Our trip to Panama and Costa Rica:

We flew into Panama City, and visited Fort San Lorenzo, the Gatun and Miraflores Locks, and the original site of Panama City. Then we flew to Bocas del Toro and stayed on Isla Carnero. We went to different beaches each day. We flew to San Jose, Costa Rica from Bocas, and drove up into the cloud forest. We visited Arenal for a day of zip lining and hot springs. We also drove through some back roads to get to a waterfall.

Our trip to Mississippi & Arkansas: We stayed in a shack near Clarksdale, canoed down the Mississippi River, visited at Lake Chicot, visited the site of a 1600s trading post (now home to armadillos), stayed at DeGray Lake, took mineral baths in Hot Springs, went tubing on the Caddo River, and stopped by the Arkansas state capitol in Little Rock. Arkansas to DeGray Lake, and took mineral baths in Hot Springs.

We went horseback riding and rafting at Marble Mountain Ranch, near the California/Oregon border.

We stayed a week in Albuquerque, with an overnight visit to Santa Fe.

Renovating the gravel area in our backyard

We went to Charleston for a weeklong vacation.

We finally got around to finishing the deck on the hill.