We found Payton's shoe!

You never know what kind of interesting things can be lost and then found again with a 1-year old on the loose.  

We're waiting anxiously!

The countdown continues...

Acupressure "massage"

So here I am, getting acupressure therapy from a Taiwanese man at our branch party.  We have video of this whole thing but I'll spare you, unless you like to watch people be tortured.  It felt like he had needles in his fingers.  I tried to remember the last time I felt that much pain, and I'm not even sure if recovery from my last c-section a year ago felt like that!

Here is the faithful husband, enjoying some dessert while I was in the torture chair.  

Culture in St. Kitts

This was actually "Carnival" in Nevis (the island of St. Kitts and the sister island of Nevis form one federation) which is similar to Mardi Gras in New Orleans.  We took the ferry over for the day, and a full day it was.  We went over with new friends, the Parson's from Draper, Utah, and the Johnson's from North Carolina (who were members of the Church here on vacation) and spent the day eating, waiting for the parade to start (we're talking hours here), visiting, and soaking up the sun!  It was VERY hot and there were a lot of people, but we waited it out to take in some local culture.  After the parade started, we stayed as long as we could stand (it was SO loud) and we also wanted to beat the crowd out, and so we headed over to the Four Seasons to cool off at the beach and pool.  We then waited in line for a few hours for our turn on the ferry back.  It was a full day with many twists and turns (no bathrooms open to the public, rain, sunburns, interesting ferry parking) but it was fun to spend time with new friend's and get to experience some of the local culture.  

Boogie boarding excitement

This is from a few weeks ago when we went boogie boarding for the first time.  We went with the Burt's who showed us the ropes and helped with the kids so Adrian and I could go out and learn together.  We had a blast and need to go again soon!

Ebony and Ivory...

Damon and Jaida share a moment on "Bluie," the comfy chair that Damon got for his first birthday.