Pre-Carnival 2011

Our life is moving faster than our blog! Trinidad and Tobago is gearing up for Carnival 2011. We will play J'Ouvert early Monday a.m. and watch the festivities on Carnival Monday and Tuesday. Meanwhile, there are lots of Carnival fetes and the pan yards are praticing.

President's Day weekend was fun. Friday night we attended the monthly wine and cheese party, Saturday (our 4th anniversary!) we went on a pan yard tour, and Sunday we co-hosted a progressive dinner with other embassy families on our street. Monday we had grand plans of beach and a movie but they were foiled by a dead car battery.

Last weekend we were in Grenada but we'll save that for the next blog.



Our little man looking cool in the pool with his daddy.

With the floaties (Go Buckeyes!) he can walk around the shallow part without mommy holding on the whole time--Nicholas loves the freedom.

pan yard

Mighty Sparrow singing at the Embassy Carnival fete

Christy's IV ladies

Black Stallion, who also performed at the embassy fete

a taste of the pan yards

Sooo Smart!

We are so proud of our baby boy! He's doing a great job using a spoon and drinking from a cup, and generally feeding himself (quite messily, but that's ok!). Nicholas is also learning his body parts. He had "toes" down pretty well until we taught him "nose". I think we've confused him but not for long. Check out the video below!

It was a quiet weekend. Christy was disappointed that the Steeler's didn't win the Superbowl, but in the end it was a good game.

The Great Wall and San Fernando

The Great Wall Chinese Restaurant, that is. In San Fernando, the other major city in Trinidad besides Port of Spain, which happens to be an hour away. Not worth the drive. Oh well, it was an adventure. We also drove up San Fernando hill to see the view. At least Sunday was a pretty day. And we got to come home and go swimming. It's a little surreal to hear so many friends and family talk about the snow......



San Fernando Hill

the view

our little man

close up!

So he's looking the other way but if you enlarge the picture it's actually a great shot of how long Nicholas's hair is getting. He needs a hair cut but that curl is so darn cute!

in front of The Great Wall restuarant

He's almost outgrown his pack n' play! He doesn't stay there for very long anyway, and prefers to pull up the base instead.

That sums up the weekend. This weekend we're looking forward to watching the Steelers in the Superbowl! Christy has her terrible towel ready to go.

Tomorrow is Consular Leadership Day at work for Christy, and we're focusing on crisis management. Starting mid-February it's going to be a busy couple of months. We'll start with Carnival fetes, Valentine's Day, our Anniversary, and a trip to Grenada!