St. Lucia 2009

Jason and I went back to St. Lucia where we had our honeymoon almost 3 years ago. We had such a wonderful time; it was absolutely perfect. It was the perfect balance of fun, relaxing, romantic, and entertaining. Great weather, food, activities and most importantly COMPANY!! We got to go scuba diving again 3 times (I will add more pictures at a later date), went on a fun tour of the island, hung out at the beach and pools, etc. The evenings were filled with great dinner reservations, and live entertainment at night. We also got our own private magic show and night of playing cards with the fellow islanders one night. I will explain more at the appropriate picture below. We were there a week. It was so hard to come back home, but then again, we just love our home and life together here, it was a great blessing to get back here and see our babies!


The sunsets were absolutely beautiful!

Even our little friends enjoyed our evening bottle of champagne!

This was the night was talking about. 3 years ago the resort we stayed at had a sports bar of sorts above one of the pavilions. We went to see what sort of entertainment they had one night, but walked into a bunch of 'islanders' dancing and having a good ol' time. We asked for a Guinness and they said that they actually weren't even open yet (they were remodeling and creating a new place called 'The Cricket'). We started talking to them and ended up getting our own magic show and started to play cards with them. We had so much fun hanging out with them for about an hour or so. At the end we asked for a picture with them before we left. They happily agreed and actually asked if they could take pictures with us too!

Which brings me to one of the things Jason and I just love about the island. The people. The people are all so nice and happy. When you drive through the island (they drive on the wrong side of the road which is pretty scary at first, haha), you see such wonderful smiles. There does not seem to be the 'class' distinctions we have here. You have rich, poor and those in the middle, but they all coexist and embrace that. You will have a multi-million dollar home right next to a shack and everyone is happy with that. There is no government that will 'bail' people out, so they know that it is up to them to make the most of their lives. People seem so content there. Work for what you want and then enjoy where you are. Being with them is truly a blessing we enjoy!

The Rain forest...

The majority of the island population is Roman Catholic.

Great food every night; we had seafood, French, Japanese Grill, Mexican, Caribbean, etc...

Our babies were sooooooo excited to see us when we got back home. We were so excited to see them too! I know people hate it when couples without kids compare their animals to babies, but we really do love our little stinkers! They do bring us joy.