Hello?

Huh.

When I sent my computer off on it's international trip July 15th, I knew it would be a while before I would be blogging again.  I thought I would get my machine back in early September.  Turned out I didn't get it until late October. 

And then.  Well, there really isn't an excuse for not showing up here.  But maybe since I've been at this blog thing since 2008, we'll call this six months off a sabbatical of sorts?  Yeah, let's go with that.

I am not even going to attempt to do a hodgepodge post of all that has gone on since July.  Not only is my brain in pregnancy fog, but I think it would be too long and too boring for anyone to bother reading.  So.  Sorry, you'll just miss those six months.

But now, let us let go of the former things and press on towards what is ahead. 
Christmas!
We are pulling out all the stops this year because 1) we aren't going anywhere and 2) no one is coming here and 3) we were able to bring all manner of Christmas fun from the States this time around. 

We happen to live right where all the cedar Christmas tree farms are.  To find our tree, it was literally 15 minutes from our door, to get the tree to back to our house.   Elliot decided this was the most huggable tree in the field so we took it!

After too many years to count we have ornaments on our tree!  The boys had a blast decorating it and the results weren't too bad.

The big boys finished school on Friday and are off until January 11th, so now we can focus on cookie decorating, creating and playing and blowing off some steam!

And the Winner is...

Pam!!! Thanks for all your sweet comments about the blog.  It's been a wild ride!

Pam, I'll contact you and get your café to you!!

Blogaversary!!

6 years is a long time.

Just think about it for a second.  6 years is the difference between a baby and a 1st grader.  It's closer to 10 than 1.  It's 45 dog years.  And 100 in blog years.  I jest.

But! Here we are, still alive and kicking 6 years later.  Amazing I tell ya.

Remember way back in the day when I had just one baby?  And then remember we added a kid?   And that time I battled squirrels that ate my bread?    Oh, what about the time we played in the sprinkles?   Ooo, remember winter retreats? And when we moved?  And learned a new language?

Oh, oh, oh!  What about the time we had a rat in our laundry room?  And  then when we added another kid?

And then there was the time we moved again?  Ooo, and learned how to make tamales? And tried to get drivers' licenses?  And got about the work here at Roblealto?

And because a birthday or anniversary isn't complete without presents, I have something for you!  Well, one of you.  Leave me a comment and tell me what one of your favorite posts have been, and you will be entered to win a fabulous bag of Costa Rican coffee. 

I am going to keep the comments open for a week (from now until and then Tuesday, the 25th) and then we'll draw a winner!