Luckily, Santa Claus knew where Grenada was and decided to come to our house for Christmas! Gabe was pretty excited! It was fun just being together in our little apartment, in Grenada, not really having any big plans and places to go. Our most important event of the day was building a sandcastle and relaxing on the beach. It was a perfect day and one that we will always remember.
I think this Santa had a broken arm.
You can't see it in this picture, but my favorite part was the roof and the ground the figures are standing in,...they are all covered in white, painted, palm tree leaves.
This picture didn't do it justice.
We went out the other night to go look at the lights in Grenada. The first picture is a little deceiving, not because it isn't that beautiful to look at, because it is, but because that & one other place are the only places lit up in Grenada for Christmas. And, the best part about it, is that they can only turn their lights on on certain nights, so they don't blackout the whole town nearby. Ahhh, Grenada. Luckily, we caught a night when they were on, so we went walking about and enjoyed the incredible exhibit!
We also decided Christmas wasn't exactly Christmas, without some good ol' stockings. So we decided to get crafty and make our own out of construction paper! It was so much fun and I have to say, my husband has some mad stockin skills. Look at that beautiful christmas tree! Sorry you can't see them better. Mine says "I love Santa" and Ren's says "Loot Sock" & "No oranges."(Ren & I were laughing a little at Gabe's cute little blob marks. Maybe we are the meanest parents in the world, but we thought they looked like bird poo markings,...so Ren added one to his stocking. I know it looks like an egg, but it is supposed to be a bird poo marking. Ha!)
I went on an early walk the other day and found some more beautiful plant life growing here in Grenada.
These are our little noodle bats we made for decorations!
Here is Gabe as Sleeping Beauty and her friend Addie! They had a lot of fun trick or treating!
My impression of Static Cling.
Gabe & I at SGU ready to go trick or treat'n. It was darn hot, but lots of fun!
Getting the loot
I thought it might be fun to post a couple of past Halloween pictures! In that first picture, don't ask me what I was. (and no Ryan Pond, I was not a blue dart.) ha! I hope you have a SCCARRRRYYY Halloween without any blue darts walking around.
Ren decided today was the day to go surfing. We went to the Aquarium or Magazine Beach, and all just stood there for a minute,...then Ren took off running full speed into the gigantic waves! I wasn't the least bit surprised. he. We went with some of our friends, the Jenkins & the Shaeffer's. It was a lot of fun, even though I was pretty worried about Ren crashing into a small coral reef. We stayed around for the beautiful sunset and had a good time just hanging out!
I am going to take a moment and brag about my little girl. She has always loved to color and draw and lately her drawings are getting so good!! I love seeing what she is going to come up with! Here are some drawings that she has done recently (the one with the writing she did in Nursery). These are so beautiful to me and I think she has a real talent with drawing and painting. I am proud to call her my little artist!
I was able to take some pictures of my good friend Jovanna and her husband Dylan. They were a beautiful couple that were very much in love. I have put more pictures of their shoot on my photoblog.
Ok all you McDaniel's, Brey's & Capener's!! It's time to start planning your trip down to the Caribbean to come hang out with us! Otherwise, we will just keep swimming and enjoying this beautiful weather without all of you! ha! (This is where I went swimming yesterday, by the way.)
Actually, I really have been thinking about the fall lately. I really miss the crisp air that comes during this time of year in Utah. Gabe & I have been trying to make some fun decorations to remind us that it is Fall time and that there are some fun holidays approaching!
This is a picture that my good friend Sara Weir took of me during our last shoot at one of the beaches. Thanks Sara!
Gabe in her sleeping beauty dress-up!
Gabe was invited to Addie's 4th Birthday party last Wednesday, and boy was she excited! It was a princess party where you dressed up like your favorite princess! Gabe decided that she wanted to be Sleeping Beauty over Cinderella....which kind of surprised me. The little girls there were so adorable!! It was so funny when Addie was opening her presents, Gabe would continue to give Addie her present over and over again, even after Addie had opened it. She wanted to make sure Addie knew that present was from her and that she saw it. All in all, I know she loved it!
