Once in a Lifetime Experience

Welcome to the Iguana Cafe! It is a small little shack on the main road about a mile from the school.
It sits about 16 people (total) and serves fresh local seafood.
Cort chatting with the cook.  Oh and that also the kitchen.  I watched them make all the meals.
Lobster! Cort had fresh tuna steak, veggies and lobster.  Said he loved it and we had to go back.  I enjoyed a veggie pasta (not a big fish fan) and we enjoyed a very fun unique experience.  
"Thanks for coming by!" Metz (Notice the little sign below him, Rasta Food-delicious.)

Date Night

This was actually awhile ago, but Cort surprised me with a date night (hence the hat, had I known I would have done my hair).  It was great.  We went to dinner to this place by the pier where we ate our first dinner in Dominica.  Trust me the second time around was much better! It was a really nice night and I enjoyed spending some alone time with my husband.  Yea, date nights!!!! 

"So that is what the back of a waterfall looks like"

This is a close as Metz wanted to get to the waterfall at Emerald Pool.  He hated it.  I think the sound bothered him.
Cort on the other hand couldn't resist doing some climbing.
Matt hope you are proud, he still finds ways to climb rocks even though we are way down here.
Once at the top he completed the task but jumping back in the freezing water.   I know we live in the Caribbean but river water and in the shade is really cold.

Emerald Pool

Pretty, Huh.  This was one of our adventures during Cort's break. Emerald Pool.  Can you believe how clear that water is?!?!
One happy family.
We hiked through about 15 minutes of jungle to get there.  It was amazing to see what grows in there.  Metz walked the whole way and loved all the plants and lizards.
Cort and Metz got in the water.  I didn't dare, it was too cold!!! As always, Metz just enjoyed throwing rocks. 

Spear Fishing

This was over Cort's Break.  We were able to go to the beach a lot and Cort was able to spear fish a lot.  The first time he caught a puffer fish.  He was so excited to show it to Metz and Metz was not as excited as he thought he would be.  He actually didn't like getting close but when we were home later he couldn't stop talking about how daddy caught a fish.  

We got a package

We actually got this package awhile ago from Weston and Kristie.  It was for Easter.  Metz was my official unpacker.
As he unpacked he said "Mommy's, Daddy's and Metz's".  I thought he was dividing them into separate piles, he wasn't.  No matter what name he said it all went into one pile and it when I asked whose pile it was . . . "Metz's".  Thanks Weston and Kristie.  We have loved the candy, fun gifts and shirts.

R is for Rabbit Ears

Kristin and I kept the playgroup going with the two boys.  So I had R.  We made rabbit ears and had the boys hop around the house.
It must have stuck with Metz cause here he is the next day and he is still hopping around the house.  

Matching Outfits

We had a piano recital at church the Saturday before Drake left. Metz and Drake wore matching outfits (unplanned) and it was just too cute to miss.

The Last Playgroup :(

P is for PARTY!!! It is also for painting, prince, princess and purple. It was a very fun last playgroup. They got to paint with water colors on some butcher paper that Blake had gotten me (Thanks Blake).
Metz loved painting, his water to paint ratio was a little off but he did a good job. For the next two weeks any time he saw paper he asked to paint.
The last supper. We decided to have a luncheon. It was delicious. With homemade pizza, chicken salad sandwhiches, watermelon and juice. Oh and for dessert we had peach crumble. It was a very nice and a great way to say goodbye to a very special group. We miss you Bethany and Drake.

Metz and his laptop

Our friends Chris and Fleur let us borrow their sons "Bob the Builder Laptop". Metz has been in heaven ever since. He even stole our wireless mouse. He sits and plays on it all the time. Thanks Chris and Fleur.