Costa Rica! Take 3...

Some of our favorite places...they don't look too fancy but they have amazing food!

Kevin and Chad went deep sea fishing.  They caught two mahi mahi.  We enjoyed super fresh ceviche and grilled fish two nights!

mahi mahi (dorado) that they caught!   

pardon the fake crocs...i needed closed toed shoes and didn't want to ruin my good running shoes!

This tree had thorns like a rose, and they were super sharp!

no, that isn't a spray tan...its dirt!

adios vista magnifica...gracias!!!

They say the third time is the charm...well, I think that in our case this trip was!  The trip to Costa Rica this year came at a perfect time, and we also had the perfect amount of relaxation and adventure on this visit!  It was a great trip and we can't wait to go back!  The next trip the kids will join us and they can't wait!  

Merry Christmas!

We had a wonderful Christmas this year!  We went to church Christmas Eve and then to our dear friends house for a fun and festive dinner!  The kids had a ball playing over there!  We went back home and said goodbye to Elfie (until next year) and put out reindeer food for Santa's reindeers.  

Our morning started early on Christmas!  You can tell from the pictures that it is still dark outside!  Santa had come to visit and brought the kiddos lots of goodies.  They were so excited and we played all morning.  There was even a 2 1/2 hour Monopoly game.  Later we went to our friends house for dinner!  It was a wonderful Christmas!    

Henry's Sing-a-long!

Henry had a sweet sing-a-long at his school before break!  It was adorable!

Anna's cookie decorating and exchange!

Anna and Henry worked hard setting the table!

Making reindeer food outside!

Cookie exchange time!

Anna had a cookie decorating and exchange yesterday!  It was a great time...the girls actually sat in the dining room decorating cookies for over an hour!  The moms were able to visit in the living room!  It was so much fun!