sketched out

•June 30, 2009 • 1 Comment

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home is…where the gnome is

•June 26, 2009 • 2 Comments

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recently

•June 21, 2009 • 1 Comment

Spring Rains 09 057all sorts of footwear for this season

Spring Rains 09 029and also some headwear

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and many crowning achievements

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unBELIZEable*

•April 29, 2009 • 3 Comments

img_2379tortillas + red beans ‘n’ rice =HAPPY HANK

img_2392We ALL climbed this Mayan ruin, Xunantunich. From the top we saw howler monkeys, mahogany trees, tucans, and Guatemala!

img_0918Checking out the baby green iguanas at the Iguana Project hatchery

img_0856drinking my first  banana, orange and  honey (soy) milkshake at Da Shak in Placencia

img_2432we took this crazy hand-cranked ferry across the Mopan River in San Juan Succotz

img_2253checking out the parrots at Robert’s Grove Inn, Seine Bight, Belize

img_0891keeping hydrated at the Maya Beach Bistro in Maya Beach, Belize

img_2337hiking through the Cockscomb Basin Wildlife Sanctuary

(this is technically a jaguar reserve and it is also where something growled at mommy and she almost peed in her pants)

img_0871oh, and don’t forget the bed dancing!

 

* I had to name  this entry “unBELIZEable” because our tour guide, Eduardo, kept saying that phrase at Xunantunich and he even had it on his hat…sort of  the country’s motto.

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some local color

•April 24, 2009 • Leave a Comment

img_2167we finally found it! located next to the barber shop, hopefully we will return more enlightened…

img_2247searching for the iguana that hides behind the raft

img_2169(we have no idea what that sign says)

just another day in paradise

•April 17, 2009 • 1 Comment

img_0713mommy and hankers getting beach ready

img_0717oar you ready for some fun?

img_0709and…we are off to town for some creole (kriol) food!

A Day in the Life

•April 5, 2009 • Leave a Comment

spring-2009-011washing dishes

spring-2009-010and…

spring-2009-044creating artistic masterpieces

spring-2009-045and…

spring-2009-033making out the grocery list

spring-2009-034and double checking it …

spring-2009-037and…

spring-2009-039reading our mail (a St. Patrick’s Day card from Patrick!)

spring-2009-014unravelling tech difficulties

spring-2009-013and…

spring-2009-071hanging out with mommy

spring-2009-068and…

spring-2009-024playing football

spring-2009-074rooting for the Jayhawks (and Elmo!)

spring-2009-060and dancing…

spring-2009-059with Cella.

 

first haircut

•March 11, 2009 • 1 Comment

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A very special thank you to Sarah P. (superstar photographer!)

a note on parenting

•February 6, 2009 • 1 Comment

feb0209-020If your child plays the drums,

feb0209-021band practice…

feb0209-022will always be at your house.

boulangerie-pâtisserie walter

•February 4, 2009 • 1 Comment

feb109-004le croissant…

feb109-005delicieux…

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et merveilleux!