Ice Boats

The boys have been working with Gina in school about water and its cycles. They made some ice boats in school to see how the ice would float on the salt water. They were kind enough to make one for Boty and Victoria so that they could join in on the fun. They timed how long they lasted in the water. I believe Boty's boat made it the longest. Cool experiment.

Birthday party at the beach

Here are a few of the photos that Marilyn and Greg got the day that we went to the beach. It was a great day off for all of us. Neither Jim or I took any pictures so we are grateful for the ones that Marilyn and Greg snapped of the day. It was Marilyn's idea to take a photo of the Kimball family since it was Jim's birthday. We would have just gone on playing in the water. Thanks guys.

Sunset over the forest

Grandma Marilyn

This is Marilyn's third trip down in as many years. She came the first time right after Boty was born. She has been talking that entire time about taking a trip with both Victoria and Greg. This year it came to fruition. It was neat to see Marilyn in action with all the kids. Here she was down on the dock with Boty.

Passport - check

This is our niece, Victoria. Her trip to Tranquilo Bay was the impetus for her to get a passport. She hasn't ridden on a plane since she was about 18 months old. Now, many years later, she managed to make it on three flights in one day to make it out to see us. We had a great time with her here. She came with her Dad and her Grandmother. They took some amazing photos during their stay.

Where has July gone?

Wow - I really try to keep things going on the blog here, but I have not done a great job this month. Things have been a bit off schedule. Here are the highlights for the days in between:

July 12 - Marilyn, Greg and Victoria - Jim's stepmother, stepbrother and niece show up for a week long visit

July 14 - Happy Birthday Jim

July 16 - All day meetings for all of the USAID funded projects in Panama and Costa Rica - I attended on behalf of BSTA

July 18 - Missy and Allison show up for their annual two week visit

July 19 - Happy Birthday Boty

So a few things - I will share many of the photos over the rest of the month.

Baby Hawksbill

This video is extremely over due. This is from November 2008. I just got some new editing software which makes it much easier to pull the videos together so watch out...

Photos from the Fourth!

Supply List can be found here.

Happy Birthday America!

Even as displaced citizens of the United States of America, we take time to remember our founding fathers and everything that they began so many years ago. We are hoping to head out to a party shortly if we can get the weather to cooperate with us. For those of you celebrating the USA's independence, have a great day. And for those of you who don't - enjoy your country's big day whenever it is.

Sunrise

This is a photo that Marilyn Kimball took on her last trip here. It captures our beautiful sunrises so well. I prepared this page for myself to take with me while we were gone. A gentle reminder of home. And what a wonderful home it is.