POTTY TRAINING!

Well what a fun week we have had perfecting the art of potty training. Evie is doing really well and is getting the hang of things. We have mainly been working on the day time and will tackle the night time at a later date. She just sleeps so hard that we can't wake her up to go. So after 2 nights of changing sheets we just decided to do diapers at night for now. The pictures above were taken when Aaron was trying to teach Evie how to get #2 out. It was pretty funny. Otherwise there really isn't much else that went on this week, just studying hard! We do have a praise of a contract on Aaron's grandmother's house. We are hoping to have everything said and done within a month. Please pray that it all goes through. Have a great week.

Happy Birthday

I celebrated my 28th birthday this past Thursday. Since it was a school day we didn't do much that day. I did have a small party in my language class where the other 3 ladies and my teacher brought Gallo Pinto (breakfast rice and beans), fruit, scrambled eggs, and bread. Thank you ladies! One of my friends also made me a cake and brought it to school for us to have during our 2 hour break. That night I finished my homework early and sat and watched a movie before I went to bed. It was relaxing! Friday night Aaron planned a date for us. He even secured a babysitter! He took me to a restaurant in the mountains that looks over the city of San Jose. It was absolutely beautiful. We were so high there were small clouds that were sailing right by the window we were sitting by. However, because we were so high the temp was a little cooler. It was about 50 degrees and we were freezing! Aaron told me I could order whatever I wanted so I ordered Filet Mignon. It was a very good steak. I have not had one since we have been here in Costa Rica. We were getting ready to order dessert and next thing I know our waiter was putting a piece of cheesecake in front of me and then there were about 5 other waiters ready to sing Happy Birthday to me. I don't get embarrased often but I was at that point. I just wasn't expecting it at all because the environment is one of romance. But I couldn't be mad at Aaron for telling them, but our friend Fernando who made the reservations. Oh well, we had a good time anyhow. Saturday night our friends threw me a birthday pizza party. I even received some presents.

Joe and Heidi gave me some Yarn for more Crocheting.
Dwyndl and Lori gave me a little Happy birthday bear.
Ryan and Emily Buttes gave me some cookie sticks, Banana Bread, and Cookies.
Dee Jay and Christy Burton gave me a hand mixer.

Thank you to all my friends who helped make my 28th Birthday memorable. I am excited to see what adventures God will bless me with this next year!

We made it through our first week of school! We both love our Teachers and classes. Thank you for praying us through the first one. Only 14 weeks left to go!

Below is the link to the pictures from Christmas and Birthday. There are a few that were taken with our camera when Mom and Dad were here also. At the end of the pictures is a video of the girls opening presents from their other Grandma (Aaron's Mom) Grammy Candy! It is pretty cute.

Christmas and Birthday

The Last Two Weeks

What an wonderful two weeks we have had with my Parents here visiting us in Costa Rica. We played games almost every night they were here! In the two weeks they experienced a Costa Rican New Year's, trips to the market, rides in public buses and taxis, zip lining through a rainforest, Costa Rican down pours, a Costa Rican birthday party, a Central American amusement park, and an earthquake. We were able to tour a Coffee plantation and see the whole process of how a coffee bean goes from the ground to the ground brown stuff you buy at the store. All very interesting. We took a couple days and drove to a hotel right next to the active volcano, Arenal. However it was cloudy and rainy almost the whole time. I guess that is what you get when you visit a rainforest! While at Arenal we all did a Canopy Tour which is zip lining in the canopy of the tree tops. Some of them about 800 feet in the air. But probably one of the most memorable moments we will all remember was the 6.2 earthquake we all made it through the day before Mom and Dad left. It was unlike anything we have ever experienced. Praise the Lord we were here with Mom and Dad and the girls because we have been prepared for this where Mom and Dad really didn't know what to do with it. The girls did very well and didn't seem to be the least bit frightened. Wow, as I typed what all we did made myself feel very tired. We sure were busy but had a great time experiencing it all together. We were all very sad to see them leave and I know they were sad to leave us, but we still have SKYPE and our memories until we see one another again face to face!

There are a lot of pictures, because my dad was a little snap happy with the camera. But out of 1600 photos I was able to narrow it down to about 370 or so. Some you can flip through quickly but you might have to see them in two settings. Sorry about that. I guess this will make up for all the weeks I didn't have very many photos, huh. Click on the picture below to view them.

Upcoming important dates and prayer opportunities:
We start our 3rd Trimester on Monday, January 12th, Gabrielle will celebrate her 28th birthday on Thursday, January 15th and then Mylee her 5th birthday on February 4th.

Grandparents visit