Then, the few times I had a second, I just did not even know where to begin. And, again, that is my story today....Where do I begin?
2013 was a year full of so many blessings and trials thrown in as well. We are so thankful that we are here and celebrated our second Christmas and New Year's here in Costa Rica. When we moved we had no idea what our time frame for being here would be and we still do not know, you just never know what the Lord has in store, but here is 2014 and we are still here.
So many people always ask how the kids are doing, and have they adjusted?
{ pretty sure they are doing just fine...perfect if grandparents lived here }
We just celebrated all of their birthdays! Carson's isn't until March, but we had a party for all 4 of them when Papa and Nana were here. They are growing so fast, Leia is 4, Logan 7, Olivia 9, and Carson will be 6 in March. We are midway through our school year and it is my highest of high hopes that we can be all completed before we leave to visit the states in May. I know, I am dreaming high, but I will try.
The kids have thrived so much since we moved into this house that we are in now. We have now been in this house a year and are so thankful for where we are at. The location is perfect, our neighbors are wonderful, and the kids are at home. Before we lived here, I cannot say they were adjusted, doing well, or thriving. But now, they are! Praise the Lord. Because you want happy, smiling, laughing, screaming, giggly kids!
Olivia joined her friend Jimena in swimming classes for 6 months out of the past year. She could swim before but now she looks like a little professional with all her strokes she has learned. She finished that up in December and will not be continuing that this year due to the location. She has decided that she would like to give Volleyball a try, so we will see how that goes. And she is learning how to play the guitar. She has asked for a guitar for several years for her Christmas and Birthday, and she finally got one this year! When Keith arrived here last week, he gave her some instructions to start with and we shall see if we can find someone to teach her. At the moment, David and I are trying to teach ourselves so we can help her. I think David is picking it up pretty fast, and I should probably just stick with woodwind instruments! But, I have not given up yet. I just can't feel my fingertips in my left hand, even now as I type this.
Logan and Carson continue to play soccer and have improved so much over the past year. They are now scoring goals and kicking up the dirt on the field. They look forward to playing every Saturday morning. Logan begs to do Karate here, but we just don't think that is a good idea to give him and Carson instructions on how to fight with each other better! : ) They are both now reading really well. Some days they shine with their brilliance and then other days David and I wonder if their brains escaped....the life of a boy!
Leia is a ball of fire, and needs to start school soon, so maybe she will be less detractive to the others while they are doing school. She loves going in and out all day long and has pretty much stolen the hearts of all our neighbors. At any time if she is not at home, she is at someone's house playing. She has two little friends that are the same age as her and one just as equally spirited as her. They have their moments and one goes running home and then they are ready to play again in 2 minutes. She does not want to play any sports and has no interest in even watching the boys or Olivia when she was playing soccer. She has asked ever since we moved here if she can do ballet. She is finally old enough and will start that in February.
That is it. There are four of them and they can choose one thing to do, and that is it. I don't know how people keep up with all of their kids in every activity and sport. I would be running circles getting no where. Now I know why my mom gave us limits on what all we could do. It is expensive and then there is no time for anything else.
David and I just had birthdays too. He is 34 and I am 31....how in the world did that happen??
The last 7 weeks have been crammed full of fun and memories. We have had my mom and dad and David's mom and dad here 5 out of those 7 weeks. So, it has been crazy, crazy here, David still trying to get work done and cram in some family time. The kids and I had lots of time at the house just hanging out and then some days exploring this beautiful country. No school, itself, was a VACATION! We were so thankful for those days of having fun thanks to our parents. It was some much needed fun time!!
{ Top of Volcan Irazu }
{ Playa Tamarindo }
This past year we have developed more relationships with people here and continue to strengthen the old ones and build more on the new ones. Our days are full! Praise the Lord!
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