Toddler Search

  I have mentioned once or twice that there are very few toddlers on the island.  Loads of families left after Hurricane Dorian and now Covoid.   There are no pre-schools open and I have only heard of a few private groups.  Everyone tells me this is not a big deal, especially until he is two.  But I disagree as I can see how happy he is with other children and how much he learns.  Also, in six months he will be two and I am not sure if all of a sudden kids will just appear.  Therefore, I have been taking matters into my own hands and basically stalking families with little ones.  

Friday I found a family with a 16-month-old and quickly exchanged details.  We went to a beach that someone had suggested there were a lot of families at.  Most kids were much older, but was so happy to find one toddler!

Saturday I arranged a playdate with a 3-year-old little girl.  A bit older, but Sebastian was in heaven.  I am now all about finding him friends :)

MId-Week Treat

 January just feels like the longest month ever.   After Christmas, we have been counting the pennies.  But this week we definitely need a mid-week treat.  So we went to the Stone Crab for a soup, a happy hour drink, and a walk on the beach.  It was fabulous to be out of the house even for a couple hours.

Sebastian and Lola ran up and down the beach.  It was a lovely much needed evening.

Sebastian's Garden

  It is rumoured that The Bahamas is one of the most expensive places in the world.  We can confirm that this is correct.  It has bee a huge shock from Asia especially when it comes to food.  We spend the majority of our salary in the supermarkets for sure.  Therefore, it was time for Sebastian to start earning his keep.  He is now in charge of peppers, tomatoes and aubergines, for a start.

I will keep you posted on his progress.  So far so good, he loves watering them.  He probably loves watering them a little too much so we will see!

Weekend Fun

 On Friday night we got Luis's Mum and Bruce to team up and watch Sebastian for two hours while we went for a friends birthday drink.    We were very thankful to have a night out.  They did such a fantastic job, and were both pretty tired as Sebastian ran them ragged. 

 At this event I reconnected with a lady, Alison, who we met briefly at the beginning of the year.   Last night her and her daughter and daughter's boyfriend came to dinner last night.  We did our usual Mexican and had the best evening.  We loved the daughter and boyfriend, especially Sebastian who I could not get to bed until long after the left.  He was super excited.

He had the best night ever!

Axel and Sebastian

 Every time we get together these two just get cuter and cuter.  They are actually sharing things now and even having hugs and hand holding.  We went over to Axel's on the weekend for a delicious vegan pancake breakfast and a play.  I just love watching these two together.

It is such an added bonus that we love the parents as well!

Alison's Birthday

Sebastian was very excited for Alison's birthday and all the surprises he had lined up for her.  He is extremely lucky to have her in his life and wanted to make sure she was spoiled for her big day.   He had to ask me for help as even though I am not very good at baking he knows he cannot use the oven just yet.

Birthday breakfast before work on Friday

Birthday surprise lunch on Saturday, cake ordered and chosen by me.  A long standing joke, I thought it was a pretty great cake!

Lola looking so lovely in her new scarf.  She is so much more herself these days, it is great to see.

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Long Weekend Antics

 We were lucky enough to come back to school and have a long weekend immediately.  We started it off by a few people over on Friday night and a small celebration for Peter's 50th birthday.  Saturday we went to the botanical gardens for a walk and then had a movie day.  And Sunday we were invited to a delicious lunch at Ali and Simon's.  Alison could definitely open a restaurant, her food is so fantastic.  She made everything vegan for me, even a great apple crumble.  

The cake that I made.  It looks like a 10 year old did it, but I covered it in candy to help disguise this fact.

Sebastian got a late Christmas present.  He loves opening gifts.

Dancing with his number one 9 year old.

Lovely ladies

Sebastian finally getting into books

Botanical garden walks

And lots of walks on the beach.  We had a great afternoon walking our neighbours dog for them.  Sebastian loved playing fetch with him.