Cute little Beach House
Emma thinks that these "swirly stairs" are just the greatest thing ever!
Selasa, 27 Juli 2010
Our Costa Rica House
Cute little Beach House
Emma thinks that these "swirly stairs" are just the greatest thing ever!
Strange cows
This is a picture of the very strange cows that they have here in Central America. Interesting huh?
Senin, 26 Juli 2010
Latin Dancing and Colorful Crabs
Today was a great day. It was a landmark day as Lane and I actually left the kids home this morning while we went and ran some errands! It is the first time we have had any time alone at all since we left Phoenix! Although we did pick up a hitch hiker for a few minutes and gave him a lift about a mile down the road until we reached our first stop. I know...that sounds crazy! We have never done that before, but it is kind of the way many people get around here. He was such a nice guy and was fun to chat with for a few minutes.
We found a salon for me to get a hair cut and also a nice grocery store that has all the things we are used to finding in a grocery store (just double the price for anything American brand). We also went to a medical clinic for Lane to get his hive/rash/festering sores...looked at! Our experience at the clinic was actually quite nice. We walked right in, saw the Dr. and got some prescriptions...bam! Out the door in 10 minutes and $50! NICE HUH? Let's hope they got it right and he starts to clear up in a few days. They said it was some type of bacteria he has picked up. It has spread to his outer eye and arms. Poor guy.
When we got home the kids were more than ready to go to the beach so we let them walk down while I cleaned up lunch. I walked down a couple hours later and they were just there having a blast. The waves are very mild at this beach and it is shallow for a long ways out. We feel very comfortable letting the kids walk down there with Abe in charge. Also, it is very private so almost no one is there. Anyway, they did not want to leave, they were having so much fun, but I hurried them home so we could be in before the mosquitos come out in force.
So far our walks back and forth to the beach have been very interesting because we always see something new as far as wildlife. Today on our way home we saw this really crazy looking crab. He was about 5 inches in diameter and was very brightly colored. Royal blue and orange! He was so amazing to look at and we were laughing because as soon as we got close, he made himself as tall as he could be by standing up on his hind legs and reaching his huge pinchers high into the air. Then he started doing this latin like dance back and forth in front of us! It was hilarious.
This inspired Abe and Lora to try out their Latin dancing skills so ever since we ate dinner, they have been making up these crazy dances together, spinning, twirling, dipping all over the kitchen complete with their own self made music. Who knows, maybe they will get good enough to be on Dancing with the Stars some day!
We made our first batch of chocolate chip cookies tonight! What a treat that was. Life is good.
We found a salon for me to get a hair cut and also a nice grocery store that has all the things we are used to finding in a grocery store (just double the price for anything American brand). We also went to a medical clinic for Lane to get his hive/rash/festering sores...looked at! Our experience at the clinic was actually quite nice. We walked right in, saw the Dr. and got some prescriptions...bam! Out the door in 10 minutes and $50! NICE HUH? Let's hope they got it right and he starts to clear up in a few days. They said it was some type of bacteria he has picked up. It has spread to his outer eye and arms. Poor guy.
When we got home the kids were more than ready to go to the beach so we let them walk down while I cleaned up lunch. I walked down a couple hours later and they were just there having a blast. The waves are very mild at this beach and it is shallow for a long ways out. We feel very comfortable letting the kids walk down there with Abe in charge. Also, it is very private so almost no one is there. Anyway, they did not want to leave, they were having so much fun, but I hurried them home so we could be in before the mosquitos come out in force.
So far our walks back and forth to the beach have been very interesting because we always see something new as far as wildlife. Today on our way home we saw this really crazy looking crab. He was about 5 inches in diameter and was very brightly colored. Royal blue and orange! He was so amazing to look at and we were laughing because as soon as we got close, he made himself as tall as he could be by standing up on his hind legs and reaching his huge pinchers high into the air. Then he started doing this latin like dance back and forth in front of us! It was hilarious.
