So not only did I just have a birthday but today TODAY Baby Nicole is turning THREE! How did that happen!
Life in the DR flies by...I can't believe that 3 years ago TODAY was one of the most stretching, exciting, emotional, crazy days of my time here (see Blog post BASTIDA for more details...).
I spent my birthday hiking in Hondo Valle, ascending mountains to get to a posted Dominican flag, eating lunch and breakfast in a Dominican "ecoturistico park", and laughing for hours in the truck while we bounced over horrid bumpy roads to arrive there. We finished up with tacos in the Guesthouse for dinner and it was a fabulous fabulous exhausting exhilarating day. Photos below- God is so good! Grateful for another year of life, not just for me...but for the precious 3 year old who is named for me and brings me great joy (and lots of laughter!).
Birthday crown....(Kari has mad crown-making skills!)
Seriously feeling loved with these notes on the wall.
These guys know how to make a birthday girl feel special!
Laura made me a chocolate cake with peanut butter icing! WOW- killer good!
The "ecoturistico" park where we hiked and ate breakfast and lunch. Gorgeousness....
We have almost made it to the top of the mountain!
Dan and Kamanda on the way up!
Monchy carrying Braegan to the Bandera (the flag!) .....she was such a trooper and snoozed much of the way up!
The view from the peak...looking down over Hondo Valle.
We made it to the top! Beautifulness!
And now.....look at this beautiful face! THREE YEARS OLD TODAY. Can't wait to celebrate with cake and the whole nine yards........ Let the chaos begin.....
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