More fun

Okay, so I don't know when Ben finds time to do stuff like this... but, yesterday he made an Excellent Apple pie. He'd been trying to get the recipe for quite awhile and as soon as he got it... he had to try it out. So I made a quick trip to try to find some apples and POOF.... here is his apple pie. It turned out delicious... and I don't even like pie!
Today Holdyn and I met up with some friends and ran around at the AUC Basketball court. It is a big, enclosed area where we can let the toddlers run like crazy! It worked out great!! They were all pooped by the time we left!
Here is Holdyn with one of her friends Jack. They were test driving the new car. He pushed her all over the court. Once they ran into the fence and they both started crying... they weren't sure what to do... so we had to go and turn the car around so they could keep going. Kids are great!

Fisher Price Saves the Day!!!

So Holdyn has been stealing/borrowing our neighbor's little rider toy for the last few months. He has been very nice to share, but enough is enough.
Since it is nearly impossible to find kids toys at a reasonable price here on the island, we've been watching for online deals... but then we have to add in shipping. Well, today while I was at the store they had a shelf stocked full of these little Fisher-Price Chatter Telephone cars. I saw it and it was comparable to the prices we could find online so we couldn't pass it up. She played with it in the shopping cart and in the car the whole way home. On the front is a little phone dial that rings when you turn it. Anyway, it's a hit!! She LOVES it!!

Happy HALLOWEEN!!!!

We got an AWESOME Halloween package from Grandma and Grandpa Baker. They put in some decorations and treats and Grandma made Holdyn's costume. Holdyn absolutely LOVED these pumpkins.
Especially sitting on them.
Isn't she the cutest little parrot EVER?!
She had a hard time keeping her beak on.
The AUC Spouses Org. put on a great Halloween Party. Holdyn did the cake walk with dad.
Here she is with Pirate Ty Ty. Don't they make a cute team?
Here she is eating popcorn off the ground... YUMMY!
Daddy also helped her with the fishpond!
She did a great job handing out candy from our trunk during the "Trunk or Treating."
Here we are with Hillary and Aubrey (Monkey) getting candy form the "Trunk or Treating." We actually DID end up getting one of the few pumpkins on the island. Ben did some serious carving to get this pirate!

Anyway, we had a great Halloween!!! We hope you all did too!!!

Happy Birthday to a few nieces!!

Happy Birthday to McKenzie on the 21!!


Happy Birthday to Brooklyn on the 29!!

Happy Birthday on the 30 to Katelyn!!

We sure love you girls and hope you have big birthday parties with lots of cake and ice cream!!

Fun, Fun, Fun!!

So.... I'm not sure who has more fun with the blocks?! Ben or Holdyn? HEE HEE!
Holdyn LOVES riding toys. She borrowed this one from the neighbors (THANK'S IZAAK!!) She also likes to climb... obviously!
Here is a great shot of Holdyn with her doll in the backpack. When she first got it, I put it on her back and she tipped right over.... we thought it was hillarious, but she didn't think so.


Here are Holdyn and Aubrey just after being rolled up in a huge wave. They were just minding their own business when a wave decided to come and try to sweep them away. Don't worry.... moms have quick reflexes!

A quick Snorkeling Date!

Ben has been using every waking moment studying for his next exam on Monday.... but everyone needs a break! I'm sure glad he needed a break yesterday. Holdyn went down for a nap, we turned on the baby monitor and Hillary listened to our sleeping babe while we ran down to the beach and did some snorkeling! It is soo great to have these "quick dates" with Ben when he gets a minute. It is good to be reminded that we do live in a Tropical Paradise!Here is Ben diving down to see if there is anything under the rocks..... I'm definitely not brave enough to even want to see if there is anything in those dark holes!!
Here's me taking a go at diving down. It definitely takes skill that I'm still working on aquiring.
Here are some of the HUGE school of fish that wouldn't leave us alone. It was kind of fun to be in the midst of them.

Lobster Anyone?????

Heck YES we have fresh Lobster!!! Last night Ben, Justin and a David (from Church) went night snorkeling for lobsters. They all had their underwater flashlights and went to town! They sounded like they had a blast.... seeing stingray's, octapus', and squid... but the best were the lobsters that were everywhere (so they say). They left about 11pm and didn't return until 2am... leaving Hillary and I nervous that they'd turned to shark bait. But we were thrilled to see they had fresh meat when they returned :) I think this is the closest thing to hunting that they've been able to do on the island. So the guys had to take David home afterwords and left Hillary and I to deal with the live lobsters AKA put them into the boiling water...... Hillary was super brave (you can tell by the expression on her face... keep in mind this is about 2:30am) and grabbed them to put them in the boiling pot while I was the brave photographer... Hee hee!

If you are wondering... these are not from the lobster trap. The guys just snorkeled around and grabbed them with their hands. They do have some serious modifications they are going to be doing to the trap soon... I'll keep you posted!!!