Last Leg of the Trip-Albuquerque!

After an overnight by train from LA to Albuquerque, Aria and Sasha met us at the station and we drove to her house. As you can see, Mima is in Grandma heaven!
We were anxious to see how Julie's typical Costa Rican dresses would fit on Mariana and Anisa. They were perfect! These girls, (especially Mariana--see video below) love to show off.
Here's Mariani showing us some of her latest moves. (She's taking ballet lessons, of course).
...and more moves. This girl never stops. What energy!
Daddy James, showing off some of Sasha's adventures on the camera video feature.

We took many walks around the Pyburn's neighborhood. (Now the house is for sale and they've moved to Boston!)
The Mirkoviches and Caldwells all showed up at Aria and James' place so we captured them all in a rare photo. (That's Glenda in the middle of the couch with her little Felipe. They are visiting Violeta and Philip for a month or so from Honduras.)
James' mom, Patti, comes over a lot to hang out. Now that James, Aria and Sasha are in Boston she and her husband, Pat, are trying to work out a travel plan to visit.We bounced back and forth from family to family all during our stay. Here, with Glenda, Felipe and Violeta (with James in the background). Anisa was getting a hand slurp from Felipe, with Lisa looking on...Mari grins with her pink cheeks and Tia (auntie):
Another couch gang. This time at Philip and Violeta's place.Anisa and Mariana with little cousin, Celeste, on their new bunk beds
The three of them were showing off their Halloween finery:And I'm glad I was able to catch this little scene of Mariana's coquetry...she's something!


This is a shot taken at a Baha'i celebration at the Baha'i Center in Albuquerque. On the left is Patrik Nkoaga (from Cameroon--Carolina's husband), and a new friend, Jim Warrior, who just moved to ABQ.