Dad and Emmet's Hilarious Beach Experiences

April usually posts on here, but its 2:30am and I wanted a break from studying so that I could post two of my favorite and most hilarious experiences that I've had with Emmet in the last week.

Emmet and I usually go either into town together to run errands, or go swimming, or just go for a walk when Weston takes his first nap in the morning. Now that we live directly on the beach, it has been hilarious watching him play in the sand, and be adventurous with the Ocean.

Last week Emmet and I went for a walk around the beach and pool area, and came around a corner when all of the sudden...... there was a 3 foot Iguana basking in the sun on the sidewalk. It kind of caught me off guard, but NOT Emmet. He let go of my hand, pointed at it, and yelled WHOOOOAAAAAA!!! Then..... he took off at a full sprint running right at it, with his hand out like he was going to grab it.

Ofcourse I ran after him, telling him to stop..... but ofcourse he had already decided on what he wanted to do.... and that was to Catch the Iguana... LOL....

As soon as he got 3 ft away...... the Iguana took off and ran about 10 yards and sat behind a chair. I was along side Emmet by now making sure that he wouldn't grab the Iguana. Emmet didn't slow up one bit... he kept chasing after the Iguana. As soon as he would get a close to the Iguana, it would take off again..... and then there would be Emmet..... still chasing it.

Emmet probably chased it around the Pool Chair 3 times before the Iguana ran down the sidewalk and climbed up a tree. Throughout the whole process.... Emmet was right behind him and even ran to the trunk and pointed up to it still saying "Whooooaaaaa!!!"

I was on the verge of peeing my pants the whole time by laughing so hard following Emmet while he chased this Iguana. The most hilarious part came when I picked him up and turned around. You see..... Treasure Island Resorts is located right next to us, and when I turned around with Emmet in my arms, there were probably 10-15 people standing at their balcony's leaning over watching Emmet the whole time and they were also Busting up laughing. Man.... for Emmet to chase an Iguana nearly the same his size, was quite the experience.





The second story occurred one evening when April, Emmet, Weston, and myself went out to the beach. Emmet had his sand tools out and was having a blast playing in the sand, when all of the sudden........ he grabbed a fist full of sand and shoved it all in his mouth.

The look he gave us right after doing this was "Ohhhhh Crappppp... what did I just do" type of a face..... Emmet didn't know how to spit, so he was trying to get it all out with his fingers. I was also pulling sand out, which was caked to his teeth and gums. I even poured water in his mouth, but all he did with that was swallow it.

In the end it just made another funny story to add to this experience.... Emmet probably thought the sand was actually Sugar for all I know...

P.S. And yes.... his diaper the next day was full of sand :)

Our 9 month old puppy ;)

Weston is 9 months old! Oh my word, where has my little baby gone!? He has really taken off this month...literally! He is crawling on all fours, pulling himself to standing and is even starting to sidestep while holding onto ledges! If you hold his hands he'll even walk with you!!! I can tell I'm in trouble because I would bet that by 10 months he will be walking! Yikes! Wes has definitely gotten more fun as his personality has come out. We call him our little puppy because he is always so happy and panting with excitement...it's as if you can almost see his tail wagging, it's hilarious. He gives the sweetest kisses but for some reason he sticks out his entire tongue and licks your face...again with the whole puppy thing! And I can't forget his crazy squeals and yelps when he gets excited!! He and Emmet really are best buds. They do everything together...now even baths and I think Wes may be an ever bigger water bug than Emmet (if that's possible!)...maybe it's just the fact that he's much more daring. Emmet is the more cautious type, but don't get me wrong, all he needs is a little nudge! Weston is his nudge...so needless to say I always catch them both causing trouble around the house! Weston is our daredevil and is always climbing...already...I know! He's down to two good naps a day...but night...UGH!!! He is up ALL the time again! I keep telling myself he's teething, but man, I'm running on a short fuse with that kid!!! He's still trying to bust through those top two teeth and I know it hurts but I'm honestly starting to think he doesn't tolerate pain...AT ALL! I think he takes after his dad with that one....a little headache and he's out of commission for half the day (sorry, babe...you know it's true...love you!). Other than that though I really can't complain. Wes is a little angel and I'm pretty dang lucky to have such a sweet baby...who thinks he's a toddler. He is such a cuddly thing and I'm loving watching both these boys grow. I have to say it makes it so much more fun to have the both of them in the stages they are in...but A LOT more work! I'd say these snuggle bugs are worth all of it though :)

Our early bird up for the day at 5 am :) I love the pretty lighting on his face.

