Pura Vida Costa Rica!!

To say we had a great time in Costa Rica would be an understatement!! It was an awesome country with so much to offer and we had the best time! I would say this vacation was definitely one of my most favorites ever!  We had an action packed trip while we were there!  We went to celebrate our 10 year anniversary with our "international" partners in crime...The Jagels! Last year we all cruised to Bahamas together, so this year we decided to go to Costa Rica.  Here is how the trip went:

We flew down there on a Wednesday and stayed our 1st night in San Jose, the capital of Costa Rica. The next am we got up to go White Water Rafting in the Pacuare River.  It was about a 2 hour drive from San Jose....everything in Costa Rica is a "short drive" but usually takes about 2-4 hours to get there....but the view is great so you really don't mind!  We white water rafted down the Pacuare River where we experienced level 1-6 rapids....YIKES, but it was a BLAST and we found out about this awesome resort called the Pacare Lodge, that is a MUST STAY next time we come back!! After that we went to La Furtuna and stayed the night there in private bungalows at the foot of the Arenal Volcano!  Absolutely BEAUTIFUL!!! The next day, we went zip lining in the rain forest and there we saw it ALL! It was truly breathtaking!!! After zip lining, we left and went to Tamarindo where we stayed on the beach at the Tamarindo Diria.  It was beautiful!!  There, we surfed, had massages on the beach, went deep sea fishing, sailed on a sunset set cruise and went snorkeling!  It was amazing!!!  The people of Costa Rica were wonderful and couldn't be more happy to have us "Greengo's" visiting their country!  The food there was delicious and I loved it!  Terry and I want to go back ASAP!!!  While we were there we also renewed our vows for our 10 year wedding anniversary, but thats another post with over 50 pictures...coming next!!  I dont think there was a single thing I would change about our vacation, expect maybe to stay a little longer, but there's always next time!!

 Out private bungalows in La Furtuna!

 Our room on our anniversary night!

 The swim up bar and pool!

 Beautiful!

 Our "hotel!" Awesome, I highly recommend it!

 White Water Rafting Adventure!

 After every rapid we gave "high-fives!"

 Before the zip line...I was so nervous!!

 Me about to go down "big momma!"

 Terry coming back from "bid daddy!"

 Tamarindo Diria Beach Resort....LOVED IT....

 That was the view from outside my room, at night, thats the beach!!

 Our room :)

 Our Pool!

 My Mahi-Mahi I caught while fishing.....that dang fish was soooo strong....we had our hotel cook him up that night and we ate it for dinner....he was delicious....yummy!!

 Tiffany reeling in her fish!

 Brant with his Mahi-Mahi!

 The sunset....beautiful!

I wish I would have taken my camera on a few more adventures, but I was afraid it was going to get wet :(  Everything was absolutely beautiful and we LOVED Costa Rica!!

A Little Rain Can't Stop Her Shine!

So I always told myself I would never be one of "those Mom's!" We all know the Mom's who obsess of their children and live their failed childhood dreams through the lives of their poor children who have little or no interest in the task ahead of them....well I would not quite categorize myself as one of "those Mom's" but I am getting a little better understanding for why "those Mom's" choose to poor all their heart, soul, time and energy into their little ones!!  As my sweet Kamden gets older, shes the ripe old age of 6, I am beginning to realize just how much time and effort goes into helping your children achieve their goals and ultimately dreams.  Kamden is just like me in so many ways, but then again, so different.  Unlike me, not only does she dream in her head, she also dreams OUT LOUD!! The day of her recital this year it poured down raining and our power went out, 2 hours before her show, I was panicked, she was calm. She was ready, I was NOT!  This year was her 3rd dance recital, she wanted to do 4 dances this year, against my wishes (and my budget for a 5 year old) Terry and I agreed to let her give it a try after months of begging!  She enjoyed going to practice 2 days a week and really took on the challenge of learning 4 routines this season.  She really LOVED acero/tumbling and really tried HARD to learn new moves this season. After months of practicing, she finally nailed her 1 handed cart-wheel and roundoff!!  I know it seems pretty small, but to a 5 year old, this is BIG stuff!!  Her recital was last weekend at the Sanger Theater and she did an amazing job!!  I was sooooo very nervous when it came time for her to do her acero/tumbling routine because of all the routines, this is the one she had worked the hardest at, especially since she would be doing her 1 handed cartwheel first, leading 2 other girls as a sequence.  When the time came, as silly as it sounds, I was so nervous, I almost couldn't watch.  Her dance was the 2nd to last one and while I was backstage for the last time (I spend most of the recital backstage changing her...lol) I told her that I was so proud of her no matter what because of how hard she had worked this season.....without hesitation in true Kamden Eady form, she looked at me with a huge smile and said "I got this Mom, please go sit down and watch me!" I had tears in my eyes as I went back to my seat and I sat on the edge of my seat with my heart pounding the entire dance, then just as I had hoped, Kam did it, she nailed it! I am so proud of her and cannot wait to see what next season holds for her as she does what she really loves to do!!

