Monday morning we boarded the ferry to Culebra to spend the day. It was a holiday (Presidents’ Day) so the kids already had school off for the day, but also made for a busy day in the ferry and the beach. But it did not stop us from making ourselves a great spot at Flamenco and enjoying the day together. Hayley and some of the kids made a huge pyramid sand castle and others read while sun bathing. Fresco ball has become a favorite beach game along with frisbee and football. There was a high surf warning that day so we were pretty careful in the water but also took advantage of the good boogie boarding waves that came with it. The kids couldn’t get enough!
Beck and the triplets have had THE BEST time together this week and have been the best of friends doing everything together. They did their best at surfing along the shore on their boogie boards :)
We attempted our customary jumping picture and came up with maybe one that got most of us jumping. Ha. That’s a hard task with such a big group! Such a beautiful day on my favorite beach on the planet!
Of course we had to get an empanadilla and pina colada on our way out. So delicious! On the ferry ride home we sailed right into a setting sun that made for a beautiful night on the water.
Josh, Desh and Kinley took a little excursion one day to find some rare plants that were growing wild down near a river next to the church. They had seen them on the way home from church Sunday and the three of them made a plan to go back and cut and dig some up for us to have at home. The took off with a bucket, a shovel and three machetes. After lots of hard work they came home with a dozen plants that they fittingly named the “Kinleys”. After getting them home, some of them got planted right away and the other roots were put in buckets to be planted later on. The boys had the best time with Josh and were sooo cute following all his instructions to the tee. Can’t wait to see our Kinleys grow and bloom!
We couldn’t stop having fun with so many kids around. I may or may not have let my kids skip a few days of school while their cousins were here.
The last night the Hopkinsons were in town we took them to Old San Juan for some shopping and to our favorite gelato shop. It’s always fun to be downtown and see a different part of Puerto Rico. And the kids all loaded up on the souvenirs they wanted to take home with them!
Of course the night lasted as long as possible and the kids swam until super late just soaking in the last minutes together!
Early Wednesday morning we said goodbye to them and had a hard time saying goodbye again :(
Of course we had to get an empanadilla and pina colada on our way out. So delicious! On the ferry ride home we sailed right into a setting sun that made for a beautiful night on the water.
Josh, Desh and Kinley took a little excursion one day to find some rare plants that were growing wild down near a river next to the church. They had seen them on the way home from church Sunday and the three of them made a plan to go back and cut and dig some up for us to have at home. The took off with a bucket, a shovel and three machetes. After lots of hard work they came home with a dozen plants that they fittingly named the “Kinleys”. After getting them home, some of them got planted right away and the other roots were put in buckets to be planted later on. The boys had the best time with Josh and were sooo cute following all his instructions to the tee. Can’t wait to see our Kinleys grow and bloom!
We couldn’t stop having fun with so many kids around. I may or may not have let my kids skip a few days of school while their cousins were here.
The last night the Hopkinsons were in town we took them to Old San Juan for some shopping and to our favorite gelato shop. It’s always fun to be downtown and see a different part of Puerto Rico. And the kids all loaded up on the souvenirs they wanted to take home with them!
Of course the night lasted as long as possible and the kids swam until super late just soaking in the last minutes together!
Early Wednesday morning we said goodbye to them and had a hard time saying goodbye again :(
It’s been so fun to have them back in our life for a few days! Thanks for making it all the way out here with us!
The rest of the week passed by quickly as we got back into a normal routine again. Desh started a new goal of doing 20 push ups a day spurred on by some motivation by Elder Barnes :)
Josh left early Thursday morning for the rest of the weekend to a conference in Indiana. I somehow caught a cold and it promptly made me want to just snuggle up and do nothing all weekend. So that’s exactly what we did! We watched lots of movies, played games and I wish I could say I got to bed early every night to sleep off my sickness. But in reality, I stayed up into the wee hours of the night with Rease and rhen watching a new show that they somehow talked be into binging with them. Outer Banks took over our weekend nights and before we knew it, we were one whole season into it! Gosh what have I done?!
The rest of the week passed by quickly as we got back into a normal routine again. Desh started a new goal of doing 20 push ups a day spurred on by some motivation by Elder Barnes :)
Josh left early Thursday morning for the rest of the weekend to a conference in Indiana. I somehow caught a cold and it promptly made me want to just snuggle up and do nothing all weekend. So that’s exactly what we did! We watched lots of movies, played games and I wish I could say I got to bed early every night to sleep off my sickness. But in reality, I stayed up into the wee hours of the night with Rease and rhen watching a new show that they somehow talked be into binging with them. Outer Banks took over our weekend nights and before we knew it, we were one whole season into it! Gosh what have I done?!
Sunday we had stake conference and the kids drew pictures as they listened. There were quite a few gems that came from this session of conference drawing!
Sunday night Carlos and Laura invited us for dinner and a ride on their new 4 wheeler! We had a blast riding around the neighborhood with them and riding bikes in between turns. The boys have been saying how much they miss their bikes lately so this was a fun break for them to be able to ride! It was a beautiful night to be outside and we always love the time we get to spend with Carlos and Laura. They are simply one of the best things that have come into our life here on the island. We just think the world of them!!
Sunday night Carlos and Laura invited us for dinner and a ride on their new 4 wheeler! We had a blast riding around the neighborhood with them and riding bikes in between turns. The boys have been saying how much they miss their bikes lately so this was a fun break for them to be able to ride! It was a beautiful night to be outside and we always love the time we get to spend with Carlos and Laura. They are simply one of the best things that have come into our life here on the island. We just think the world of them!!
Another week in the books. I can’t believe how fast the time has gone! We are in love with this life that we’ve come to call ours.
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