Update

Nate has been with us now for a week. It's bliss. Gone are the stresses of daily life, and all I see is the friend I married. The one who makes me laugh, who holds my hand, who plays with the kids in the ocean and pool for hours. A week away with the one you love is enough to make you fall in love all over again.

The kids are good. Aidan has cut all four eye teeth, and is a new boy. He too is easy to fall in love with all over again when his boy behavior doesn't seem so foreign to me. It probably helps his dad is with us 24/7 and understands boys far more than me!

With Nate here, lizards are caught, four year old girls are taught how to hold them, and proudly parade around with them no different than being at home playing with our dog. It's enough for her to think her mother should hold a lizard too. So I did. Just once. Nate laughed til he almost cried.

We had a date day on Friday without the kids and went on a kayaking trip down a river, then on a hike to some hidden waterfalls. It is breathtakingly beautiful.

One more week before we head home. I'm soaking all of this in. The sun, the sand, the laughter, the warmth of family.