Walking Around

A couple days ago we decided to head out in a different direction and see where the road took us.

Here are the girls as we start to head down a big hill. The picture offers a good view of the southern part of San Jose.


We ended up at a familiar park, but one Lucy hadn't played in yet. She has really come to love grass and open space, it is a welcomed change from the ever-present tile floors and cracked sidewalks. As soon as she gets to some grass, she starts screaming and running around.

Trampoline Fun

We have some friends here that have a trampoline in their backyard so we had to let Lucy give it a try. For some background into my life I was NEVER allowed to jump on a trampoline and the one time I did I ended up breaking my elbow and having to have surgery to put it back in place. But don't worry dad this one had a net around it and she was very carefully supervised.

Butterflies

Today we visited the National Museum in downtown San Jose because we heard they had a butterfly exhibit. There were supposed to be 1000 different types of butterflies but I am pretty sure we only saw about a dozen or so. Lucy really enjoyed it, although like most animals, when they got too close she wasn't too sure what to think.

Easter is Here

Thanks to our loving grandparents Lucy received two care packages this week filled with Easter goodies. Easter is celebrated very differently here and one thing we could not find was Easter Eggs so Gannie sent us a bunch and we hope to have a Easter Egg Hunt here with all our Gringo friends.


Lucy was too interested in getting the eggs open which Niece stuffed with cookies.


Happy Easter everyone!

Stop and Smell the Flowers

First of all let me say Niecy (Lucy's grandmother) this post is for you :) Lucy loves flowers and every day when we walk she has to point out all the pretty flowers to us, if Sean and I do not stop and admire the flowers that she gets mad at us. So to account for Lucy's slow walking and the time it takes to stop every time she sees flowers we have to allow for about 15 extra minutes every where we go. As a side note they do have some really pretty flowers here and many are very different from anything I have seen in the States.

Lucy Walking Music Video

Video by family request. Feel free to skip this video if a toddler walking for 4 minutes doesn't do it for you.



Editors Note: We blatantly ripped off Noa Noll's walking video, but with cooler effects.

The Park

We go to the park every day because it is a block away from our house and it is a great experience for all of us.

Lucy is always able to meet some friends. While mom and dad are able to practice their Spanish with the parents.



This is Lucy's favorite spot at the park. She loves playing peak-a-boo behind this statue and she can learn her colors with all the mosaics.


It is also great to help Lucy get some energy out because she walks every where and then afterwards she sleeps great.

Daddy Time

Lucy has enjoyed some special Daddy time here in Costa Rica. Here are some pictures of this weekend at the park.

Crazy Hair Day

The weather here in Costa Rica is pretty bizarre. Almost every day around 3 it looks like it is going to start raining, but typically the clouds just pass by and nothing happens. We are in the dry season right now and come May it is going to start raining every day and not quit until January (talk about Noah's flood). However, today when we got out of school we had a surprise rain shower and since we have to walk home from school we all got wet and decided to have some fun with Lu's hair.


Big yawn. Pretty much every day we get home around 5 and it is all we can do to get dinner on the table fast enough, bath her, and then get her in bed as soon as possible.


I think this picture should be submitted for the next Johnson & Johnson baby shampoo commercial, I mean look at that volume?!

The "Milkstach"

One of our greatest joys right now with Lucy is at meal times. It is such a great time to enjoy each others' company and to sit and laugh and that is exactly what we did on this day:






A couple of fun new facts about Lucy:
- She has gotten 2 new teeth, which brings her to the grand total of 8. At this rate she is going to be getting her molars when she starts 8th grade :)
- According to her teacher at school Lucy now says "Vamos" (Lets go), I will believe it when I hear it for myself.
- Her favorite thing to do right now is pray, even this morning when she was pretend playing with her dolls she wanted to pray for their food before they ate.