You would think this sign would have kept us out of the jungle. But in the book for the house, it talked all about going back there and checking out the animals. During the day we did! It was like its own bird & butterfly backyard. We took a spoooooky walk at dusk as well.
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Everyone told us we need to go to Manuel Antonio National Park when visiting Costa Rica. It’s a national park where you can take a hike and see monkeys, birds, frogs, sloths, etc. in their natural (ha with too many visitors) habitat. Visiting Manuel Antonio with a 5 year old, 4 year old and 7
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WE MET HILLARY CLINTON IN TARCOLES, COSTA RICA! Check it out: Ok Ok, the CROCODILE’S name was Hillary Clinton. Also, in the river were Monica Lewinsky, Osama Bin Laden, Lady Gaga, Mike Tyson and George Bush. Quite a unique bunch. So crocodiles are the weird random thing I have been terribly afraid of since I was
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We arrived, we survived and our kids are… quite grumpy! Ha, that is A-ok — they will adapt soon. Our first day was very low key and the kids are tucked safe in bed for a long night of sleep. Let me write down a few notes from our trip so far: In the stores
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My centerpiece decor turning out really well; got the idea from here. Going to save this for every year! That our holiday feast is also the chickens’ holiday feast…roasted garlic, fennel and stale bread…oh my! The appetizers: Cheese, Flatbread, Antipasto, Baked Honey & Almond Brie, Artichoke Dip…oh, the appetizers. Cute little girlies feeling special drinking
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On the way home from the post office one day last week we decided to go to The Great Salt Lake. Seems like quite a normal place to go next, right? You know, it was just an off day for me. I was feeling a bit blue and the remedy for me in those situations
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Last week (or was it the week before? everything is a blur) all the girls caught some sort of infection that weirdly came out through their eyes and ears. Of course they passed it down the line: Abby to Cameron and Cameron to Shae and probably to me too, but moms don’t have time to
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We live in a city with close access to a couple canyons with a lot of mining going on. My husband loved the show on Discovery that just ended, Gold Rush Alaska. Not that he thinks he is going to make a living or even any money with gold, but he bought some supplies to
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This past Sunday, a very chilly and windy Sunday, I thought we would look for HOPE! By that, I mean spring. We grabbed a couple of clipboards, attached a piece of paper on them, got a pen and went on a walk. We drew a little picture of every little sign we saw that spring
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