Our dear Asa turned 9 yesterday. He says his nine years of life in this world has gone by very slowly but for his dad and me they have flown by. Our big boy has to fold up his knees when he's taking a bath in the tub--such a long and lean fellow.
A profile of our blooming fellow....Loves soccer (and will give you a play by play recount of an entire game if you're interested). Has really gotten into rock climbing lately. Loves birds and taking photos of them. Has a kind heart. Can sing the entire song, "There´s a fire burning in my heart..." Speaks Spanish! Likes climbing anything, like the guayaba tree he climbed the other day to get a guayaba for his sister. Likes to make up goofy rap dances. Is perpetually curious, especially about the natural world.
We took everyone out to a nearby restaurant last night for a special dinner, and Asa wanted to sit on our laps--something we hope he never outgrows.
A surprise as we went down the hill to dinner... there was a serious thunderstorm with lightening, and right in front of us we saw a soaking wet sloth traveling ever so slowly--but very quickly in fact for sloths--across the road in front of us. Very unusual for them to be on the ground at all in fact., which made us think the little guy must have been totally stressed out about the close lightening. We kept the car still, cheering him along, hoping another car wouldn't come along and run him over. I considered running outside and picking him up, but finally, fortunately he made it to the other side and disappeared in the brush. Although not a pleasant experience for the sloth, a rare opportunity for us to see one so close....on Asa's birthday!
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| At Cachí |
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| Marley-Jester kid totem pole |
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| Toucan--by Asa |
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| Asa, still 8, the night before his 9th birthday |
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| Asa and Mama |
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| Happy Birthday, Dear Asa! |
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