Costa Rican Christmas

Christmas was very different for us this year! It was really hard not being with family. We did get to skype and that helped a little. But we felt a little bored. Cooper opened his presents in record time and then we took a nap after that. It was very hard buying gifts this year since we don't have room to take stuff with us to Mexico. So there wasn't many gifts. Which that isn't what Christmas is all about right? Cooper was still very happy and understood Christmas a little more.

One of his gifts were his first pair of boxer shorts (you know, instead of the underwear). He was happy that it was Spider Man, but from the picture Avery looks like she is more amazed by it. Or maybe she is still asleep since her brother decided to wake her up!

He was so happy that we got a baby stroller for Avery. Ok, so we said it was for Avery so they would have the same amount of gifts but we knew Cooper would play with it more. Every time we go to someone's house he always plays with the baby stroller. He is the only little boy on our street so he just wanted to fit in. He does push his cars in it at times. So maybe that makes it more manly.

Avery got a little toy that I am not going to try to spell. But she only likes to suck on the ball of the stick. I know, this isn't safe at all. We had to get a picture of her!

After he opened his presents he said, "I wanna do it again!"

So we all took naps and then we watched the Disney Parade. Avery doesn't usually dress like that, she just woke up from her nap that way. I really think it is from Cooper trying to help her get out of the crib.

All the "gringos" went to eat lunch at our director's house. We ate lots of food and desserts but it just wasn't Mom's candy, Angie's banana pudding, Phyllis' lasagna, Grandma's fruit salad, Mamaw Reba's sweet potato casserole, Sarah's red velvet cake and must I go on? We miss all the good food that we get to eat this time of year. But the food was good here and it beats the sandwiches we ate on Christmas Eve!

This picture is the guys trying to save the coffee beans that they kids decided to run through!

These are all the girls playing dominoes (Mexican train/Tico train) while the guys are in the house watching the bull fights. Now that is a different Christmas show!

All the kids had musical instruments running around like crazy! I think this picture is right after Cooper decided to just pull his pants down and pee. Buddy when he gets any urge he just pulls them down. Doesn't matter where, when or whose around. Just hope you are around to pull them back up and get him to a potty!

Here is our little nut on Christmas!

And then here is our little chunkster on Christmas as well.

Hope everyone had a Merry Christmas! We missed everyone so much!