Arriving in Costa Rica
Hilton Papagayo Beach Resort
Hilton Papagayo Beach Resort
Our room on the hill
Hilton Papagayo Beach Resort
The view from our balcony
Andy's birthday
Hilton Papagayo Beach Resort
Dinner at the resort
Zip line anyone?
Zip line anyone?
A local resident
Another local resident
Anniversary Dinner at the resort
A local resident
Anyone wanna go for a swim?
More local residents
More local residents
The valcano outside of San Jose
The valcano outside of San Jose
Maria, Horacio and us
Tiny little plants....
Out for dinner near San Jose
WIne anyone?
Not too much Aunt Ana!
Dinner arrives
Horacio, Uncle Carl, Grace, Andy, Maria and Aunt Ana
The table setting
Eric setting up
Sandra, Eric and Grace
Sandra and Eric with us
Dad's 80th Birthday party
Dad's 80th Birthday party
Jim, Denise, Grace, Andy, Dad and Celia
Dad's 80th Birthday party
Cousins Richie and Terry
Cousins Lorraine and her sister Elenor
Cousins Lorraine and John
Cousins Wilfred and his sister Valerie
Cousins Valerie and Jeff
Cousin Wilfred with Dad
Uncle Joe and Cousin Josie arrive at their surprise 85th Birthday party
The birthday girl and birthday boy!
Rick, cousins Mark, Anita and Peter
Uncle Carl & Aunt Anna came from Costa Rica, Uncle Joe and Aunt Nettie
Uncle Joe and Aunt Nettie with daughter Anita and husband Chuck, along with Uncle Carl and Aunt Ana
Josie with her 4 daughters...Patty, Phyllis, Amanda and Nancy
Andy with cousin Phyllis
First cousins with Uncle Carl, Aunt Nancy, Uncle Joe and Aunt Nettie
Uncles Danny and Carl
1st cousin Maria Theresa and husband Horacio from Costa Rica with Andy
Gina, Andy, Mary and Camille
Laura, Andy, Aunt Anita and Anita
Peter and Laura
Can you name them?
29 yrs later, a remake of the earlier 1st cousin photo on the right
1st cousins
And Alex, the Head of the house said...."Let the party begin"
And so the party began. My cousins don't like to drink!
I'll drink to that
"I love tequila. It tastes sooo yummy!" Trisha
Cousins Angela, Jonathan and Jessica
Cousin Jackie
Grace with cousin Jackie
A rare find.... a picture of cousin Katie
Aunt Nancy, cousins Josie and Mary
Lots of cousins
Trisha got engaged to Josh
Andy and Josh
Cousins Nancy and Patti
Andy and Grace with Nancy, Jerry and Emanuele, and Arlene and Kevin
Bellagio Hotel in Las Vegas, with their fountain of water that dances to the music played.
Andy and Grace inside the Bellagio Hotel in Las Vegas
The new bridge being built over Hoover Dam
The south rim of the Grand Canyon
The south rim of the Grand Canyon, Andy, Grace, and friends from Florida Wes, Rene and Nick
The south rim of the Grand Canyon
The south rim of the Grand Canyon - the Colorado River in the distance
The picture says it all
Governor of Arizona Jan Brewer speaks at the NRA Leadership Forum
U.S. Senator from Arizona John McCain speaks at the NRA Leadership Forum
Radio talk personality and son of President Ronald Regan, Michael Regan speaks at the NRA Leadership Forum
Former U.S. Embassador to the United Nations, John Bolton, speaks at the NRA Leadership Forum
Governor of Mississippi Haley Barbour speaks at the NRA Leadership Forum
Political analyst and former Clinton Advisor (before he saw the light) Dick Morris speaks at the NRA Leadership Forum
Former Governor of Massachusetts Mitt Romney speaks at the NRA Leadership Forum
The famous Colonel Oliver North was the keynote speaker at the NRA Dinner Banquet, with 6,500 present, it was the largest sit down dinner in Arizona!
A church built on the red rocks of Sedona Arizona
the red rocks of Sedona Arizona
Grace and Andy in Sedona Arizona
the red rocks of Sedona Arizona
An old site of ancient American Indians in Sedona Arizona
An old site of ancient American Indians in Sedona Arizona
Friends Wes, Rene, and Nick with Andy and Grace at an old site of ancient American Indians in Sedona Arizona
Sedona Arizona
Denise and Jimmy got "Leid" when they arrived in Kona on the Big Island of Hawaii
From our lanai at our condo, overlooking the golf course and ocean.
Andy, Denise, Grace and Jimmy having breakfast on the lanai
A day in the sun at the pool
Typical sunset in Hawaii
Andy and Jimmy slaving at the BBQ while the girls relax and sip wine.
Getting ready to go 4 wheeling on the ATVs
Now we're having fun!
Grace heading out on the trail
After the 14 mile, 2.5 hour ride, we all had lots of fun too!
Denise after having fun playing on the ATVs
Jimmy had lots of fun too!
Jimmy, Denise, Grace and Andy at "The Place of Refuge"
Denise at the Black Sand Beach. Don't take any of the sand home or you will have some really bad luck!
Mauna Loa taken from Mauna Kea
Denise and Jimmy standing 9,000 feet up on Mauna Kea
Observatories on the top of Mauna Kea, 13,770 feet high!
On the top of the world at nearly 14,000 feet, the summit of Mauna Kea. It was 20 deg plus 40 MPH winds
This is what sunset looks like from the top of the world
The four of us near the condo
Denise and Jimmy at Bubba Gump's Shrimp House
Enjoying Shaved Ice
On the island of Kauai
Heading up to the top of the Waimea Canyon on Kauai
Waimea Canyon, unfortunately it was a bit overcast
Waimea Canyon
Cancun
Andy working hard thinking about his next project when he gets home from vacation
Cancun
Dennis and Roanne making sure the beer was cold and the ice was safe
Cancun
One of the streets in the shopping area
Cancun
Hot babe in the street in the shopping area
Cancun
Roanne half way through happy hour
Cancun
On the beach
Cancun
The condo we stayed at, Royal Sands Resort. Excellent!
Cancun
The beach
Cancun
Going out for dinner
Cancun
Mariachis playing Christmas Carols in the 80 degree weather
Grand Mayan resort in Nuevo Vallarta Mexico. One of many pools on the grounds
Anyone know this guy?
Hey, where's my Tequila?
Pancho who?
Si Senior. Mas Tequila por favor
Ok, here are some normal looking tourists. . . Andy, Grace, Eric, Jerry and Nancy in Puerto Vallarta Mexico
Aunt Judy and Uncle Tony's 50th anniversary and his 80th birthday, in Hollywood FL
Some of the cousins at the party
Left to Right
Cousin Artie, Jimmy, Andy, Uncle Tony, Uncle Tony's brother Sonny
Jimmy and Denise
Cousin Chris and his Fiancee' Terri
Cousin Mandy and her daughter Justine, with Andy
Sister Denise with Andy
Andy, Denise with Uncle Tony and Aunt Judy
Frank and Annie's 50th anniversary in Orlando
Frank and Annie with their kids (l to r)
Della, TIna, Sonja, David, Howard, Roy, Valerie and Nancy
Denise, cousins Rosalie, Nancy and Judy Simplicio
Cousin Nancy Simplicio and Andy
Cousin Roy with Andy
Josie and Jimmy
in the front, Cousin Antonette Simplicio and George, with Rosalie and Annie and Judy in the rear
right to left
cousin Nancy, her daughter Rachelle and cousin Tina
Cousins Christin and Sean, Jackie and Michael
