Another One for the Album, Gromit!

We painted 'houses' today! These are the big huge boxes they shipped our UAB (unaccompanied Air Baggage) in. They're super durable, triple thick cardboard boxes...just right for an empty playroom! :) So we took these boxes outside, I cut out doors, and we painted them! So fun!


Here are both houses. You can see how high the boxes are as Claire is standing right next to it...so fun!!


Here's Josh in his house. What a nut! They can almost stand up in these things! :)


So, here's our garden in our backyard--so far there are green beans growing in it. Our gardener (also our guard) has tomatoes, peppers and I'm not sure what else, being started in the 'guard shack', which is the building you can see off to the right. Josh says hi to everyone! :)


Andrew always loves to be outside in the middle of the action...and he LOVES to smile for the camera (and then he has to see it and giggle at himself!) :) He's just too cute! :)


This is a gecko I found hanging out in the bathroom with me one evening. Super cute!!


Here are our banana trees...we have 3 BIG bunches coming! Woohoo!!! We found a recipe for banana bread, and using fresh tropical bananas and French imported butter, I could eat an entire loaf of this stuff by myself! Even Josh likes it, and he hates bananas! :) Just think how much banana bread this stuff will make...Mmmmm...makes my mouth water...


Here is one of our papaya trees...it is LOADED!! :)


Here is one of the views from the master bedroom balcony! Pretty, eh?


And, as promised, here are the funky mosquito nets over the beds!! :) It makes it look all foreign...and they're a little tricky to get used to...but it's like camping every night! Ha!!





But, now it is time for dinner, and it's getting close to 5pm, so it's time for the kiddies to come inside before mosquito friends come out to play! :)