The King's Tribute to the king

Recently the world heard the news about Michael Jackson. Of course, I don't want anything in our lives to go forgotten, so I got my camera out to take pictures.








Then Kirby and I wanted to pay tribute to him in a fun way. We were being very silly &.... well... I'll let the pictures & videos do the explaining...









"Kirby moon walks. Take 17!"

Pura Vida

Kirby and I had a great time in Costa Rica! Congratulations to Jon and Sam... the wedding was wonderful! Here are some highlights from our trip.

5:30am on Sunday our group pretty much filled up the Spirit Air area.

Once we got to Costa Rica we took a 2 hour bus trip to Jaco. We were all very hungry so we stopped for some snacks and drinks. This was our first attempt to pay in Colones (their money)- very interesting at first, but we got the hang of it.

If you get car sick easily the ride to the condo wouldn't have been for you. All through the mountains- many areas without guardrails.

Finally made it!

First thing the guys did was surf!

A huge group of us walked around town one morning. We bought some souvenirs, ate lunch (had a language barrier with our server), and did a little grocery shopping too. All were great learning experiences!

A little "hole in the wall" bar (all the bars were, really)-

We had a couple cookouts at the condo. We were able to relax and meet some more of Sam & Jon's friends and family.

What a relaxing tram ride to the top of the rainforest. We were able to see a few animals and lots of different trees/leaves.

The King families (Americans & Brits) @ the all you can eat seafood buffet.

Here they are-1 more day until the wedding!

Part of the surfing group in Hermosa.

Wedding night- it rained, but it all turned out great anyways.

Hoffnagle family :)

Pic w/ the PE teachers...

Dinner at The Backyard in Hermosa.

Smoothies with the Baeli's (Braydon- 5 yrs old- told the picture)

Fun in the pool!!

On our way out of Jaco, we stopped to see the alligators.

Bye-bye Jaco, Costa Rica!

Costa Rica or bust!

We are off to Costa Rica on Sunday morning!!





Kirby and I are going to celebrate the wedding of our 2 friends. Jon-the groom, is 1 of the 3 PE teachers that Kirby worked with this year. We also hope to get to spend some quality time with each other while we are there too, as this trip is part of our honeymoon. We'll be doing a lot of relaxing, surfing, and celebrating! I'm sure I'll post TONS of pics when we return... so keep an eye out.

"School's out for summer"

....well almost. No more kids, but we have to go back on Monday and Tuesday. We have been celebrating a lot of retirements this week. It's been an exciting time for teachers!

...20+ years to go for me! YIKES- that's an awful lot of kids still!

This party we had to dress up like Marilyn. Nancy (in the black & white) went all out... down to the dog in a purse.

family time in Tulsa

We just got back from our long weekend in Tulsa. It was great to spend time with Kirby's side of the family and celebrate our nephew's wedding. We enjoyed ourselves from beginning to end (and even in the airport)! Here are some pics from the long weekend.