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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Monday, March 25, 2013

Big Girl Bed

She's been waiting....
 
 
and waiting...
 
 
and patiently waiting...
 
 
for the time to move into her big girl room!

And the time finally arrived!!!!!
 
Of course she can't go to bed without her kiki (blanket), Purple (the stuffed bear WITH her headband and wand on), her music, her nightlight AND her bug light.

 
 
She was so excited, I didn't know if she would sleep through the night!
(oh, wait... she loves sleeping! of course she'd sleep through the night)
 
And she did!
 
What a big girl! And so nice to pass her crib on to the new baby coming in only 5 weeks!
 
 
 


Saturday, March 16, 2013

A Weekend Away

The other weekend, we got  a chance to get away. We took a nice little trip to the cities with my family. For weeks, Emma has been bugging us about going swimming. She was still jealous of Maria getting to swim every night while on vacation with daddy. So after a long drive, our first stop was the pool! (even though it was already 9pm!)
 
We spent the following day at Mall of  America.
 
First up was building a bear. If you've never done it, here's how it works:
 
1. Pick out a an animal.
 
2. Pick out a heart.
 
3. Rub the heart to make it warm; on your heart to give it love; on your head to make it smart, etc.
 
4. Push the peddle to fill it with stuffing.
 
5. Sew it up.
 
6. Fluff it!
 
7. Love it! :)

 
After that, we ventured through the rides...


ate lots of food and shopped of course!
 
Unfortunately after all the excitement over the weekend, the girls left with exhaustion...
 
 and fevers. And even worse, it lasted over a week and a half!
 
We are finally starting to feel better around here, and it's a good thing! We have several busy days ahead of us. Birthday parties, moving my sister and brother-in-law into their new house, celebrating EASTER, finishing the basement, moving Emma to her new big girl room, planning prom at my school, and getting ready for baby #3! All in only six and a half weeks! :)