Saturday, August 23, 2008

Don't Mind Me!

Hi Mom! Don't mind me. I just hanging out here in the tupperware cabinet!

Look.....I'm just going to help you organize a little bit -- shuffle things around.

Oh, Boy! I'm not sure what happened, but somehow I seemed to have made a mess. Love you, Momma!

Thursday, August 14, 2008

First Days of School

Hannah's first day went great. She returned Friday, August 8th to her same teacher. She is now an "expert" (2nd grader) in her multi-aged class and was very excited about welcoming the new "novices" (1st graders), one of which happens to be our neighbor. I think it's going to be a great year.



Emma sends Hannah off with a hug her first day.









And here's Emma starting 4 year old pre-school on Wednesday, August 13th. She will still be attending only 3 days a week. It's all I can stand to part with her. I know next year she'll be gone all day next year! Her teacher seems wonderful and we're all hoping for a better year for her.






Vacation in Bermuda


In late June Paul and I took a much needed vacation to the island of Bermuda. This is the view from our hotel balcony. Imagine waking up to this every morning! The private cove to the right is where we spent much of our time. The staff raked the beach every morning! The hotel was very quaint and we had a wonderful time exploring every inch of the island on our scooter. The only down fall was how much we missed the children! Ironic, isn't it. Can't wait to get away......can't wait to get home!
View #2 from balcony

View of hotel from our balcony

Our first night in Bermuda

The walkway leading down to our room, upstairs on the right. You can see the ocean in the back and the wonderful mural painted on the wall.






A view from the hot tub.



The pool and hot tub and another wonderful mural that I enjoyed. They were all over the property.



View from the infinity pool.

Dinner on the Beach

The beautiful view from our table. Paul enjoyed some earlier snorkeling out by the far rocks.

Enjoying each other's company.

Enjoying the sunset as the manager lights a torch.

Hamilton & St. George,Bermuda

Paul and I ventured out one day to the town of Hamilton and then to the far end to St. George. We rented a scooter and after getting over our initial fear (crazy drivers and very curvy roads) we enjoyed ourselves. It was different getting used to seeing the British flag everywhere.

Paul takes a minute to let me snap a photo in the shopping area of downtown.

These beautiful trees with orange foliage were just awesome. I couldn't get enough of them. This is a little park in the middle of downtown.

The park entrance

A beautiful shot of Hamilton homes and sailboats.


This is the inside of St. Peter's Church - the oldest Anglican church in North America. This is located in St. George, Bermuda.
The outside of St. Peter's Church

More photo's inside St. Peter's
We thought it was so interesting how the pews were sectioned off. Apparently parishioners once paid (via auction) to sit in designated areas. The ones closest to the front were most expensive.

A beautiful cozy sanctuary across the street from the church where Paul and I sat and enjoyed ice cream.

A favorite tourist stop on the way back to our hotel at the end of the day.....The Swizzle Inn. The favorite saying....."Swizzle in and swagger out!" They serve the island signature drink rum swizzles.
Paul is channeling is inner Ponch (CHIPS anyone?). I hope you find this as hilarious as I do!