Dinner in Arenal

This weekend we went up to Arenal Volcano with our visitors (Karen and Mary). On the way up Friday night..we stopped at the roasted chicken place we like in Arenal. The place is pretty funny...it is an open air place, has big picnic tables and a stage at one side of the restaurant. The Kids love the stage...here was their performance for the entire restaurant on Friday night!

The video is pretty poor...but that's cause it is from my cellphone...

Kade's 1st Presentation

The folks at HomeTwo apparently believe that it is never too early to have kids start working on their presentation skills. As such, the pre-schoolers have been giving presentations to the class the past few weeks. Kade's topic was to present on his favorite animal. And what would that be? But of course...el Elephante.

Kade and I worked together one Sunday afternoon (well he did a lot of TV watching with mom at the same time...and he is not really an accomplished multi-tasker yet) to pull together this gem of a poster board. The centerpiece was a 3-D elephant head with real ears and a trunk. Will the trunk is made of one of my old socks. At first we tried just the sock...but it did not stand out enough. Then we tried some Kleenex and apparently I put a little too much stuffing in as it stuck almost straight out. After a few laughs from Jen and I, we opted on a semi-stuffed sock which hung just about right...(leave it alone CC). Jen went with Kade that day and took pictures and video. Since our camera is not designed to record a whisper from over 15 feet away...the video is a little useless so the pictures will have to do for now (you can try to hear the clip below). He did a great job and covered all the basics (where they live, what color they are and what they eat) and was very proud of his certificate for a great job. I am glad he is at HomeTwo.

Oh yeah...and that EESAY blog...great stuff guys!

Latest 'Edition'...

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Typical Dollar Meal

This is a typical meal at work (almuerzo). Beans, platano madura, potato chips, ham steak, arroz con leche and bottle of water...all for $1.25.

There is a MOLE in our midst....

Tonight while I was putting Kade to bed...we had the following exchange which I am sure will make Fay proud:

Kade: "Dad, what color are your eyes?"
Dad: "Brown"
Kade: "What color are MY eyes?"
Dad: "Brown"
Kade "Oh.....so we have the same eye color. BUT...my eyes are brighter than yours."
Dad: "[Yes - that is probably true especially considering my current state of sleep deprivation]. What makes you think that?"
Kade: "I don't know...God just made me that way."

While we are on the topic of going to bed...here are two recent pictures of Payton sleeping. She tends to be just as creative as Kade was when he was about the same age.

Finally, today I received an email from one of my cousin's regarding a subject which is known only at the highest levels within the Cavagnaro family. Being an avid
conspiracy fan...this lead me to think of what possible trail could have lead to this egregious breach in security. Something tells me it probably has to do with the "4 sisters" and the fact that together they act a hell of a lot like the worlds loudest megaphone....but again, this is only a theory....! And yes, for the record I am calling you out Mom! It cost you a phone call tonight.

Oh Crap - Continued - double crap

When we try to watch the streaming Olympic coverage through NBC...this is what we see...

I guess illegal file sharing is the only option...