Costa Rica

behind me are the volcanic mountains. The day we left Costa Rica suffered a 6.1 magnitude earth quake. We felt the tremors the day before, and heard the volcano rumble. I feel so fortunate that we had left the day of the big quake.
only twelve girls wanted to go to the beach so I got to take them...it was my favorite day there

these are giant crocodiles that were swimming under a bridge we drove over

Jaco Beach

After Christmas the Marshall Swimming team went to Costa Rica. It was a good trip overall and some of the best scenery I have ever seen! We had great training conditions, and got to take two excursions. One day we went to the beach called Jaco...they say it is like South beach but trust me it is nothing like it! The second excursion was a zip lining trip. It was a great team bonding experience.

long time...no write

It has been a long time since our last update...I have received several complaints, so this might be a long update. For all the swim girls you remember how busy this part of swim season is. I will start with Christmas. Luckily this year Patrick was able to get over a week off over Christmas. We decorated our house, and made cookies (the first time), we even cooked a "Christmas dinner" Right before Christmas we went skiing at Snowshoe for three days it was really fun, but freezing! We spent Christmas with both families, sharing time between Toledo, Columbus, and Cleveland. It was a lot of traveling and very busy, but also a great time. Here are some pictures of Christmas.