Jud's First Deer

Jud went to his partner Jimmy's ranch outside of San Antonio and shot his first deer. It was a small doe, but it was all about population control and some good venison.

GraMary

While we were in Costa Rica, GraMary came down and stayed with Miller. They had lots of fun going to the mall, the park and Little Gym. Thanks so much for coming down GraMary (Mimi).

Costa Rica

Right after the first of the year we took a trip with the Argue family to Costa Rica for Joe's 60th birthday. It was a great trip - adventure and relaxation.

We rented a house in Manuel Antonio. It was up in the rain forest overlooking the Pacific. We had a chef that cooked us one meal a day. Ernesto was fabulous.

This is our living room and our view.

Looking down from the top floor (4th floor) at our pool.

Howler Monkey in the trees just outside our living room. When they howl, they sound like the grim reaper.

Three-toed sloth. Yes, they move really slow.

Squirrel monkey. They are really small, a little bigger than a squirrel.

A white-face capuchin monkey.

A white-face capuchin coming into our house. We had several in our living room.

In our living room before dinner one night with the sunset in the background.

Lindsey zip lining. We did 7 different lines.

The group on a zip line platform (it was really small).

At a restaurant that is built around an old airplane. The restaurant is under the wings and the bar is actually in the plane and you can go in the cockpit. The sunsets were so beautiful there.

We went waterfall climbing and rappelling. It was really hard but so much fun. We are all so proud of Pam for doing it.

Jud rappelling down the 80 foot waterfall.

The group after going up and down the waterfall twice.

Snorkeling on our sunset sail. We saw/touched a really cool jelly fish. We also went scuba diving, but the visibility wasn't great. We did manage to see an eel, lobsters and lots of fish.

On the beach in the National Park. Happy birthday Joe and thanks for everything!

Miller's First Haircut

Miller got his first haircut just in time for the new year.

He loved the little car he got to sit in and drive.

He hated the smock and wouldn't keep it on. He kind of looks like a devil child here, but he's not at all.

He was all smiles when he got a lolly pop. He's never had one before, but he knew exactly what it was and was so excited. I don't even think he realized he was getting his hair cut. He does still have some curls left, so mom is happy.