Crayons!

I love the smell of crayons and can't wait any longer to Casen to start coloring. A friend told me how to make big crayons for little hands. I know you can buy them now, but I thought it would be a fun project for Casen and I.

To my surprise, Casen actually did pretty well with the plain big Crayola crayons.

Nevertheless, I forged ahead. With Sutton's supervision, we broke the crayons and placed them in a muffin tin.

After we finished, we placed them into the oven to melt together for about ten minutes.

Casen loves his new crayons! He doesn't fully grasp the concept of staying on the paper. Either that or he is truly the creative type!

Halloween

Our little hunter...

Trick or treating at our friend Joey and Kari's house. This was his first (and only) house and yes Dad did enjoy the candy!

Riding the roller coaster at our church's carnival.

Hamming it up for the camera!

Costa Rica

Since everyone has been asking, here are just a few pictures of our five year anniversary trip to Costa Rica. Below is the view of our resort from the main lobby.

Chris and I on our way to dinner one evening. The food at the resort was fabulous!

We laid out by the pool a lot!

We also met some interesting creatures. This little guy (a cousin to the raccoon) joined us for breakfast one morning.
One day we took a tour that involved horseback riding...
some interesting and wonderful (except for the rice) authentic Costa Rican food,
and ziplining through the rain forest.
The last night we were there we took a sunset boat tour and it was absolutely beautiful. It was probably the first time I've ever seen a complete rainbow!

The beauty of God's Creation was amazing!