This inspired Abe and Lora to try out their Latin dancing skills so ever since we ate dinner, they have been making up these crazy dances together, spinning, twirling, dipping all over the kitchen complete with their own self made music. Who knows, maybe they will get good enough to be on Dancing with the Stars some day!
We made our first batch of chocolate chip cookies tonight! What a treat that was. Life is good.
Minggu, 25 Juli 2010
Sunday in Costa Rica
Well today was our first Sunday here in Costa Rica. We rented a car for Saturday and Sunday so that we could a) get some groceries! b)go to church
We drove around Saturday so we would be familiar with how to find the church. It is in Santa Cruz about 45 minutes away. Kind of a bummer to be so far, but at least the scenery is great along the way. It is so pretty and green here and there is always lots of wildlife to see. THe cows here are so funny looking. We have never seen cows that look like these. THey have big long floppy ears and they are skinny and white with bug huge heads. Lane took a picture of one so we will post that soon.
SO, the branch is small...about 30 of us there today. I guess there are normally about 50 but many were gone today because of a big holiday here.
The people were all so nice and interested in why we were there. The Branch President was just newly called as of a few weeks ago. He is young, about 30 and not married. He seems really sharp and is super friendly. The women in RS were all so kind and helpful to me. The lady that taught the lesson seemed like she was doing charades half the time to try to help me understand what they were talking about.
I tried hard to pay attention, but I have to admit I kept getting distracted by the ENORMOUS IGUANA that was crawling up and down the tree just outside the window! THis thing liiked like a small alligator. It was about 3 feet long!!
After church we came home and ate and then took the car to explore around a bit since we have to turn in the rental car tomorrow. There are several beautiful beaches very close to us.
Right now we are having a major rain storm. We had one last night too and the power went out for about 3 hours. Luckily it was about time for bed anyway so we just all went to bed.
Nothing too eventful today. It is always nice to go to church and know that wherever you are in the world, the message of the Gospel will be the same and you will feel the same warm and sweet spirit in any branch or ward that you attend. We are anxious to get to know people here and help with the missionary work.
We love our family and friends back home so much. We especially miss our sweet Mariah who is trying to adapt to life without us! Life is good and we are blessed.
We drove around Saturday so we would be familiar with how to find the church. It is in Santa Cruz about 45 minutes away. Kind of a bummer to be so far, but at least the scenery is great along the way. It is so pretty and green here and there is always lots of wildlife to see. THe cows here are so funny looking. We have never seen cows that look like these. THey have big long floppy ears and they are skinny and white with bug huge heads. Lane took a picture of one so we will post that soon.
SO, the branch is small...about 30 of us there today. I guess there are normally about 50 but many were gone today because of a big holiday here.
The people were all so nice and interested in why we were there. The Branch President was just newly called as of a few weeks ago. He is young, about 30 and not married. He seems really sharp and is super friendly. The women in RS were all so kind and helpful to me. The lady that taught the lesson seemed like she was doing charades half the time to try to help me understand what they were talking about.
I tried hard to pay attention, but I have to admit I kept getting distracted by the ENORMOUS IGUANA that was crawling up and down the tree just outside the window! THis thing liiked like a small alligator. It was about 3 feet long!!
After church we came home and ate and then took the car to explore around a bit since we have to turn in the rental car tomorrow. There are several beautiful beaches very close to us.
Right now we are having a major rain storm. We had one last night too and the power went out for about 3 hours. Luckily it was about time for bed anyway so we just all went to bed.
Nothing too eventful today. It is always nice to go to church and know that wherever you are in the world, the message of the Gospel will be the same and you will feel the same warm and sweet spirit in any branch or ward that you attend. We are anxious to get to know people here and help with the missionary work.
We love our family and friends back home so much. We especially miss our sweet Mariah who is trying to adapt to life without us! Life is good and we are blessed.
Jumat, 23 Juli 2010
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