last weekend was a long one here in the DR so we went to Cabarete. The weather was wonderful, the ocean was super flat and Saturday was windy. We stayed with friends right on the water and enjoyed hanging out, kayaking and relaxing. I really do love it there, even when there isn't wind.
Our days started with a trip to the bakery to get pastries and coffee before coming back for breakfast and then the relaxing began...pausing only to cook and prepare food before the relaxing resumed, la vida buena.
Work is still killing me but it really is amazing how a little time in the sand and on the water can give you the necessary perspective on life.
pics: (left) Aidan introduces the OPP to the wonderful worlds of cars, (above) Ollie discovers that the only thing better then one sun bed is ten sun beds! (below) a long weekend can really wear a guy out.

My Camera is on the fritz...but the real excuse is simply work - it has been killing me! - apologies

Here is a picture of the OPP on his first day of school, yup lots to get you caught up on ...but today i don't have the the time; apologies. Let me just say these few statements:
mom cried more then niño on day one (to be expected), his teachers say he is doing wonderfully, he is learning Spanish, meeting new friends and is so happy to see me when I get him on my lunch it washes away the hesitation that i had.


I am so incredibly behind here i could never get you caught up. Here is July in Cali:


From there we went to Cabarete for three incredible weeks of family, surf, sand and of course wind, we treated our nanny and her son to a couple of days there. Incredible to believe that as someone who has lived their entire life on this island it was her first time to the beach. She doesn't like sun, the ocean or pools and has simply never had the opportunity - it felt good to give her and her son the experience (even though they still think we are weird). It was stark reminder of how lucky we are...

here are some shots:



Our school is doing a celebrity read campaign and our favorite monkey was invited to participate: