Monday, January 11, 2010

Xmas in Samoa

Despite my protests, the girls made sure we celebrated Xmas this year. I bought the girls an artificial Xmas tree so they could decorate it on Laura's birthday - something she liked to do. Not quite the same as going out to a tree farm to cut your own as we used to do in Duluth, but it did the job. I also took Nick and the girls to Samoa during their Xmas break. Some photos of our Xmas in the tropics.....

Christmas photo w/ Coconut Pt neighbors. People love to pose w/ the J-mobile


Our christmas tree


Christmas eve party.....

Frankie and Santa

Juliana and Santa

trampoline action shots

Frankie and Juliana w/ amigos at the Christmas party.





Trip to Samoa:

Aerial view of southeast Upolu, Samoa

w/ girls at sea wall in Apia



Snorkeling at Palolo Deep in Apia..........












At the Piula cave pools....


Nick and Frankie going into the cave pool



At Virgin Cove on south coast of Upolu:


Nick spent most of the day burying the girls in the sand

Frankie holding blue starfish
Feeding the fishes



At Papaseea sliding rocks:





ladies showing off their Samoan dresses I bought for them at the market in Apia