Saying Good-Bye to Everybody

Today was the last day of Spanish school.  I already miss everybody.  We spent my last day at school going to the Plaza, which is like a big soccer field.  We played with a kite, played soccer and had sack races.  Afterwards we stopped by the super market for snacks. After school we ate lunch and had a surprise party.  The kids hit a pinata.

I spent my last afternoon in Tuis playing Mono en la Media with Macha and her grandchildren. 

I spent my last evening in Tuis dancing in the rain with Joe.

I miss you all and I can't wait to be home.  Please pray that we will have a safe trip home.

Turning 10 in Costa Rica

We celebrated my birthday early because my Mamaw, Papa, &  Auntie Lynn were here.  We went to a restaurant and I opened my presents there.  I got binoculars and a bird book from my Mamaw and Papa and a video camera from my Auntie Lynn.  I took some video from our balcony so you could see the view.  When we got home we had cake and I had "girls night" with my Auntie Lynn. Girls Night is when Lily sleeps upstairs and my Auntie Lynn sleeps with me. My Auntie Lynn is afraid of bugs so we moved her net to my bed.  We stayed up late looking at my new book and laughing. I already love being 10 years old!

I am leaving Costa Rica in two weeks.  I miss you all a lot.  You are all in my prayers.

Clase de aerobicas

Today  I go to a thing called aerobics class. It is something that you workout to music.  Mom and I do it together with friends from school. We do this thing called kick boxing. The part that I like the best is everything . I miss you all very much !  You are all in my pryers

Clase De Cocina

Every Tuesday afternoon we do cooking class. We make dinner and get to eat it. I think that it is fun to cook. Our cooking teacher tells us what to do in Spanish. It is good practice. My favorite part is cutting the vegetables. My favorite meal we've made was noodles stuffed with meat. 

The girl next to my sister is named Laura. The boy next to Joe is named Tanner.  Their last name is Clem and they are going to live in Costa Rica for 46 months! They are missionaries too.

I miss you all.  You are all in my prayers.

The Caribbean

This weekend  we went to the Caribbean Sea. We saw all sorts of animals like monkeys and snakes.  You won't believe how warm the water was!  In the pictures it looks cold but it really is warm!  There are two ways that you can get to the spot to swim.  You can walk on the beach or through the jungle.  If you walk through the jungle you see monkeys and  other types of animals.  The first day that we got there we walked through the jungle and we were not supposed to see the monkeys but God wanted us to see them and we did!  We stayed in a hotel and it had a pool where we swam every time after we went to the beach.  The thing that I am most thankful of is that we didn't see any pirates.  I miss you all!  You are all in my prayers!

A Rainy Day Afternoon

Today it rained gatos y perros (which is really loud when you have a tin roof). My mom and dad were studying.  Lily was watching a movie. 

The boys and our neighbors were playing in the rain with trash bags on their heads.  I showed Christian, our  neighbor's grandson, how to play the DS. We switched them to Spanish mode so he could understand. I think I'm getting the hang of Spanish. 

I love my Costa Rica adventure! God bless you.  You are all in my prayers.

Volcan Turrialba

Hi everybody!  Yesterday  I went to a volcano!  (Mrs. Brennan, you would have loved it!)  It was so beautiful!  The car that we rode in wasn't four wheel drive so  we had to walk a mile and a half totally up hill. But when we got to the top it was unlike anything  I have ever seen!  The volcano was active and smoking. I could see a little bit of lava.  We were only allowed to stay at the top for 20 minutes because of the fumes.  Also when we got to the top the weather changed.  It was twenty degrees cooler than down the mountain.  

When we first reached the top the clouds were completely covering the view of the crater.  My dad asked me to pray for the clouds to move so that we could see it. (My parents always ask me to pray for the weather, because God answers my prayers for the weather). I prayed, and God moved the clouds within minutes.

I wish you were all there to see it with me.  You are all in my prayers.

Rain,rain,rain

Hi everybody!  Sorry that I haven't written in a long time. You won't believe how much it rains here.  You can stand outside for two min. and come in soaked!  Here is a picture in my third min. outside.  Today, May 24 is my mom's birthday!  I am not going to tell you how old she is because that's personal.

I miss you very much.I will try to write back as soon as possible.  Also don't forget to put your comments on my blog!  You  are all in my prayers! 

My first day in Costa Rica

Yesterday I got on a plane to Costa Rica. I went on two planes  

the first plane was two hrs. the second plane was four hrs. My family arrived safely in Costa Rica! This morning I woke up to the sounds of dogs, roosters and the neighbor's loud christian music. We also went to the river near our house and I built a flag and claimed the island in the middle of the river and named it "Lucyland". The capital of Lucyland is "Lilytown". You are all in my prayers. ADIOS!

Getting Ready

Hello everybody! Sorry that I didn't write when I said that I would. It is two days until I get on the plane! I miss all of you a lot. I can't believe that this is really happening. When my parents said that we were going to Costa Rica I thought that it wouldn't really happen, I thought that the Lord would come before we would go.

Right now I am at my grandma's house. All that we have been doing is playing the wii, going in my grandma's pool and hanging out. You are all in my prayers.

Last day of school

Today is May 6. It was my last day of school. As May 15 comes closer I feel more and more excited. This afternoon I said good bye to my good friend Elise. It is sad that I won't see her for two months! It is sad that I won't see all of you for two months. Make sure that you send comments to my blog! I should have time to write tomorrow.Write to you later!

My First Blog Post

Welcome to my blog.It is May 5,2008 (cinco de mayo ) this is my first blog post. May 6 is my last day of school. I am very excited! I will miss a lot of people. I never thought that this day would come. Every day I am going to write in this blog.Maybe sometimes I will put pictures of how it is like in Costa Rica. I have had a wonderful year in fourth grade with Mrs. Brennan. I hope that I will see all of you again. You are all in my prayers. I pray that my whole family will learn Spanish.