Christmas...Bah Hum "Bug"

Christmas has come and gone. What did the Clowards get for Christmas this year? The stomach flu! Other than that, we had a great Christmas. We realized that we have spoiled Anna this year and we'll probably do it again next year! She loved all of her new presents and it was fun to hear her say "Oh" to everything that came into sight. She especially loved her new purse and triplet baby dolls that Mommy and Daddy gave her. I will post pictures when I get them loaded on. Hope everyone had a Merry Christmas!

Winter Wonderland

Although winter doesn't officially start until Thursday, Mother Nature decided to let us have it! We woke up to about six inches of snow this morning. Dobber, being little and white, got lost in it a couple of times. I forgot how cold it can be! I had to dig my way out this morning so I could make it to church on time...Thank goodness for kind neighbors that came to my rescue. When I told Rob about it he had to let me know that he was suffering a little as well...It was raining. I didn't feel sorry for him in the least!
BTW...It has continued to snow all day and you can't even tell that I shoveled the walks. Good thing I have all of my Christmas shopping done because I'm not going out in this stuff!

Did I sign up for this?

Ugh! Today has been one of those days! Word to the wives and stay at home moms out there...If your husband wants a dog remind him that he goes away to work and you are the one to take care of him! Between Anna and Dobber I don't know who makes the bigger mess! When I am cleaning up the mess that one of them made, the other is creating a new one. And to top it all of, they were both throwing up tonight. So, Rob, if you are reading this...COME HOME NOW!!!

Christmas Tree Woes!

Well, since Rob is in the Bahamas still, I had to put up the Christmas Tree this year. Now I understand why he hates doing it so badly! First of all, I couldn't find the right instructions and spent more than enough time looking for them. So after about two hours and tons of scratches I finally got the tree up (with the help of my dad) and got the lights put on. The decorations will just have to wait until tomorrow!

Back in the Good Ole' US of A

After many hours of flying Anna and Krista have made it home. After doing a flight as a single parent I would like to make a recommendation...DO NOT DO IT! The child gets sick of being with you and you get sick of being with the child. It makes a long flight even longer. Anna did surprisingly well. She only got upset a total of twenty minutes. She managed to make friends with everyone around here...Flashing that cute little smile of hers. We are glad to be home, but definitely miss our best friend and daddy who, unfortunately, is still in the Bahamas. Anna has made great friends with Dobber and has even learned to bark. I, however, have learned that I need to baby proof the house.

Lost: City of Atlantis, Reward: 1 Million Dollars!

We spent the day discovering Atlantis. The weather was perfect...Not to hot...Not to cold. Anna loved going around and around the lazy river, flirting with all of the lifeguards. We found several different species of aquatic life...Including the big groupers that I thought had been sent away. We got a great picture of Anna "tickling" one. I even got brave and did the "Leap of Faith" where I screamed the whole way down. I am glad that I did it...Don't know if I will do it again!

Lazy Days of Winter

Today was a relaxing day. Jeri (our friend that is visiting) played beautician to Rob and the missionaries...Making it so they look handsome rather than pretty. We then sent off to explore the island. We went back to the Sacred Space (the place with the carved people). We discovered that it is the place where the slaves from Africa first entered the island. We came back and picked up Rob from work and then headed to the beach where Rob and Lee went snorkeling. They picked a good spot and soon had a friendly ray swimming right along with them.

Saturday is a special day!

Wow! We had a full day yesterday and we all paying for it today (sore feet). We were at first saddened when our boat trip was cancelled due to weather, but we shook it off and headed downtown. After all, it is the last Saturday Anna and Krista will be here. First stop...the Queens Staircase. This is a beautiful place and we would like to apologize to all of you who came to visit us and we did not introduce you to this place. Rumour has it that 240 slaves carved the staircase out of the "mountain" for Queen Victoria. The picture that is posted is in front of the waterfall there. We then headed to the Pirate Museum, Senior Frogs and the Straw Market. On our way home we stopped at Cabbage Beach, one of our favorite spots on the island. We came back and rested for about an hour and a half and then headed to Junkanoo. The evening had the perfect ending when the fireworks went off just as the parade passed us. All in all, it was a wonderful way to spend our last Saturday here and as a bonus Rob didn't even go into work at all!