"I'm a sunny soul, watch the day unfold"

Taking a study break to update more Cayman photos :D

This is Cayman Day Number... something...

That's the wonderful thing about Cayman:

Times. Days. Schedules. TSCH.

Enjoy ;)

Cayman To-Do List:
1. Wake Up
2. Get in Water

3. Repeat as necessary

4. It will be necessary

Reading Time/Swim Break w Papa
...if you didn't read this book as a child... you've never lived

Captivated

This is my niece Daphne.
Daphne is American.
Ergo, Daphne eats Fruit Loops.

This is my nephew Ollie.
Ollie is a Boy.
Ergo, his love affair w electronics has begun.
Particularly elecronics that block out females. They learn young...

The lo0ong (awesome) boat ride out to Sting Ray City
knocked this kid OUT.
Or maybe it was his internal toddler alarm that goes off at 6 AM.
Who knows...

Plunging barefoot into the water with D-O-Z-E-N-S
of 6-foot Sting Rays hovering everywhere
 = intimidating. No matter how many times you've done it.
And you always get a crazy bout of giggle-squealing.

Sting Ray Sandwich

How to Hold a Sting Ray for the First Time:
Step 1: Psyche Yourself Up
You're the junk.
Rocky theme song in back of head advised.

2. Meet your adversary.
You got this.
(and I bet you're humming the Rocky theme song)

3. Success
You ARE the junk

4. Because you didn't know there was a Step 5

5. Which is a big, fat Sting Ray Kiss
Followed by...

6. A complementary Sting Ray massage
... please look at that stinger 

7. And hopefully you packed your goofy brothers
for some anti-climactic comic relief

Captain Ollie holdin the fort down
Tsch... grown ups...

More soon lovies!! :D

Blessings - Katie

"Oh, you can't climb when you can't dream"

 “There is no event so common place

but that God is present within it,

always hidden,

always leaving you room to recognize Him

or not to recognize Him.”

-Fredrick Buechner

Sigh... I wish every breakfast could be this yummy!!!
Homemade mango salsa, scrambled eggs, grits, bacon,
fried plaintain, butter toast with black currant jelly,
mango juice, and Earl Grey tea.

Can't ever start snorkling too early!!!

Conversely, and unfortunately, the men in my life would beg to differ that you can get started taking pictures too early... At least 2/3 are smiling!!! :D

The girls turn to snorkle

Sigh, so much fun

Want to be here. Right now.

Sheesh, wish I could be that dark right now

So much world to discover

Belly-laughing over something from the night before
That I can't talk about ;)

Ecstatic about my conch shell!!!

How to play beach volleyball: Step 1- Look hott. Check.

nice

dive for the save

teamwork

Good ol unnecessarily competitive family friendly beach volleyball

hottie

nice Holdie!

Hott? Who me? Absolutely.

Pick up Sister, Niece, and Nephew Take #2
That's them comming of the stairs

My niece Daphne, in the blue - first time out of the country
She immediately began wandering off discovering

And discovering...

We're not really sure why (exhaustion?) but as soon as my nephew Ollie saw us waving to him from the observation deck he started SCREAMING. It probably didn't help that we died laughing...
What's wrong with us

Garrett just doesn't understand the value of photography and likes to mock the massive amount of photos I take. Hence: pretending to be paparazzi as I exit the bathroom "Katie! Katie! It's Katie!"

suck up

They made it!!!

Ollie and Daphne happy to see Papa :D

Mmm, grocery stop by Hurley's on the way home

We thought the mini-wheeler thingies were cute

This kid is HILARIOUS!
Loved playing in the water, esp w Papa

A-dor-able

Daphne's first time out of the country- and in the Caribbean!

So much to discover!

Here, she's discovered sand.

The water fun continues

Uncle Garrett teaching a future Tiger fan

Nakie boy with TV remote- this doesn't change.

Mmmm, homemade salsa. And if the fresh tomatos are so-so, this brand is excellent (though pricey!) and so is San Maranzano. Save the yummy tomato sauce it comes in!

Lots of cilantro and black beans- we added some fresh mango too

Oh boy!!! The kids meet a crab!!!
Most. Hilarious. Thing. Ever.

Ollie man did NOT know what to think

Daphne was a lil more adventurous

People: please, please, please mute the music below and

WATCH THIS VIDEO!!!

I'm pretty sure we watched it 12 times in a row

till we cried from laughing...

Especially if you pause it @ around 18 sec

what on earth...

Again, you MUST watch!!!

Crab + Child = Overstimulation
I'm pretty sure he ran and screamed for a good 5 minutes.
It was adorable.

"All Thy works shall praise Thy Name

In earth and sky and sea."

- Blessings, Katie ;)