Things I Hope My Daughters Remember about Our Trip

This, ideally, will be an ongoing post whenever we experience something unique to our travels, things I hope will stay with the girls as a lifelong memory.  Thankfully, the portable size of cameras these days will allow us to share many of these memories with you.  I trust that when "we remember mommy blogging all day" comes close to being on the list, that will be my signal to stop this silliness and to go create some more memories.

1. Catalina (and Sydney's...sort of) first surfing experience.  I'm posting a whole other blog on this one as soon as I can.  Catalina took her second lesson today with her daddy, and she stood up!  It was amazing to see her little body riding on top of the water.  No pictures of that...yet!

2. Seeing the howler monkeys eating in the trees during our daily walks; I especially hope they remember the babies clinging to the mommy's backs.  I didn't know either of my children were capable of saying the word "cute" that many times.

3.Watching the family of coatis (think: Costa Rican racoons with monkey-like tails) that were in our backyard in Playa Guiones.  They were so active (ripping the bark of the trees in an attempt to dine on the bugs, crossing branches like bridges, skulking through the forest), this was the only picture we could get of them.

4. All three of us girls lying together in the hammock: Sydney nursing and Catalina and mommy reading our books.  This was when I really knew I was on vacation.  

5. Having fun with just the family.  Sydney is great at entertaining herself, which often turns out to entertain us.  She turns two during our trip (that's when the airlines start charging for kids), so maybe she's trying to figure out a way to come back economically.

6. Missing friends, knowing they're important, too!