Logan became a regular swimmer this trip. But this particular endevour depleted the resources of buoyancy devices.From left to Right: Colby, Quinten and Jefferson
Where they are (atop the pool house):
How they got there:
Morning Breakfast - The start to another great day.
Quinten was never keen on the shoreline of the ocean. However, he loved airplane rides which dipped his feet in the water. An effort to try and get him more comfortable. But each day we were back to square one. He's probably the only smart one out of us bunch.
SEE! I was here! This is one of two occasion snapshots by Ryan and there are a few more taken by Logan. See, not much to miss if it wasn't taken at all :o)
Mom and her twins on the beach. Life couldn't get better than this.
Will loved this personal sized hammock.
I loved this brotherly sized hammock. This was actually set-up at Bernardo's (a pub on the beach) but we were fortunate enough for Gramma to have set one up back at the house too. A favorite spot for cuddling and reading.
A beach restaurant. Quite expensive but totally worth it. We became quite spoiled of incredible prices so we had trouble digesting my oversized chicken ceasar salad for $10. Spoiled, yes! Yummy, Yes!
An overall view of the quaint place.
And this would be the second setting where pictures were taken that happened to include me. Nothing significant again, but nice to have. Especially the hug.
The Iguana that greeted us for lunch at the same classy establishment on the beach.
Here's the tired pig named Lola, whom the trendy beach cafe is named after. Normally she can be found wandering around the tables. But this day, she was tired.
A favorite for Will, next to his personal sized hammock, would be reading books with Grampa.
And reading books with Gramma.
On day 12 of 14 Will had made one last demand for Langousta. He'd been asking for days and we'd not yet delivered. So Grampa and Daddy drove to the local fisherman and bought fresh lobster (having been caught the same morning).
More CR Beach pictures that I can't seem to get enough of.
A CR beach project that Logan can't seem to get enough of. Truthfully though: with an explanation such as this - I should display a picture of Logan surfing.
Gotta Love It!
Hours of entertainment for Quinten back at the house after his nap.
Our boys - all dressed up and ready to go to our last dinner out.
One more.....
While waiting for our order the boys sat on a sofa and watched Madagascar IN Spanish.
On the way home from dinner, the twins decided to travel in the cargo compartment of the van. They loved it. They bumped their heads a number of times but still loved it.
The boys night swimming. A memory that will last a lifetime for all of us. As it was an event that occurred on our first evening in CR and on our last evening. This is a picture of our last evening.
Logan after his night swim.
Will during his night swim.
Amazingly enough, I'd never seen a cloud in Costa Rica. And on our last night we experienced a tropical downpour (so cool) and the smell was incredible. Then, on our last day at the beach (the same day we are due to depart) it mists us while we are at the beach. A fun new experience in CR. Here are the boys on our favorite beach, for the final time of 2008.
The boys loved watching the horseback riders. This was the second time we met with them on the beach this year.
While on the road to the airport I had to take a picture of the rain .... for fear we may never see it again (unless we travel in rainy season). FYI, February is dry season (not as dry as Calgary but dry for the heat produced I suppose).
Homeward bound in the CR van.
Will. Although he looks happy, he really did mention to me multiple times that he didn't want to go home.
Will took a picture of Logan outside the airport (as Ryan and I unloaded the van). It's nice that a camera can tell you what your kids were doing when you weren't paying attention :o)
I'm not sure whether this was taken by Will or Logan ... but again, it wasn't taken by me.
Our wings home. I LOVE how we can see the plane so upclose and personal AND how we walk out on the tarmack and up the stairs into the plane. It makes for an amazing arrival also as you are hit with the humid warmth of the tropics.
The finale to a great vacation.
Quinten and Colby on board the aircraft.
Logan, Dad and Will in the row in front of us.
The BEST way to travel with twins in flight at night. They fell asleep listening to music. So sweet.
We arrived in Calgary at 1am. Everyone was in pretty good spirits for the time of night it was. And we were really glad that the boys were able to sleep the majority of the way home (this meant they weren't lacking as much the next morning).
