Day 1 of Costa Rica

This is how we fly

...And this is the Liberia Airport where we landed. That's right. It has no walls. It's just an awning. There's a drastic difference in security from the U.S.

It took us 7 hours to get from our door step to the resort including an hour long taxi ride through the back woods of Guanacaste on gravel roads that easily compared to several Mississippi back roads. I crossed my fingers the whole ride hoping Micah wouldn't get car sick. Thank goodness he didn't.

The view from our balcony

Sunday after we were all settled in, we went for a walk on the beach. We happened to catch the horseback riding tour coming in for the evening, and they let Micah ride for a little bit too. I couldn't believe how brave he was. Stay tuned...this isn't the only animal he mounted on this vacation. We didn't get our feet wet the first night, but we did enjoy a beautiful sunset around 6:15pm. (The sun was up well before 5:30am every day...ugh)
So, that pretty much wraps up Day 1 of our adventure...

Top 10 Things About Our Trip To Costa Rica

We're back! ...And what an adventure it was.

I'll be making several posts over then next week or so to share all of the fun we had in Costa Rica. For now, here are the Top 10 Things About Our Trip To Costa Rica...

1. When we got to our room we realized we had lucked out and gotten a fabulous ocean front suite with an extra large wrap around balcony. Score!



2. There were cakes at every meal. Chocolate cake twice a day is a dream come true for me!



3. Staying at an all inclusive resort meant buffets all day everyday. That also meant no cooking or cleaning for an entire week. What a relief!



4. We got to see howling monkeys in the trees at our resort, and we also went on a river boat tour of Palo Verde and saw crocodiles (a little too close for my comfort level), iguanas, bats, exotic birds and more howling monkeys.



5. There isn't anything more relaxing than a massage on the beach.



6. It was entertaining watching Micah and his Da Da play in the sand.



7. Even though it was the beginning of their rainy season, we got to spend plenty of time soaking up the sunshine while laying on the beach.



8. Fruity adult beverages.



9. Listening to Micah's giggle as he discovers the excitement of the ocean waves all over again made my heart happy.



10. Spending an entire week with my two favorite men discovering a new country was priceless!

Stepping Stone

It's been a couple weeks since Micah and I worked on this project. Our impromtu trip to Mississippi has delayed my entry for this one. Sorry.

To fill you in, I've been trying to make Mondays something a little different and special for Micah and myself. The same old routine was starting to wear on us. So, I've been trying to come up with fun projects and field trips to help get our week off to a good start.

Last week we made this cool stepping stone. Well, I actually made it while he played in the wading pool next to me. All he really did to contribute was making his hand print. Maybe next year he'll be big enough to participate a little more.

Did I mention that it was really easy and cheap too? I picked up the entire kit at Hobby Lobby for around $6. It's regularly $10, but if you catch it on sale or have a 40% off coupon it's super cheap. All I had to do was mix water with the cement mix in a bucket and then pour it into the mold. The kit even came with the decorative, colored rocks and a popcicle stick to write with.

After a couple days of drying out, it's made its home in my flower bed.

For those of you wondering what we did this past Monday, we did nothing. We were (mostly me) pooped from our weekend trip. Next Monday will definitely be out of our normal routine though.

I will be taking a vacation from blogging next week. Actually, I'll be taking a vacation from everything next week. We're leaving for Costa Rica on Sunday! So, I will see everyone back here after June 6th.

Toodles!

Just Passing By

This moring while I was washing dishes I noticed some movement in the woods just beyond our fence. My first thought is that the quadruplet boys from down the street were playing army again. Nope. Not this time. This time we had a couple of four-legged visitors.

Splash

A trip to the Honeycutts' house in the summer isn't complete without a splash in the pool. Micah managed to get in all three days we were there.

Hannah babysat Micah Friday night and let me and Tom go out to dinner. (I'm pretty sure this is the first date we've had since we moved to Texas)



This is Saturday just as Micah is getting use to the water










On Saturday, Micah wanted to jump off of the diving board just like the big kids. Only he hasn't figured out how to physically jump yet. Not even standing on the ground. Instead of jumping we just kinda dropped him off of the diving board. He did it several times. When he'd come up he would grin from ear to ear. We didn't manage to get any of his jumps on video Saturday, but he was more than willing to repeat the excitement on Sunday for us.

Finally!




That's my little fish!

Baseball

Saturday night we spent the evening at the ball field for the first half of Will's double header evening.



The Braves played a great game dispite the loss, and Will got some really great hits. I wish we could have stayed for the second game. I heard stories that they dominated most of the game, but lost by one point in the final inning.

My Godson, Chase

Yesterday my Godson, Chase, made his First Communion.

I knew for a while that he wasn't going to be able to make his First Communion with the rest of his class due to a baseball tournament, but we weren't sure when he would be able to reschedule his big day. So, around the middle of last week I got a message from his mom that it would be this Sunday. Tom and I talked and realized we didn't have anything going on this weekend and Tom had Friday off as one of his regularly scheduled Fridays off, so we packed up and were on the road Thursday night to Mississippi.

It was a great weekend to spend with my family not only at Chase's First Communion, but also at the ball field and around the pool.


[Thanks, Dad, for contributing this photo]











Congratulations, Chase! I love you!