Hi everyone its Nicole, I had my Physics final yesterday and an extra question was added; this was probably the only question I got right on the test! :)

Richie's baby at 3 months

I finally went to visit Esperanza.  It seems like she is happy and thriving.

Winter Scenes at the Lake

Not much ice in front of our cottage (right), probably because it is quite deep.  There were pier-like formations to the west which you can see if you click on the picture and blow it up.

Madhu's lakefront (below), which is a lot shallower, had the volcano formations, but the water was not splashing up from inside them today.

I made two very pleasant trips to the lake this weekend, one with Dad/Grandpa/Jim yesterday and then again with Janice and Buster today.

Family Photo

The Ison clan in Mexico - tanned and rested

Ek Balam Pueblo

We had a very nice time in the Mayan village.  Ben thought it was the best place in Mexico because there were 4 puppies at the "hotel" (kind of like camping in beds).  Liam liked the pool where he used a pail to take water from the shallow end and pour it into the deep end to make it deeper.  He actually seemed to understand when I told him it would not work.  When the kids played on the street many village children came out to join them.  The village was full of all kinds of animals - dogs, turkeys, chickens, pigs, sheep or goats, cows.  The dogs were heard many times during the the night (sounded like about 200 of them) and the roosters started about 4 am.  Still, we liked being there. We could easily walk a path to the ruins but could not enter that way because of a barbed wire fence.  A highlight of the visit was a trip to a private cenote in a deep cave where we were the only people other than the owner and his kids.

Liam showing off his swim style.

Grandpa,Ben, Liam, and Sherill - Puerto Morelos