Eric replaced the burlap on the top of our deck arbor this year. Wills got so excited he had a reason to wear his work apron to help Dad.
Luke just wanted to watch, but he is a cute watcher.
Like their new summer jammies? They are from Old Navy.
Monday, May 21, 2012
Helping Dad
Eric replaced the burlap on the top of our deck arbor this year. Wills got so excited he had a reason to wear his work apron to help Dad.
Luke just wanted to watch, but he is a cute watcher.
Like their new summer jammies? They are from Old Navy.
Friday, May 18, 2012
Luke's Haircut
Luke thought his hair was getting a little too long, so he decided he needed to cut it to keep it out of his eyes. And then Wills very helpfully cut a chunk out of the back too.
You can kinda see the back too in this picture, but the front is very noticeable. Those scissors are well hidden now.
You can kinda see the back too in this picture, but the front is very noticeable. Those scissors are well hidden now.
Thursday, May 17, 2012
Dinosaurs in the Shade
Wills and Luke made themselves some "shade", which is their fort behind the recliner. They were playing with dinosaur puzzles back there and Wills made up new names for some of them.
Tuesday, May 15, 2012
My Mother's Day Present to Myself
We got our pictures taken right after we got back from our trip to Costa Rica by Brody Dezember Photography Studio. I thought they did a great job and I 'm so happy with how they turned out!
These are the five that I chose to get the file of. There were actually tons that I would have loved to get, but had to narrow it down somehow.
They boys also got me some lilies to plant around the fire pit for Mother's Day.
These are the five that I chose to get the file of. There were actually tons that I would have loved to get, but had to narrow it down somehow.
They boys also got me some lilies to plant around the fire pit for Mother's Day.
Monday, May 14, 2012
Mater Operation
We sometimes like to buy new games when Eric goes out of town as a treat for being left at home. We bought this Operation game that is Mater from Cars, and the boys totally don't get the concept of the "surgery", but they think it is hilarious to buzz him.
Saturday, May 12, 2012
Costa Rica Part III
Sunday took a swim in the awesome pool, and then we said goodbye to the JW Marriott and headed to see some other beaches before we left the region.
Playa Negra was not black sand, but it did have a lot of black rock, and a lot of surfers.
We drove to Volcan Arenal because that is the volcano everyone said to see. It was supposed to be very predictable, where you can see lava flowing every night. Well we found out that the volcano stopped erupting about a year ago. We still got a lot of pretty views of the volcano and the lake right by it, but no lava.
On the (very long) drive around Lake Arenal, we saw this Howler Monkey just walking along on the power lines.
The Lava Flow trail from 1968
So since there was no reason to stay at the volcano at night and we had a long drive ahead of us the next day, we drove back to San Jose to stay the night. Then the next day we got up early and headed to Manuel Antonio, which is a national park with lots of trails and tons of wildlife. But that ended up being another disappointment, because the park is closed on Mondays. So we walked around and explored Quepos, the town right outside.
We had lunch at El Gran Escape, and it was excellent.
Traditional Costa Rican rice and beans
On the drive back we passed this bridge with a crocodile crossing sign and a couple of policemen standing at the end of the bridge to stop people from climbing down to the river. We walked across the bridge and saw about 20 crocodiles there in the water.
The last two nights we stayed at the Doubletree in San Jose, and on Tuesday we caught our flight back to Florida. We spent a couple very relaxing days in Florida where I forgot to take any pictures of my two cute nieces, and then flew back home on Thursday. We had so much fun on our vacation but we were really missing our boys by the end of it, so it was good to be home.
Playa Negra was not black sand, but it did have a lot of black rock, and a lot of surfers.
We drove to Volcan Arenal because that is the volcano everyone said to see. It was supposed to be very predictable, where you can see lava flowing every night. Well we found out that the volcano stopped erupting about a year ago. We still got a lot of pretty views of the volcano and the lake right by it, but no lava.
On the (very long) drive around Lake Arenal, we saw this Howler Monkey just walking along on the power lines.
The Lava Flow trail from 1968
So since there was no reason to stay at the volcano at night and we had a long drive ahead of us the next day, we drove back to San Jose to stay the night. Then the next day we got up early and headed to Manuel Antonio, which is a national park with lots of trails and tons of wildlife. But that ended up being another disappointment, because the park is closed on Mondays. So we walked around and explored Quepos, the town right outside.
We had lunch at El Gran Escape, and it was excellent.
Traditional Costa Rican rice and beans
On the drive back we passed this bridge with a crocodile crossing sign and a couple of policemen standing at the end of the bridge to stop people from climbing down to the river. We walked across the bridge and saw about 20 crocodiles there in the water.
The last two nights we stayed at the Doubletree in San Jose, and on Tuesday we caught our flight back to Florida. We spent a couple very relaxing days in Florida where I forgot to take any pictures of my two cute nieces, and then flew back home on Thursday. We had so much fun on our vacation but we were really missing our boys by the end of it, so it was good to be home.
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