom and Dad for coming and everything else. We love you so much, and miss you already.

The kids playing outside a restaurant that we ate at. Very good food!!

The ducks out of the pond.

An interesting bird by the ducks. We watched him swoop in and catch a fish!

At the Garden of the Groves

Kyler and Grandma

Watching the Dolphins

The easter egg deal.

The kids in their new easter clothes, saying goodbye to Grandma and Grandpa