Where we live

A quick glimpse of what we were up to before school started for Mateo. Must give credit to a friend that took these great photos.

Yes, I cried!

Of course I cried. I was crying before his teacher handed this to all of the parents dropping off:

" Here is a little "gift" for you as you leave your precious one with me on the first day of school. As you hold this cotton ball in your hand, the softness will help you to remember the gentle spirit of your child. After you've gone home and dried your tears, make yourself a hot cup of tea. Put up your feet and relax. Remember that together you and I will work for your child to be the best they can be. Thank you for entrusting your child to me for the coming school year. I will do my very best everyday to be your child's guide in learning and exploring this bright world they've just stepped into."
-Mrs. Peavy

This was with a little bag with a cotton ball, a tissue, and a tea bag inside. Are you kidding me, I read the first line and shoved it in my bag.

Mateo was so excited, didn't even care to say goodbye to me. He ran right to his seat and started working on a project.

Sitting at his seat with the teacher assistant, Miss B

Mateo outside his classroom this morning.

1st Day of School

Mateo started school today. He is attending Lucaya International School, year 1. It seems like a wonderful school. He was really excited, he wanted to make sure in all the pictures you could see the badge on his school uniform shirt. He has to wear this everyday-you can switch it up with a red, light blue, or white shirt. On PE days he has school shorts and shirts to wear.
I can't believe how excited he was. He's quite the handsome fellow!

On the front porch with a conch shell

Lookin' sharp

On the back deck

Sharks and Freighters

Last night we went to the harbor to see the sharks feeding. It was really cool, the kids loved it! The sharks are really big bull sharks, at one time there were 6 sharks in the water below us all about 10-12 feet long. The restaurant that does the feedings is right at the entrance to the harbor where all the huge cruise ships, cargo freighters and oil rigs come in. It was really impressive to see this huge freighter coming in with two tugs guiding it through the harbor entrance. The mail boat (picture below), we have learned is actually a decent inexpensive way to travel island to island.

Conch

We found this little conch today at Banana Bay. They are everywhere and get much bigger then this. Mateo spotted this one as we were wading through the shallows. You can walk way off the coast line at low tide and thats where the bonefish are. The kids love it and so does Emilio.

Bahama Mama

Bahama Mama, that's what I am now. We have made it to the Bahamas safe and sound and everything is fabulous. We are ready for the adventures to come. I would love to post photos previous to today but our camera was set at a really high resolution and it takes hours to download the photos. These photos are from "Banana Bay", a two minute drive or a 15 minute walk down the beach from our house. Not bad for a rainy day in the tropics.