Day at Culebras

Okay so here in Puerto Rico there are many beaches...I can hear you all saying, well duh Valerie!! Anyway there are lots of beaches. They are great and lots of fun. However just a short boat ride away is the island of Culebras. On the island is Flamenco beach which is one of the most beautiful beaches in the world. The sand is so fine and white that walking barefoot is like getting a spa treatment. The water is an amazing blue and the beach is very secluded. As it is a boat ride away there aren't many people on the island. We went on a Monday and it was pretty empty. We rode the fairy over then hopped in a taxi over to the beach. We got there and the kids just played and played. The beach also houses an old tank that was used for target practice for the military a long time ago. It is now painted and you can climb on it and get up close and personal. We had such a wonderful time there and got to relax for the day. The trip home was incredible as it was sunset. The kids loved being on the boat and had a ball. It was such an amazing trip.

Carnival

Thanksgiving weekend was a fun time here. We had a couple over from our ward and they brought their folks too. It was a great time and we had a great thanksgiving. Certain foods are scarce so I had to make my stuffing from scratch and I couldn't find pecans for the pie. But we made do. The day after we took the kids to the big mall here to watch a movie. While there we saw a carnival and so Jed decided to take the kids there on Saturday. It was a fun little carnival. The kids enjoyed themselves and had a blast on the rides. Ashlee is our little daredevil and wanted to ride all of the big scary rides while Hyrum kept to the smaller rides. Cole just went along for the ride of course but he had a fun time. Here are a few pictures from our adventure!!