Day 2

This is a good representation of our second day. 

It was all about recovery. We landed and rented a car, then drove about four hours to Samara. For the rest of the day, we napped, swam, explored, and ate. And made plans for our next few days in Costa Rica!

Day 1

We started the day with a flowery breakfast. 

After feverishly packing All The Stuff while the kids were at school, we started a new tradition: pho before airplane. 

The kids were pretty excited to go to the airport. 

We got to the airport way too early, so we killed some time at the play area and coffee people. 

After a surprisingly fantastic dinner in LAX, the kids zoned out for a while. 

Ada did some tricks...

...and pretended to sleep on the plane. 

Our first overnight flight with the kids was harder than we expected, but we all survived. 

Day 0

All dressed up for the music program at Bridlemile. 

Swing

Jude got a new swing for Christmas.  After a few false starts, we got it hung up in his room.  Tonight, he discovered that the wooden bar across the top is pretty good for practicing his gymnastics moves...

Notice her First Love

Sunday Morning conversation

Ada: Jude, who are you going to marry?
Jude: (no answer, intent on his game)
Ada: Are you going to marry a boy or a girl?
Jude: (This gets his attention) A girl.
Ada: But not me, right?
Jude: Right, you are part of my family.  If a family girl marries a family boy, their kids will be not strong.
Ada: I'm going to marry Milo.
Jude: Milo is pretty strong.
Ada: Who are you going to marry, Jude?
Jude: I don't know yet.  Maybe I'll meet someone in college that I want to marry.
Ada: Yeah, college kids are strong.

Colorful

My walks around the neighborhood have been especially beautiful recently.

This went from dark green to magenta overnight.

I love the purple berries on this one...

Two-tone tree