Our 1st visitors - Nana Leen & Papa Bob from AZ

Tatum's school class had a family picnic that we all attended- the kids posed after swimming and playing in the zoo gardens of one of Tatum's classmate's Grandparents

some playtime out in the yard

We took a trip to Inbioparque, an environmental, animal, flora,park to share some of our local wonders with Nana Leen and Papa Bob

Nana Leen was convinced to cross the rope bridge

here's a few of the butterflies we saw in the amazing butterfly garden

we visited the petting zoo

the gardens were so lush

We enjoyed a wonder family dinner at Hotel Bougainvillea in Santo Domingo and had a chance to tour their beautiful gardens...what a treat!

This bromeliad is one of the largest ones we'd all seen and served as a beautiful backdrop......we'd have taken more photos if our camera battery hadn't died :(

We took a very scenic day trip to Guapiles through the Baurillo Carra rainforest-here we stopped for lunch in a typical Tican restaurant

the restaurant had a turtle cage that caught our interest

Gabi convinced Nana Leen to watch the turtles, she was fascinated!

Lisa's parents' visited in early November-Brad, Gabi, Lisa and her parents visited Poas Volcano and enjoyed a clear day with spectacular views! McKenna and Tatum were in school.

Bob and Aileen pose with a poor man's umbrella plant, one of many beautiful flowers in the area.