I's Married Now!

Channeling my inner Oprah Winfrey (Answer: The Color Purple). No, silly, I'm not actually married, but me and my parents and my little brother Drew just got back from Costa Rica where my Aunt Belinda got married! Congratulations to her and my now-Uncle Marc!





One recommendation for those of you who might be considering a beach wedding in Central America: check the tide charts before making your wedding schedule!



I've never seen such a nimble rabbi.



I, of course, had a marquee role in the wedding ceremony - that of Chief Ringbearing Officer.




And have you ever seen such an amazing sunset?






Other than the wedding, we had a great time in Costa Rica - even better than last year. Mainly because this time I had my little brother on the outside of Mommy instead of the insider of her. Here's a decent picture of our family on the beach.





We saw soooo many animals in Costa Rica. We saw hummingbirds...







We saw lots and lots of frogs, including this pair - how nice that one of them is giving a piggyback (froggyback?) ride to the other? Not sure why my parents were talking about ordering a pizza when they saw them though.








And we saw a lot of Agoutis. An Agouti is like a big rat, and they're all over the jungle.





I came up with an awesome joke about Agoutis.

How many shoes does an Agouti have?
Two.
Why two?
Because it's Agouti Two-Shoes!


We did a heck of a lot of hiking - daytime and nighttime. Well, by we of course I mean my mom and dad did a lot of hiking and Drew and I did a lot of sitting on their backs. Check me out on a hanging bridge over the Monteverde Cloud Forest canopy! Very cool view.









I was really sad that I missed a day of soccer practice while I was away, but a couple of times I headed out to el soccer pitch and kicked the old ball around. I think I'm actually a pretty good soccer player. Check out my leg form!








And my brother Drew was a lot of fun to be with. More to the point, he was a lot of fun to play with, without him actually knowing I was playing with him.







And he's a really, really happy and giggly brother.





And he loves the beach, just like I do! Here I am with my Mom and Drew...








So that's the quick and dirty on our vacation to CR. I loved it, but please, Mom and Dad, take me somewhere different next year! There ARE other places in the world, you know!






Love,
Spencer