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Costa Rica Part 3

One of our favorite parts of the trip was the jungle river cruise we took with some friends.



There were a lot of critters.




We drank a lot of Coca Cola Light....our favorite beverage of the trip.

There were a lot of crazy looking cows

And endless monkeys.

Jeff with Estovan, our guide who loved Spanish rap music.

We stopped at Filadelfia for an authentic lunch. It was delicious.

Then at Coco Beach for some shopping.

And before we knew it the trip was over. We loved every minute of it!

Costa Rica Part 2

On day three we did a canopy tour with our group. We had so much fun.

Notice Jeff dangling our camera...tsk tsk


Part of the trail was even lined with misters

I still got pretty sweaty even with the misters. 95 degrees and 30% humidity will do that to a girl.

This tree was enormous...notice the platform that looks tiny?

And last but not least...a painful way to fly and I'm pretty sure the tour guide enjoyed it more than I did. Nevertheless...a great way to see Costa Rica.

Costa Rica Part 1

We're back from our trip and it was AMAZING!

We had lots of fun adventures, plenty of HOT sun, drinks by the pool, animal encounters, and laughs with friends. We were so excited to finally fly somewhere together even the airplane was thrill!

In an effort to relive it all I'm going to post pictures in portions....so for now...beach photos!

the resort where we stayed

The hubbs and I soaked up the sun on the beach nearly every day.
We played hours of sand volleyball, chased crabs, and watched the pelicans dive for fish.

We enjoyed the gorgeous sunsets each night on our way to dinner.

Couldn't have asked for a more amazing getaway...more to come soon!

Conference Cupcakes

A new tradition was born this weekend.
It involved conference, creativity, and competition.

The Contenders:

(These two were mine, Strawberry Shortcake and Dulce de Leche. Cake recipe found here....amazing)

The girls frosted, garnished, and set up while the boys were at Priesthood.

Meg and I were on the same page and both brought strawberry creations.

Something went amiss with Mom's "Jimmered" chocolate frosting so she ran to the store for canned frosting, which ironically, received the highest frosting marks from Collin.

The boys arrived and....the judging began...

The competition was stiff....milk was needed.

A comment section was requested on the judging form (for good and for worse.)
Criteria included the following:
Presentation
Cake
Frosting
Overall Satisfaction

And the winner....

Morg's Mud Pie Surprise prevailed.
Magleby's chocolate cake with a caramel kiss inside, cream cheese frosting, and chocolate shavings.

By the end of the night we were sick, but the boys requested a hamburger contest next so I call the first Bateman cook off a fattening and delicious success.