Photos from Isabel's 4th B-day Party in Puerto Rico

The lucky girl got 2 b-day parties - one in Saint Lucia and one in Puerto Rico. And, the Puerto Rico party was a joint celebration of her 4th b-day and her Baba Jidu's 75th b-day. The party theme was Princess (quite appropriate for a 4 yr old girl or a 75 yr old man) and saw Isabel wearing a tiara and a dress with petticoats. Click on the photo below to see more pictures from the party.

Isabel's 4th b-day party in Puerto Rico

Superhero Isabel!

Behold Superhero Isabel! She can fly ("you run really fast in place and then jump, this is flying") and she helps "people who are sick or hurt or need help." The key element of being a superhero is not the cape, but instead the glasses! She choose all of the clothes that make-up the superhero costume (including superhero undies and socks).

GB - Note the t-shirt. It remains a true favorite.
NC/MC - She is a real "boho" superhero with the snazzy peasant skirt from you all!

 

Photos from Isabel's 4th B-day Party

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Isabel's 4th B-day Party in Saint Lucia

Dennery Fish Saturday with Peter W., Perena, Paul, Brisfert, Sasha, Ramzi, and Isabel

Below are some photos to a Fish Festival we went to in Dennery when our friend Peter Weinberger was visiting in June (it took me a while to get the photos up!).

Fond D'Or in Saint Lucia with Peter Weinberger

Here are photos of Peter W. and Ramzi at the Fond D'Or Nature Reserve and Heritage Park.

A couple of updates…

• Isabel finished the year at her preschool at Bonne Terre last week and has since started summer day camp at the Montessori Centre, where she will be attending pre-kindergarten next year. We had her end-of-year parent teach conference which went quite well. Apparently she is polite, plays nicely with the other kids, can count to 39, etc. She has been enjoying day camp a lot, bringing home art project regularly, and playing with new friends.
• We just finished a wonderful visit from our friend Rachel Mickenberg and her friend Lisa. They thoroughly enjoyed the beaches and people of Saint Lucia and we loved having them here!
• I (Sasha) was in Dominica in early July for a meeting. It is really a beautiful island. I encourage folks who are exploring Caribbean island vacation possibilities to consider Dominica. While it doesn’t have the beaches of other islands, the flora and fauna is just breath-taking and the people are great. You can find out more about Dominica at www.dominica.dm/, http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dominica, and http://www.avirtualdominica.com/home.cfm.

Another Whirlwind Trip to the US

All three of us are headed back to the US for a visit in late July – August. We will start our trip off with some time in Puerto Rico where we will have an early celebration of Isabel’s 4^th b-day and a late celebration of her Baba Jidu’s (Grandpa’s) 75^th b-day. From there we will visit friends in DC and Isabel’s great grandparents in Harrisburg, PA. Sasha and Isabel will then head up to Vermont, with Ramzi staying a little longer in DC and then returning to Saint Lucia to chip away at the dissertation. Isabel will be remaining in VT for a while with Sasha heading south for a couple more days in DC and then work in Saint Lucia. And then, after a nice visit with her Nana and Grampy-pa, Isabel will then bring them back with her to Saint Lucia. We hope to see many of you during our trip and will definitely be posting photos upon our return!