Today was a good day. We hitched a ride into town with our hostess Pamela and bought produce and a chicken at the farmer’s market, then visited the grocery store. Being able to purchase more than just a bike basket’s worth of groceries was very liberating. We must guard against getting too pampered. 
Later, Zach took Dean into town on my bike and its chain broke once and for all, but he was able to trade it out for a fresh one that appears to be in better shape (and it’s still pink!). Graham still says he doesn’t like Costa Rica, but he was in a good mood almost all day, and that made things much easier.
Dean is getting really communicative. He has added two words to his vocabulary since we got here (ball and Dada), and he points things out to me all day long, providing commentary that is both witty and insightful. He is managing to perform all sorts of daredevil stunts in our jungle home, and he cracks himself up on a regular basis. Our boys are such charming little people.
Both boys (and their parents) got a couple of real thrills today. We had two visitors from nature make their way into the house today. First, I found this little fella under our draining rack!
What lures a crab into a jungle house?! I should mention that we are across a street and through about 5 minutes of jungle roads from the beach — very mysterious! However, finding a crab in the sink was about the most exciting thing Graham has ever experienced. We trapped him in our bug jar and set him free in the jungle. It was awesome.
And if that wasn’t thrilling enough, this evening we found the biggest frog/toad I’ve ever seen under a stool in our living room! He hopped into our bedroom, where he was kind enough to stand still (aka, be terrified into immobility) for some photos. It took some doing to get him out, but I finally managed to coax him with our dustpan. Off he hopped into the safety of the foliage. The mystery here is how he got in in the first place…
Thus concludes another day at Casa Jungla Thomas. I leave you with a little slideshow. Hasta pronto!
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Awww…that cute little toad.
Dean is going to be so different by the time I see you again!
What a wonderful day! That’s exactly why you went there in the first place. I bet Graham’s adventures with nature went a long way towards helping him acclimate himself to the jungle. We can’t wait for him to be our tour guide!
Love,
Maman and Pater