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| We were so excited to have our first visitors come, all Lowder's: My Uncle Jeff, Aunt Nancy, Cousin Chris, his wife Brenda, and their young daughter, Arden. |
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| Brock, Arden, and Gracie at "Monkey Breakfast" |
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| Uncle Jeff and Brock grill steaks for Jeff's 64th birthday party! |
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| YUMMY dinner of steak and shrimp... Happy B-day, Jeff! |
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| Grace, Nancy, and Austin swimming in the ocean off the boat on our 4-hour boat excursion. |
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| Jeff, Chris, Austin, and Britton finding little critters hiding on the shore of Turtle Egg Beach |
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| Nancy, Chris, Jeff, our boat guide, Victor, and Austin at Playa Hermosa Beach |
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| Swimming with Jeff and Nancy in the pool... our favorite past time! |
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| A week later, my aunt and uncle, Jodi and Reed Hamblin came to visit! Here Jodi is admiring Gracie's shells at Casique Beach. |
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| Jodi admires Gracie's shells |
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| A howler monkey and her baby in the mango trees at Casique Beach |
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| Brock jumping from the boat. |
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| And Britton... |
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| And Gracie... |
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| Brock made a beautiful coral discovery! |
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| A crab hides in a crevice in the ocean cave on Turtle Egg Beach. |
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| "Whoa... the water went way high inside the cave, Jodi... come see!" |
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| Britton and Jodi bonding |
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| Jodi, Reed, and the family on the boat... SO fun! |
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| We found bottleneck DOLPHINS! |
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| Love this pic of Gracie! |
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| We found a sea turtle! |
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| The ziplines were GREAT! Reed loved it! |
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| A picture of all of us, minus Grace, as we worried she was too young and small. What an AMAZING day at Guachepelin, at the Rincon de la Vieja Volcano! |
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| I loved the ziplines... and all the more amazing with the family. |
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| Brock |
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| The missionaries came and taught our cute friends, Lhylla and Naber, the first discussion. |
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| Guachepelin... love this pic of Jodi and Reed |
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| The fam tries to find the courage to jump off the waterfall. |
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| And everyone did it! Here is Brock... |
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| And Jodi! |
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| We rode horses in Guachepelin... Britton LOVED it! |
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| Brock was a natural... |
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| Britton and Jodi love 'muchother' |
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| Hot Springs at Guachepelin |
