In Spanish this phrase literally means "pure life" but is more commonly thought of as meaning "full of life." Costa Ricans use this phrase to express a philosophy of strong community, perseverance, resilience in overcoming difficulties with good spirits, enjoying life slowly, and celebrating good fortune of magnitudes small and large alike. This blog is about our life... Pura Vida!

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Wednesday, November 24, 2010

It's a Shutterfly Christmas!

The first time I learned how to upload my digital pictures, I did so on Shutterfly.com. It was so simple! I could order all my prints right off the website and get them sent straight to my house! For our wedding, I even used the website to make my picture thank yous! It was great, especially for those who couldn't make it to the wedding, because they got to see pictures of our big day right away. I love using Shutterfly!


Christmas is just around the corner, and that means thoughts of Christmas cards are on my mind. Have you checked out their new line of Christmas cards? SOOO CUTE! I am seriously having a hard time deciding which one I like the best because there are SO many cute ones. Some of my favorites are the Joy Christmas, Merry Stripes, & Puzzle Pieces.









And if you still have someone on your list to buy for, you might want to check out the picture calandars, picture books or other gift items from their website! There are so many great ideas for gifts that are unique and special and can be used all year long.




Hurry & shop before December 1st and get extra savings during the Cyber Week Sale!



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Monday, November 22, 2010

Winter is in the air!

As we look out the window at the beautiful snow falling today,we hope that this winter brings us lots of snow and nice weather! Especially since Joe bought a new snowmobile! Christmas shopping in this house has barely begun, but we hope that within the next few weeks it will be complete and we can enjoy the Christmas season. I especially look forward to decorating the house this weekend after chopping down our Christmas tree on Saturday.
Emma had an appointment last week, and now weighs 12.3 pounds! That is much larger than Maria was at this time. Emma was just three months old and she is already in 6 month clothing! She is doing great too! She loves to give us big smiles and talk like crazy. Although, she does have her crabby moments too, but that is ok! :) She decided she doesn't like sleeping through the night anymore, but hopefully she changes her mind again soon because Joe and I would much appreciate it.


Maria is being such a great big sister. Whenever she hears Emma start to cry, she says her name and runs over to her. She rubs her head and gives her kisses! So sweet! :)

Here are a few pictures of Emma's three month pictures taken by Joe's aunt Jill!Thanks Jill! They turned out great!











Tuesday, November 09, 2010

My Little Monsters

So... I know we are beyond Halloween and on to the better days of fall, deer hunting, and thoughts of an upcoming Thanksgiving. But, I have to post some pictures of my sweet little monsters all dressed up for Halloween as well as my amazing cupcakes and Halloween themed food from our Halloween party. Although I can't take credit for ALL the food, I did work extra hard on those cupcakes and mummy pizas! Enjoy! :)