Vacation from Vacation!

So we spent 2 weeks with just the 4 of us in Costa Rica, so it was real nice to come home and go to a cabin with our friends, with no kiddos! We stayed at Amazing Grace Lodge in Blue Ridge, GA and it was really nice, we ate great food from each couple, we played games, did crafts (sort of), put together puzzles, karoaked, sat in the hot tub, wore pjs all day, and laughed a lot! Thanks to Josh, Amy, Micheal, Mandy, Eric, Tessa & Anthony for helping me to relax for 3 days. Until next year!

Greetings from Costa Rica!

What a wonderful time we are having on our 2 week vacation in Costa Rica! Here we are looking into the crater lake of the Poas Volcano right outside of San Jose. We have had wonderful weather, eaten yummy tico food, and seen some amazing animals and things. Just a name a few, we have also seen the Arenal volcano from a distance, hiked around it (seen venomous coral snakes and toucans), gone to zoos, been in Manuel Antonio park (seen sloths & monkeys), hiked on hanging bridges over the Monteverde Cloud Forest, and the list goes on. We are still planning on a boat ride to see whales and dolphins and maybe even horseback riding (still would like to see a macaw one evening). Although it has been fun, it is also a little bit trying as a family. We only have the 4 of us and we have to somewhat get along (most of the time with no iternet or tv) when we are having fun AND when we are tired, lost, and don't understand the language or don't have the comforts of home. So I would have to say that I love to travel but one of the things I love most about traveling internationally with my family is that it forces us to grow even closer to each other!!