Thanksgiving

Singing 'Twinkle Twinkle' on the beach with friends Dante and Gisele.

Caleb and I are on our own this Thanksgiving. After spending the day on the beach, Caleb is napping on the couch while I heat up some Jamaican patties and prepare a big salad for our dinner. We'll follow it up with Cale's favorite part of the meal - chocolate digestive cookies for dessert. 

Greg left Jamaica yesterday after spending the past 5 weeks with us. Sharing this adventure with my parents has been a really fun experience. It was amazing to watch their comfort level grow each day until they both reached point where they didn't want to leave. My parents love to travel but they usually opt for the all-inclusive resorts, rather than the more do it yourself type of accommodation. I was a bit worried when my mom wrote to her friends on her first day here that we were staying in a two star at best, and that she greatly preferred Mexico. However, during their time in Negril, they learned to embrace the chaos of living in a developing country- they enjoyed shopping locally, trying new foods, meeting new people and they quickly became integrated into the local scene.   It made their travel-loving daughter very proud!

Here are a few of my favourite photos taken by Greg over the past few weeks:

Mommy, Scuba Steve and Kayla. Her dad has a small souvenir shop on the beach that sells towels, t-shirts and jewellery.

Greg with one of his many friends on the beach - Mama. She sells fruit and you know she is coming up the beach  when you hear her call out 'Fruuuuuuuit!'. This inspired Caleb's latest knock-knock joke:
Knock knock!
Who's There?
Fru
Fru who?
Fruuuuuuuuuittt!!!

Caleb joins a beach band

Sunset cruise

The caves and cliffs of Negril's West End and the most beautiful shade of blue. 

Catch of the day - flying fish and triggerfish.