The downhill slide

We have thoroughly enjoyed our trip, but we're starting to get more than a little stir crazy.  The island is not very big, and there is a limit as to how many times you can entertain yourself going into the same stores.  We have definitely done our part to stimulate the local economy!  Tomorrow is our last full day, and part of that will be spent at the US Consulate for the "swearing ceremony" which is the final step of this process.     Yesterday, the boys spent the entire day at the Safari Park.  As you could see from the pictures posted yesterday, they took it all in!   As you might have guessed, the girls went shopping!  Today, we spent a quiet morning around the island.  While Peyton was napping this afternoon, Madison and I walked over to the pedestrian mall about 15 minutes away to check out the pearl market.  We really found some bargains there!     During our downtime, Peyton has entertained us with her ribbon tying skills.  We have all been victims and had our hands and feet tied to various things.  Conner, you are going to love playing with her!  She continues to amaze us with her language acquisition and her happy, playful personality.  Today she was singing parts of the ABC song -- not sure where she learned that!  She doesn't always like what we tell her, but she usually listens  and has never thrown a fit.  She is extremely active, but she seems to understand that she has to play by the rules.  Good thing because she is about to be introduced to a lot more rules!