Monday, December 03, 2007

Puerto Rico

Last weekend Aunt Brenda, Aunt Lynda and Grandaddy and Nana took me to Puerto Rico along with my cousin Zoey! Thank y'all so much, it was so much fun and so beautiful!!
At Last!!
The veiw from our window
From the shore

The first morning we headed straght for the pools and ocean! Grandaddy really enjoyed the hot tub:)
Sisters, sisters, there were never such devoted sisters............

La Playa de Rio Mar


Zoe and I wave jumping;)


Later that day we went to El Yuque, the rainforest!


My two Aunties and Zee


THe rainforest "queens"







La Mina Falls
On the walk back to our car we ended up a mile away from the parking lor, hence the above picture;)





Exhaustion
Arn't they cute?!
Grandaddies um, delicous supper
After supper we visited the Marina where I used to live, Puerto Del Rey!!


I leave you a picture of our Marina slip where we used to keep our boat.
God Bless!
Bethany




Monday, November 12, 2007

Traipsing through Riga and Sigulda

Maud, extremly happy to be landing in Latvia!!
Meeting our precious Gavido


Showing off our appartment





Escapades in the park and through old Riga




St. Petersburg church
In the tower of the church!
It was so beautiful but very windy
The Jelgaba river,which completly ices over in the winter and everyone goes ice skating!
A HUGE storks nest! You can barely see mama and I standing below.
On Cat hill
With our guide, Ms. Ilma on the trip to Sigulda
A really big Bob sled track we visited










Now for the castle! It was definatly the highlight of the trip!
Madisen by one of the old cannons
Ms. Ilma in the tower stair cases




On the last day that we were there it snowed!! It was a wonerful way to remember Latvia;)
Yivoh, contemplating his next victom
Snowy art

I leave you with a picture of all the Smithy Kids in downtown Riga!
Bethany




Wednesday, November 07, 2007

We're Home From Latvia!

Here is Mama with all our new little ones
Madara Louise-maud;)
Wallace Yivoh
Joshua Madeks
Ronald Madisen

Daniel Gavido-or Di-di