Snakes

After we were done with the monkeys, we got to go see the snakes. They had probably 20-30 different varieties.

Another family picture attempt. Complete with a snake.
120 lb. piathon - Aspen wasn't so sure he wanted to get too close.
Aspen was facinated with the snakes, but didn't really want to hold any himself. I don't blame him!
Journey enjoyed it too, as long as she didn't have to touch them.

Yep, that's my girl :)

Our guide through the zoo was great. He remembered Mark and I from a couple months ago, helped take pictures for us, and gave us so much information about the animals. I didn't get any pictures, but we also got to go see the butterflys and frogs.

Monkey Madness

We went to the petting zoo today and had such a blast playing with the animals. All the way there Journey was making monkey and snake noises. She knew we were going to see them and was excited too :)

The monkeys liked to pull and play with Aspen's hair.
Aspen petting the pet raccoon and the monkeys. Journey was facinated with the monkeys and giggled when they would reach their hands out of the cage to touch her.
We were surprized when Journey wanted to get into the monkey cage too. She liked to feed them, but would get overwhelmed when they would jump all over her.

A family picture in the monkey cage.

There are more pics to come of the snakes and the rest of our day, but this is is for now.

Lots of Water Time Today

Well, not a great picture, but we did get out on the beach for a while to play. The ocean is a little too rough and dangerous for the kids to play in. The breakers are big and the current is very strong.

Mark took the kayak out into the ocean today. He was able to get out, but coming in was a different story. Let's just say that the ocean had it's way with him....

Aspen is our little fish. He is at the pool as much as possible, and is basically the only thing he wants to do.

There is a whole section of the pool that's shallow just for kids. So nice since we forgot a lifejacket for him.

Exploring the rocks around our beach.

First Morning

Mark and Aspen woke up early. As in 5am, to the smell of a skunk. Ahhh, Costa Rica. Gotta love it. Journey and I rolled out of bed by 7am, and we were off to explore the beach before breakfast.
Journey isn't comfortable enought to walk on her own on the beach. Maybe by the end of the trip?
Here's our beach. Beautiful, soft sand with huge breakers close to the shore. It is pretty intimidating to Aspen and so far he prefers the pool.
Journey was not in the mood for pictures. Especially with Aspen.
Here's the view of the beach from the pool and restaurant. We are told that it has been raining non-stop from all the hurricanes up until yesterday and today. Maybe we brought the sun with us?

Costa Rica

We made it to Costa Rica safe and actually sane! The long trip went much better than we expected. Both Aspen and Journey did great. Not to say that there weren't moments where they struggled and got frustrated with the hours of sitting, but there were no meltdowns, screaming or crying. Yay!

We are here in Costa Rica for 2 whole weeks. Unfortunately, I only have video, not pictures of the trip here, but they will come :) When we got off the plane and the heat and humidity hit us. Even though we warned Aspen about it, he was still pretty shocked. Our house we rented here is great. Nice and big, has internet and even a view of the ocean (so I'm told, haven't seen it yet). We rented it off a site that advertizes vacation homes by owner, so there was a little bit of worry about how accurate the listing was.....

Aspen was so excited this morning when he woke up and realized that today was finally the day we got to leave and he got to open all the new toys we bought for the plane ride. He was practically jumping up and down with excitement. The things he is most looking forward to are playing with the monkeys and seeing snakes.

Beach Time

Charity playing with Journey and Peyton on the beach.
Peyton 13 mo. and Journey 19 mo. They enjoy each other's company as long as they don't get too close to each other. Journey calls him "baby" and pats him on the head like she is so much older. She is going to be a great little mommy some day.

We are at the beach for Labor Day weekend and are having a great time enjoying the new house on the beach. Here's a few pics from this weekend and a few weeks ago. Unfortunately my camera died before I could get pics of Aspen playing on the beach and in the water.

Sillyness

Pull-up on the head
Sporting undies, pull-ups and pants....
From making funny faces at us to putting random things on her head, Journey is becoming quite the little clown and loves to do things to make us laugh. It's fun to see her personality emerging. Well, most of the time....with that has come an attitude.