First off my parents made it here safe and sound...they also made it home safe and sound! I am going to use that as my excuse for neglecting the blog! We had such an amazing time while my parents were here, we were able to see everything we set out to see and we even hiked the volcano! Yay I can cross that off of my island bucket list! it was an amazing experience to sit on the edge of an active volcano and watch the smoke come out of the cone in the middle of the crater! I would have to say it was my favorite thing we did while my parents were here! It is so hard to believe that this kind of natural beauty exists I mean don't get me wrong Utah is the most beautiful place on the planet but St. Vincent is a close second, with a volcano on one side of the island and Dark View waterfalls on the other side of the island it makes me wish I had a car all the time! we spent loads of time at the beach as well while my parents were here they brought us all down snorkeling gear when they came and we put it to good use! I have never realized everything that is going on right under your feet when your in the ocean, the water here is so clear that you can see the fish swimming around you ankles but you can't really see what color they are or anything, we snorkeled for hours and hours and saw amazing fish and all kinds of crabs, sea snakes, eels, star fish and my dad and Jacob even found an octopus! What an adventure!
It was an amazing time had by us all, we really enjoyed my parents coming to visit, it was hard to see them leave but Christmas is right around the corner and we are looking forward to being home for a month!
Speaking of home...I need to give another shout out my sister in law Sarah and congratulate her and Tyson on there Engagement! We are so excited for them and are looking forward to sharing there special day with them while we are home on Christmas break! Love you both!
As for our new place we have adjusted well and are liking it okay here but alas we continue to look for cheaper housing....have I mentioned how much I HATE moving.....nuff said....it is a constant battle here to find housing but we are hoping to get into some other apartments when a few of the upper term kids leave the island so keep your fingers crossed for us!
Kohl is doing really well here on the island he loves going to the beach and playing outside, we started his home schooling 2 weeks ago and lets just say he is REALLY missing Mrs. Fletcher right now! He tells me every time we have school, "mom I am going back to Nephi Utah and going to my teacher's house Mrs. Fletcher so I can be ready for Kindergarten!" Mercy me someone please help me! for anyone asking why in the heck are we home schooling Kohl let me give you a little background Kohl had 1 year of pre-school before we came to St. Vincent and Mrs. Fletcher did amazing things with him, he is already extremely smart and catches on the things very quickly! When we moved to St. Vincent we were told to put him in private school that's what all of the other students that had kids did and the public school system is ....well....way less than perfect here BUT private school is outrageous here I mean were talking $1,300 USD a MONTH not a year a MONTH...in case some of you have forgotten.....WE ARE MEDICAL STUDENTS! How on earth the other student afford to pay that is beyond me but it is not in our budget so that is why we resolved to homeschool the little tyke! Please let him take after his father and love school!!
Kate is adjusting okay as well she has had a rough few weeks, 6 of her top teeth all decided to come in at the same time....lets just say there were two days there that I am positive no one got any sleep at our house! She finally got all of them in and is feeling much better she has developed a love for Sam the dog lately she loves to stand by the screen door and pant in his face while he looks her over through the screen. Kate is our little drama queen 13 months old and already throwing herself to ground when she doesn't get what she wants, kohl asked me the other day if we could go to the hardware store? and I was like what do you need at the hardware store? "Duck tape for Katelyn's mouth!", So yes we are defiantly in for the log haul with her! Why did I have to have a child JUST like me?? Love that sweet girl!
I guess that is another event I should tell you all about! Our sweet little diva turned 1 while my parents were here visiting us! She had a great birthday and loved all of her new toys and clothes, she wasn't too sure about the whole cake eating thing we had to help get started but once she tasted the frosting she was sold! I can not believe it has been a year! Where did the time go??
All in all things are going great here! We have adjusted to Island life and are living it one day at a time, we are so grateful for our of the love and support we get from everyone back home we would truly be lost with out all of you!
Until next time....
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