things that horrified me in ecuador

infant car safety. yes, this was taken while driving.


goats freely roaming the streets


and these dudes, everywhere.


next up, team suco takes galapagos. you can't wait. i know.

we're back

look closely. it will explain the look on my face. i mean, it's looking right at me for heaven's sake!

more pics to come.

dude. it's cold.

i can't take it anymore. my only consolation is the fact that in a mere 36 days we will be here...


the galapagos islands

and here...


salinas, ecuador

but most importantly, here...


guayaquil, ecuador

we'll be making the trip back to the motherland for most of march to visit frank's family. i'm happy to report, it's summer there. a glorious, humid summer. welcome back, bermuda shorts. it'll be nice to see you.

even the humdifier isn't safe

watch out friends, the husband is armed with a new canon rebel xsi. the photos may never end.




here's a pictoral run-down of our navidad:

christmas morning: opening presents


christmas afternoon: lunch con los amigos de rama


christmas night: a visit to the green in morristown to try out the new camera


and, last but not least, my new favorite christmas song.
cort, you can thank me later

it snowed a little

the longest driveway ever...when shoveling by hand


baby's first snow angel


yes, i'm wearing socks for gloves. don't judge me.

ready for the runway.

a few of my nieces and nephews after seeing a christmas carol, which is entirely too scary for little guys. i hope they've recovered by now.

deck the hall, and living room...

and front door.

we got started christmafying the house this weekend. we decided to accomodate our varying tastes, 2 trees will be needed. here's the first. i'll let you guess who's it is.