We have already taken 10′s of thousands of photos and I have kept maybe 30% of these. Just the process of managing our photos has turned into quite the project. I was working on these yesterday and thought I would post some of my favorite of the kids and Gina…maybe one or two of the...
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As promised, I have posted the story and pictures of our visit this morning to a local school for their x-mas program. I took well over 400 photos, cut it down to around 120, and will cut them down again before I upload them to the web. I will post all of them on Flickr. ...
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Pop quiz time….what do Balloons and Toilet Paper have in common? Ok, that was a toughy…lets try this – What can Balloons and Toilet Paper teach us about sustainable living? It started a few weeks back when we needed 2 balloons for a science experiment Grant was conducting for his homeschooing. We set out one...
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Rooftops are used in Ecuador similarly to how backyards are used in the U.S.. It is very common to see laundry hanging on a rooftop to dry, and in fact, many buildings have traditional wash racks on top of the roofs as well. I have seen a few BBQ’s or other cooking apparatus on nearby...
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What we know as Panama City today is actually the 3rd city built in the past 500 years. The original city was settled by the Spanish in 1519, northeast of the current city. It was destroyed by the pirate Henry Morgan in 1671. There are still some ruins visible where the original city once stood....
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Well, some would say that we have arrived back in civilization. We arrived in Jaco 2 days ago…wow, what a difference between Montezuma and Jaco. The good news is that we have internet access in our condo, so we can skype, email, and update the blog. I added pictures of our month in Montezuma here....
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Grant snapped most of these at a bird zoo the family visited our first day in Costa Rica. It was pouring rain most of the day, and the camera lens fogged over because of the high humidity. Photo by Grant Photo by Grant Photo by Grant Photo by Dad Photo by Grant Photo by Dad...
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Grant has a great photographic eye, and loves taking photographs where ever we happen to venture. Here are Grants’ photos of a day trip to Solvang, California in August. Photo by Grant Photo by Grant Photo by Grant Photo by Grant Photo by Grant Photo by Grant Photo by Grant Photo by Grant Photo by...
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The kids had a great time exploring the Redwoods. Every time we turned around Gigi was climbing on a new tree. A little rest stop after an afternoon hike in the Redwoods. One of my favorite places on earth is Yosemite Valley. It was more than 20 years since the last time I visited (boy...
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