Start of 2nd semester + Birthdays galore

Well we are back in the swing of things for 2nd semester and so far so good! Jordan has classes in the mornings from 8am-11:20am then on Mondays he's a Teacher Assistant (TA) for Anatomy in the cadaver lab in the afternoon. I can't believe it's already block week! His class will take their 1st set of blocks on Monday, May 24th. In the meantime we are staying busy with Bradley back in preschool Tuesdays and Thursdays, playgroups, meal planning, cooking and cleaning! Ian has hit so many developmental milestones lately it's been so fun to witness first hand. We have also been celebrating a lot of our island friends' birthdays!
Last week we celebrated Ugo's 2nd birthday at the Tradewinds Pool. He had a SpongeBob theme, and it was great celebrating such a fun boy!





Last weekend we celebrated Avery and Samara's 6th birthday  with a beach party at Le Galion. I've mentioned before that Le Galion is our favorite beach to go to, especially with the kids. They can run in and out of the water, and I don't have to worry about them being tackled by a huge wave. We had a great time with friends, and Bradley loved hitting the piñata. He has specifically requested a piñata at his 4th birthday party!

Later that night we invited some of Jordan's friends over for card games and pineapple upside down cake to celebrate a little early for Jordan's 31st birthday. We feel so fortunate that we've developed such a great group of friends that our apartment was FULL of people! We all just mingled and talked and laughed so much that my face literally HURT. I haven't felt like that in a long time. I also wanted to mention how thankful I am for the friendships we've made even though we have two little boys. Almost all of the friends we've made do not have kids, or spouses, but they treat us just the same, and understand that sometimes we need to keep the conversation a little kid friendlier or keep the noise level down. In fact we've been told that they're only our friends so that they can be around Bradley and Ian :)

  I headed upstairs early to get the kids to sleep so I missed out on card games, but it was still a fun time. Today is Jordan's birthday so here's a big Blog shoutout:

 

HAPPY 31st BIRTHDAY, JORDAN!!!!! We love you and appreciate everything you do for us! Enjoy your special day!