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Above the water and the rocks, we are the first palapa you see to the right of the yellow house. The girls love running in this area.
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A first for us, sharing Christmas Eve with G & J. We all ( girls included ) just love to watch out over the water.
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We all gathered for a lovely New Years Eve dinner. Colin did all of the cooking. Ciela is sitting with G while Colin has Carlie on his lap.
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For some reason I had to divide the photo into two. Guess I was too relaxed to stand up and take a proper photo.
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Our only firework photo. We were far too busy watching them exploding in four different directions. I have never experienced that before. It only went on for about 12 minutes but it was magical for me.
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Carlie didn’t want to be put down. By now it was 12:40 January 1st and we were all ready for bed and a good sleep.
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I had to use the bathroom about 5:45AM. Peeking though the windshield I saw this. I was much too tired to get dressed and go outside but I think that this first sunrise of January 2024 will suffice.
Hard to believe but I was up until midnight and then also witnessed the sunrise 😮 Of course I went back to sleep 😎 2024 is well on its way.
Such special times. Good start to 2024!
Great pics!
Happy New Year – Looks like a great beginning to the year.
What an incredible moon shot! You sure have a nice setup and wonderful views over the water. Happy New Year to you both!
Gorgeous moon pics Colin!
Looks like you had an amazing new years. 🙂
Early Happy Birthday to the girls!!!!!
Hugs from Sequoia and Opal. 🙂