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Firsts 23 Aug 2013 | 06:34 pm
Elora took her first steps a few days ago! She has been standing up alone for about a week, and she's getting really fast in her walker, so we knew her first steps would be soon approaching. We were a...
Yoga in Paradise 31 Jul 2013 | 08:47 am
My love of yoga began about 8 years ago. When I was 17, I was diagnosed (that sounds so serious!) with Degenerative Disk Disease and had a herniated disk in my lumbar. A few years later I was in col....
Baby Elora 31 Jul 2013 | 01:54 am
Elora is 10 1/2 months old!!! I thought I'd give her a personal blog post since she is growing and changing so quickly. She is such a joy and we love having this sweet baby girl in our family. She is ...
Happy Birthday Peter! 31 Jul 2013 | 01:04 am
Peter had his 6th birthday last week! It's amazing how quickly 6 years has gone by. I'm so happy that I get to be Peter's mommy. He is such a loving, playful, inquisitive, deep thinking boy. One of my...
Road trip to San Jose 30 Jul 2013 | 08:49 pm
We took a trip to Costa Rica's capitol, San Jose last week. It's a long drive (about 5-6 hours) but we needed to get Peter's passport renewed, I had an appointment with a back specialist, and we neede...
I don't know beans about Costa Rican food... 12 Jul 2013 | 08:14 am
Planning healthy meals and bringing them to the table has been harder than I planned here. I've been trying to cook meals that are healthy and use local foods, so our meals involve a lot of rice, bean...
LIfe on the Beach 4 Jul 2013 | 05:15 am
We are loving life here on Samara Beach! There are times when I go crazy because of all the mosquitoes, but that's really the only downside. We love the weather, the water, the beautiful jungly mounta...
Pura Vida in Samara! 29 Jun 2013 | 03:09 am
We survived the week and made it out to Samara! We are so relieved and happy to be here finally. After a few days in Grecia looking for cars, we bought one, packed everything up, and drove for what se...
A day at the Farm 25 Jun 2013 | 09:38 am
The Flores family invited us to come along to their Finca (cabin/farm) up in the mountains near San Ramon. We loaded up in a 12 passenger van that wasn't much bigger than an American mini-van (Yes, M...
Getting clean is serious business in Costa Rica 25 Jun 2013 | 08:17 am
Instructions for cleaning a baby: 1. Gather the dirty dishes from all over the house 2. Put them in the sink along with the other dirty dishes 3. Wash all dishes with funny soap bar (it's a cylindri....
