ELLIE'S HAMSTER, "SNICKERS OR HAMMY"

I WISH THIS PICTURE WAS A LITTLE CLEARER BUT THIS IS HAMMY. HE IS THE CUTEST LITTLE THING. ELLIE HAS SOOOO ENJOYED HAVING HIM. THANKS NANA FOR ADDING HIM TO OUR FAMILY.

SOCCER UNIFORMS!!!!!

THIS IS DUSTIN AND ELLIE SPORTING THEIR UNIFORMS FOR SOCCER. THEY ARE BOTH COACHED BY AN INCREDIBLE COACH WHO USED TO PLAY FOR THE NATIONAL COSTA RICAN SOCCER TEAM. THEY CALL HIM "PROFE." THEY BOTH ARE LEARNING SOME GREAT SKILLS. IT IS INCREDIBLE TO SEE THE TALENT ON THESE TEAMS.

DIA DE INDEPENDENCIA

THIS IS DUSTIN AND ELLIE THE MORNING OF THE DIA DE INDEPENDENCIA IN COSTA RICA. THE TRADITION HERE IS VERY BIG: THE CHILDREN FROM ALL OVER PARADE AROUND THEIR SCHOOLS AND NEIBORHOODS WITH THE HOMEMADE LANTERNS YOU SEE HERE IN THE PICTURE. WE ALSO PARTICITPATED WITH THE CHILDREN MARCHING AROUND THE SCHOOL SINGING THE COSTA RICAN NATIONAL ANTHEM.