Monkey busines in Costa Rica

This is my first blog attempt. This is our pictures of zipping through the tops of the jungle trees. One of the zip lines was 1/4 of a mile long. There were 11 zip lines we went on. It was great fun. But the highlight was the ATV 3 hour ride through the jungle, rivers, villages, waterfalls and coconut plantations. It was great fun. We will have to fill you all in later.

Now I'm Getting This blog stuff

This was our cool Christmas gift for Ty, Dad and Cassi.... INTRODUCING Mellow Blasters (they shoot small marshmellows an incredible distance). Cassi recieved one because she was the 2nd person to send me her pictures for the calendar... (Mindy and Josh being the first, but I had to offer some encouragement to the rest of the gang who weren't quite so prompt. Sorry Dahmers.) So, good to my word Cassi received a mellowblaster for her prize. Please all make a mental note for next year! The early bird gets the Mellowblaster (or other really cool prize)!

OK, OK, I Posted

Our Igloo party, Mom and Dad came for the festivities. We had a great time. Thanks Min for helping me figure out the posting process. Consider me an official blogger!

Mom & Dad's Adventure

Hey guys
I got this email from dad and he asked me to forward it to everyone so I figured this was a good way to do it. We sure have some adventurous parents!

:-D
Cassi

Hi Cass,
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>Mom and I just finished the jungle zip line. We are all like a bunch of monkeys. It was a blast. We have been having a great time with the Burton group. Seas were pretty rough but fun last night. We tried to dance in a windstorm. It was helarious.
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>Right now we are in Cocoa del Sur, on the beach at a small cafe with free interenet. Please pass this on to the rest of the family.
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>Things are great and we are having a wonerfully romantic valentines. Happy valentines to all of you.
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>Love,
> Mom and Dad

Getting my ski fix

No, no. Don't fret. My ski hasn't broken in any way. I'm getting my ski fix not my ski fixed. Yesterday, after a restless night of sleep, I stummbled out of bed at 6 am. I got dressed and headed out the door to pick up my ski buddy, Mark. We headed into Provo Canyon and then into Vivian Park and were parked there by 7. We put on our gear and embarked on our hike into the unknown (ok, so he knew where he was going, but just to build the suspense). Two and a half hours later, and after Mark had to wait for his slow partner many times, we strapped the skis on in preparation to receive our payoff. With legs and lungs already burning, we made hundreds (more like tens) of untouched turns down the mountain through the trees back to the car. All in all, the long hike was worth the twenty minutes spent skiing down to get our fix.

Pictures of the expedition will be posted at a later date.

The Emma Update - 3 Months

Emma is growing so fast! She is 3-months old, but already fits into 6-9 month clothes. Ashlyn loves to play with her sister. When the picture of Ashlyn and Emma was taken, Ashlyn had joined Emma under her gymboree--then they both decided that the TV was more interesting.

Mom and Me

I've had a lot of people tell me that Emma looks like me. So I thought I'd take a picture and let you decide. What do you think? Is this my daughter? 

My First Glue Job

Well, it was bound to happen...our first big boo-boo. Ashlyn fell off of her high chair and got a gash in her forehead, a black eye, and a bruised cheek. Luckily, it was during regular business hours, so we didn't have to make a trip to the emergency room. However, she did have her first glue job. She's doing fine now and still loves to climb on her high chair. 

Pure Joy

Ashlyn's new thing is to jump off the top of the fridge into Dad's waiting arms. She is fearless. I think these pictures capture how much she loves it!