Our little entrepreneur enjoyed his holiday job at the Fireworks Store. 
We received many positive comments about how knowledgeable and helpful he was. Ryan worked hard at his first job stocking shelves and assisting customers with their questions and purchases.
DEC 18TH. As the final bell rang at school for the holiday, Ryan and 13 of his best friends went right into party mode, enjoying an afternoon at the Surf Park. 
The rain that threatened the party all afternoon seem to have been an enhancement to the boys. Pizza and cake at The Brick House rounded out the very wet day. Ryan's 11th birthday party (celebrated 2 weeks early) was a great start to the Christmas vacation.
While rain loomed on the horizon, the crew worked diligently to ensure the pour of the second floor slab went smoothly for Casa Kirkaldy. A convoy of concrete trucks kept coming all morning into the early afternoon, completing the pour by about 3pm. The crew are now enjoying a well deserved rest for the holidays before work begins on the walls, trusses and the roof in January.
Cayman Prep & High School dominated the inter primary sports this term. The sailing team, which Ryan is on, won the RBC School Sailing Championships in November with a close and exciting win over the reigning champs. A few weeks later, Prep dominated at the Inter Primary Tag Rugby Festival where all Prep teams won in their respective divisions (Ryan was on the Year 6 team). Last week, Taylor swam the breaststroke and freestyle for Cayman Prep in the inter primary swimming competition. Prep was victorious once again, holding onto their title from last year. 
The wenches reunited this year for Pirates Week, minus the float (even though we did end up on a fire engine in the parade somehow). Tina and her fellow wenches hit the streets of George Town once again. Wench / Rotarian Melissa decided to collect money for Meals on Wheels and we raided restaurants and hit up locals and tourists for donations. The Wenches had an altruistic spirit this year. 
November 13th. Can you spot Ryan front and centre? Ryan ran a strong race and came in 2nd in the 16 and under age category ... and a solid 5 minutes ahead of Tina.
OCTOBER 28 - NOVEMBER 4TH.
I cannot believe that it has taken so long to post our trip on our family blog! What a great vacation we had. The main event of the trip was attending the wedding of Tina's college friend, Jackie, in Sonoma. 
After a few days in San Francisco enjoying the city sights and sounds, we took the scenic route over the bridge and out to wine country. We met up with school friends of Tina's, made some new friends along the way, toured wineries in both Napa and Sonoma, enjoyed the wonderful sunset wedding of Jackie and Steve and danced the night away. A few too many cases of California wine are slowly making their way back to Cayman.