Trying to find something fun! He's always pulling himself up on these things...I'm just waiting to find him in one...

I love these two together. Ryan took this after Emmet woke up from his nap. He always runs out from his room, finds Wes, and gives him a big kiss and some loves.

First black eye courtesy of Weston's no fear!

Bath buddies fighting for the "deep end." Wes won this round...for a little guy he can sure throw his weight around...ok, he and Emmet are pretty close in weight! Haha :)

Cat and mouse

Here's just a fun video of the boys chasing each other around the house. This is one of the boys favorite games to play and as you can see Wes gets pretty dang excited! That yell cracks us up :)

Final Gustav Update

Well the hurricane has passed us and we are just feeling the side effects of it, being wind and rain. I think everything turned out awesome. We never loss power last night, and the airport here is reporting to CNN that they and the island have only received very little damage by the hurricane (trees knocked down, etc).

I think the biggest affect that hurricane had on the island was the flooding and high winds. We thought for sure that the power was going to go out, but it never did and we're all doing awesome. We actually just went to sleep at around 2am, and our boys slept through the whole thing. They actually probably liked that background sound of the rain and wind :)

So we're definitely glad the hurricane has passed and that we're all doing awesome.

Can't wait for this "LAST" semester to be over with, where we'll be able to finish the rest of school in the U.S.

Thanks everybody for your support

4th Gustav Update

well it is now 10:30 pm (central time). we are absolutely getting hammered by the strong 80 mph winds and rain. Here's a cut and paste from an article at weather.com

"Hurricane Gustav is now impacting the Cayman Islands with flash flooding rains and strong gusty winds. As of late Friday evening, there have been reports that the islands now have no power, with other reports of downed trees and high waves battering the area."

I'm glad that we are not one of those unlucky ones who doesn't have any power right now. Our lights keep flickering, which tells me our power isn't far behind.

A school official that lives by a canal here on the island, told Ryan that the water level has risen 3 feet already, which is at its max before it starts to spill over. We have also heard from that the center of the hurricane is 50 miles away above us, so its not directly hitting us...... but it definitely is letting us know that its here.

I'll post later as things progress...

3rd Gustav Update

Well... its now 8:30pm (Central) and we're pretty sure that the hurricane is here, or if not really close to us. Because the winds are crazy right now, and it is absolutely dumping rain.

We can't see anything outside, but man the sound of the rain pouring, and the trees swaying back and forth with those high winds definitely tells you what the weather is like right now. I took a gander outside the door, and all I could see were trees bending so much they were almost touching the ground, and a constant downpour of rain. Our boys have no idea what's going on, which is an awesome thing. They are both sound asleep right now, while we're downstairs trying to forget about this storm by watching movies.

I'll post more in about an hour or so.

If I don't post within a couple of hours, it means that our power has gone out. I personally don't think the power is going to stay on, because already in the last 30 min we've had our lights flicker and go out for just a seconds twice already.

So cross your fingers.

2nd Gustav Update

Its now 7:30pm (Central Time) and the National Hurricane Center just released a report stating that Hurricane Gustav is still a category 1 hurricane. It also states that the hurricane is now 90 miles away from Grand Cayman, and that the hurricane turned slightly to the right, where the center of it will now pass over or nearby the Cayman Islands.

We are expecting it to reach us in the next hour or two, but as of 30 min ago, the wind has picked up tremendously and rain is starting to dump on us.

In the same report, it also states that we will get between 12-25 inches of rain, so that should be interesting. The winds are being estimated at 80 mph for now.

For the most part, its totally dark outside now, but we can definitely hear the rain dumping outside and the trees smacking around.

In the next couple of hours we will be getting the worst of it, but hopefully we won't lose power and the boys will just sleep through it.

We'll post later as the hurricane comes closer.