Country-hopping

Well, after 10 days in Japan and 2 months in Washington, DC, I arrived Dec. 17 in sunny Costa Rica to spend the holidays with my family. Now before you get too jealous, it might help to inform you that San Jose (where my parents live) is pretty much like other central american capital cities. Here in the capital there are no rainforests, beaches, stunning beauty, etc. However, since San Jose is in the middle of the country, we're only a few hours or less from all of the awesome things to do and see in Costa Rica. Christmas and New Years with the fam were good, and we've taken a couple trips out to the jungles and beaches.
Animals seen so far:
Birds (including a lot of hummingbirds), butterflies, lizards, frogs, fish, howler monkeys, a sloth, and various bugs. I realized after watching the sloth in the tree for a few minutes that if you've seen a picture of a sloth, you've pretty much seen a sloth- it's in the same category as watching grass grow, paint dry, etc.
Anyway, if that one picture of my family in an oxcart whets your appetite for more odd family photos (and general pictures of Costa Rica), you're in luck! (see below)