One Day of Freedom Left!!

We have been having an awesome time and are enjoying our little vacation. Classes start Thursday morning so I am glad that I have had these 2 weeks to spend time with Matt and the boys. We have also spent quite a bit of time seeing the island on foot and driving to all of the scenic spots - it has been an adventure! We all went coconut hunting yesterday, which basically consisted of driving around to different palm trees and chucking rocks at them. As you can see from the picture, Matt is holding his coconut:)





We have met some great local families that live in the area. A woman in our building who has 1 and 4 year old boys gave us a bouncy seat and a play mat for Nolan - which is GREAT because toys here cost about 2-3x what they do in the states. Every evening we can take the boys down to the beach for "happy hour," where they can play with the dozens of children who congregate there with there parents after work. Noah even got his first "french" kiss from 4 year-old Holly, who leaned over, said "bonjour," and planted one on him!


Exciting first-time parent news, Noah used the big boy potty 3 times today (yes, we even took a picture). He gets fruit snacks every time he goes, and looks at magazines during his time on the pot - Matt is so proud!


We had orientation for the new medical students this morning - it is going to be pretty intense! They gave us study tips and told us what to expect. They said we should plan on studying 1.5-2 hours every day for each subject - so about 6-8 hours a day! I plan to do several hours in the morning before the boys are up and space the rest out during the day. This should leave my evenings free to spend time with Matt and the boys. It is going to be tough but I am so excited.

We should be getting Internet and phone set up next Tuesday so we will be able to video conference and chat more often. We love and miss everyone already and are so grateful for the prayers and support.

Tangra