Kamden in her ballet costume..."The Royal Ballet" 

Kam in her Jazz Costume..."Double Dutch Bus"

 Kam in her Acero/Tumbling costume...."Ghostbusters"

 Kam in her Tap Costume...."Teach me How to Shimmy"

 Kam Kam

 My Beautiful Dancer

Sara-Kate and Kam before the Recital!

Kam before her dance!

Kam and her Great-Grandma Baisden!

Kam on stage....Far left...

My beautiful Royal Ballerina!

Kam in True Form.....peace......duh!

My ballerina!

Kam with Daddy and Mommy!

Seriously, enough pictures Mom!

Balloon Drop Finale!

Kam and her BFF Tori....sweet girls since they were 2~

Kam posing...as always!

Kam with Pappy & Ging-Ging

Loving my new Camera!!

Well my husband FINALLY caved in and bought me the camera I have been begging for, for over a year!!! To my surprise, he totally surprised me and got me the Nikon D3100 Camera!! I am still learning how to use it, but I am loving the pictures it takes!!  Its so nice to have a good camera that takes these kinda shots!!  I am hoping to get more familiar with it so I can "expand" my talent...lol!! Anyhow, expect to see lots of new RANDOM pictures on here for a while!!

SURPRISE......I turn 30....OH MY!!

May 15, 2011

Well it happened....I turned 30....YIKES!! I must say this was way hard for me! I was NOT looking forward to the big 3-0!  I know it sounds a little silly, but for some reason the thought of it depressed me beyond words!  I pretty much mopped around the entire week leading up to my birthday, pretty much feeling sorry for myself....ummm I have no idea why?? Friday came and Terry decides he wants to celebrate my birthday "early" (my actual bday was on Sunday) and I reluctantly agreed to go to a nice dinner at one of my favorite restaurant, The Wash House. After a  nice dinner and a bottle of wine later, I was feeling pretty dang good! Terry told me he needed to stop by a "special place" to pick up my cake for our small family celebration on Sunday and he didnt want me to know where it was so he needed to blind fold me until we got there because he wanted it to be a surprise.....did I mention I just drank 3/4's a bottle of wine...I was game for whatever...lol.....Anyhow he blind folds me and drives me to a place and when he takes off my blind fold I am SURPRISED/SHOCKED/STUNNED by 75 of my friends and family!!! I was in shock......I had absolutely NO idea that he had been planning me a surprise party! One of my close friends Andrea my Mom and him had been planning this HUGE bash for months and I was clueless!!!  It was a great night with food, a great band (can we say the amazing Adam Hold Band) and drinks...LOTS and LOTS of drinks! I was so surprised by all my family and friends that came!  From my 82 year old Grandma to Patty & Kevin driving up from Ft. Lauderdale it was an amazing night......definitely one for the record books....I think just about everyone that was there could agree....Thank God I am only turning 30 once because you cant really have too many nights like that and "live" to tell about it....lol!!  Thank you honey for making me the NOW happiest 30 year old alive :)

My surprise bday invitation...thanks Andrea, I love it!

My cake

 Me talking to my grandma!

 SURPRISE!

 This is 30 years of friendship!

 Dancing, Dancing and MORE dancing!

 The Adam Hold Band!

 My Daddy and ALL his "daughters" from Elementary & Middle School!!

 Me and my Momma!

 umm i think this was 2 bottles of wine later...cant really remember....lol

 The absolute love of my life.....

 SURPRISE!!!

 AHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!