at midnight we doused him with a little gas and lit him up
Saying goodbye to 2008
The gang of kids at the New Years party
Making our Año Viejo...a stuffed dummy that is filled with dry grass and fireworks
Killing the poor snowman
Another piñata we made for a New Years celebration
A Purisima celebration, which are very common in all of December
A piñata we made for this girls graduation party
A trip to find elusive strawberries
Taking freshly baked rosquillas out of the oven
Photos from my parents trip here in early December
Relaxing with our wonderful tour guide at the Laguna de Apoyo
Family photo
The celebration of the Griteria (conception of Mary)
Our fresh caught lunch...Guapote, rice and plantains
The islands off Granada, one has friendly monkeys
Orchids, Mombacho
Butterfly house, Mombacho
A stop at a Coffee finca...the different roasts
View of Granada from Volcano Mombacho
A parrot at our hotel in Granada eating his breakfast
Playing endless games of memory
My mom and dad
Me and my host family
My mom reading to Nurian and Mauda
The coffee is ready for harvesting Dec., Jan.
My beautiful tortillas
The chickens and Peluche eating corn
Stong women....carrying the water for the day on their heads
Getting water from the wellI
Piglet eating one of his last meals
Piglet eating one of his last meals