adios

tomorrow we have to leave this beautiful place....costa rica is really beautiful...this area is the dryer part of costa rica, but, it still seems really green to me...we've had a wonderful time...to finish out the week....on wednesday we had a taxi (in a Huge van), take us into the town of tamarindo...it's a little costa rican town...pretty touristy because it has great surfing beaches...we had lunch, wandered a bit, saw the beach etc....took the drive back where we saw a lot of farms, skinny cows, some nice houses, some not as nice....fun to see the area

....on thursday, we took a private boat out for the afternoon...that was fantastic....i love water and i love boats!! so perfect....they drove us around to see the area and then because it was really choppy, they took us to a nice bay where we could play....there was snorkeling, they knee boarded, paddle boarded...the water was amazingly warm...like a nice bath tub...the babies loved it...we also saved a lady from canada that was having a bit of a panic attack while snorkeling....all in all, a fun day!! russ finishd out his week of surfing...the boat would take him to different spots every morning...yesterday was cool and cloudy, but, we still hung out outside...today i had a fantastic massage...then watched russie, while russ and kris had theirs...then it started pouring...after lunch we went to the kids club to let the babies play....swam afterwards...had a nice dinner...and now have to pack...so sad to leave this gorgeous place!!

kerry's 25th birthday!!

beautiful!

i wanted to interrupt this trip post to celebrate kerry's 25th birthday!!! woo hoo!!! i can't believe my baby is 25!  a quarter of a century!  where has the time gone?  i feel like it's flown by...i also feel like kerry should still be living with me...but, instead she lives with austin and cedar!!
kerry....you are a fantastic person....one that i'm so proud of...you have accomplished so much in your life...you're so beautiful...talented. you seem to pick up to talents all the time...art, candle making, flower arranging, painting, rock climbing etc...you're never afraid to try something new!

                                                                going place places...like spain

                                                                          loves to hang out

                                                                           smart mouse

                                                                           cute mom
..you're artistic, smart, creative, fun, a great wife, a wonderful mom, and a fantastic daughter....i'm so grateful to have you in my life...that i can learn from you....it's fun to watch you and austin with cedar...he's a lucky little boy to have you as his mom....keep up the great work...don't ever stop creating, learning, doing fun new things...you are always striving to do something new...i love it!!! and i love you!! i'm a lucky mom.....thanks for being my friend always....love you!!!

costa rica!

i'm in beautiful costa rica! russell, kristen, baby russ, kerry, austin, cedar and i are in costa rica for the week....we arrived on friday night....long flight made longer by a delayed plane....we arrived at the four seasons at about 10 pm...and went right to bed!
saturday morning we had a delicious breakfast...i went to the pool while the babies had their naps....afterwards they all joined me at the pool...it was a very relaxing day....not having to move much, unless in the warm water of the pool

....the kids took the babies on a walk around the resort....had a nice dinner...after dinner we went down to the beach where we lit floating lanterns and let them go into the sky...that was fun!

  afterwards, we looked for a movie to watch...no bueno....so kerry, austin and russell played an artist game of who could draw the best picture in a minute...silly and fun....

this morning we had breakfast and went to the beach...our hotel is on a peninsula and because of that we have a bay on one side and the pacific on the other....very cool...the water is warm like bath water...no problems walking into that!

we played at the beach...the boys went snorkeling...took the babies in the water....in the afternoon we drove to the golf course and took a 'trail of the giants' tour....

we drove golf carts around the golf course and saw the animals that are in the jungle there...birds, monkeys, an animal called a cortis...it was fun to do and see.....it started raining as we finished....later, i went and had a much needed, fantastic massage! kristen and kerry had treatments also...then, had a fun dinner at the bar...delcious food!  adios for now!