Trip to La Fortuna!

We stayed at Baldi hotsprings until 10pm

at Baldi

Boat ride on Lake Arenal

Trip to Puerto Viejo!

We went to the sloth rescue....photo album here

More trip pictures here

On the way home, we checked out Cacao Trails

My Mom is HERE!!!

YEAH! I love it when my mom visits.

We are off to the beach until Friday so.....hasta luego. I really need to start practicing my Spanish because I signed up at Ileri and I start in February!

The police amaze me with their friendliness. We took my mom to Valle Azul for dinner and while we were taking pictures outside, the police officer asked the kids if they wanted a picture with him.

Kade's Birthday Party!

Kade's mom threw a Batman themed party and on the way home Lauren said, "Mom that was the best party I've been to!"

Jen gave all the kids Batman capes.

Lauren and Providence

Waiting for Rob to hang the piñata

Lauren wasn't holding back

Rob made this sandbox for his kids. How cute is that?!

Hailey and James hanging out this morning

Off to Sámara!

Mary and I are taking all the kids to the beach first thing in the morning. I feel so lucky to have Mary as a friend! We get along so great and we have so much in common.

Aideen's House!

On the way to Aideen's house, we use the on ramp made by the people of Costa Rica. For example, if the people of Costa Rica decide that they don't like the cement medians in the middle of the road, they remove them in the middle of the night. Just like this on ramp, they didn't want to drive 4 miles to circle around so they just broke the metal guard rail.

Broken Guard rail

The kids had fun playing around with Aideen's new Mac.

My favorite

Later they made pizza

Playdate at Andreas House!

She lives in a nice development with a bunch of US Embassy families.

Hailey with Brady's new sister - she is 3 months now

Riding her bike with her friends

Hailey and Brady

Done!

Hanging with Friends!

We've spent the last few days just hanging around the house. Now that the holidays are over, we are catching up with friends.