Zip Line Canopy Safari

We all did the zip line tour at Manuel Antonio. It was great fun! My mom (80 years old), Gigi (5 years old), and Mathieu (8 years old) all did it by themselves. There were 21 platforms, 9 zip lines, 2 repel lines (one 95 feet and one 60 feet), one suspension bridge, and one "Tarzan swing"!!! The platforms are just wooden platforms high in the canopy (some about 120 feet above the rain forest floor) and so for safety everyone had to be tethered to the platform. The only time Gigi was scared was when she was to repel 95 feet, but they just pushed her off the platform and down she repelled. Afterwards both Gigi and Mathieu wanted to do it again. (You can click on any of the photos to see them larger)

Costa Rica...Mathieu's story

The city I stayed in is called Manuel Antonio. Monday night my dad went to the bathroom at 12:00am. When my dad sat on the potty he turned on the light and screamed. He thought he saw a tarantula, but he was wrong. It was a scorpion! A black and brown scorpion that was over 4 inches long, but he killed it with a plunger.

Wednesday afternoon my mom was picking up the laundry then suddenly a huge spider (of the tarantula family) jumped on her arm. It was 4 inches around!! My mom screamed and brushed it off her arm. Then she called our neighbor Pete and Moose (the dog). My dad chased the spider under the bed. Then Pete killed it with his shoe.

Then on Friday we went to an aviary at the La Paz Waterfall near San Jose. Gigi was looking at some birds. Then suddenly a turkey vulture swooped down from out of nowhere and chased Gigi down the path. As she ran she cried. Then finally it flew away. (Note: on all blogs, you can click on the title and if I've attached a link to another related site, it will take you there).

Gigi and Mathieu's song

At Christmas 2007, Gigi wanted me to videotape her singing her Christmas song and so I did, but then Mathieu step in and added to the "performance". This was totally unplanned, but turned out very, very funny.

First Blog

The Norcross Family
Hello. I'm new to blogging, but wanted to do this since my sister is moving from California to France and it will be an easy way to keep her up-to-date on what is happening in our family.

My husband (Marc) and I have two children: Mathieu is 8 years old and Georgia (Gigi) is 5 years old. They are very active children and keep us very busy with their activities. I am hoping that they will both be able to add to this blog so that their Aunt Alisa (my sister) and Uncle Bruce in France can see all they are doing this next year.

As for Marc and me, Marc is a driver for United Parcel Service and works long hours, especially during the holiday. Fortunately, I am an assistant professor of art history at Kendall College of Art and Design and so I have much more flexible hours which allows me to be home for the kids on many days. We love to travel and take the kids to new and exciting places. This year we are planning a trip to Costa Rica.