Bailamos! & The Best Ice Cream in Bogota

Where to start for our day today... well, let's just start from the beginning. We woke up to rain, and for breakfast had special sandwiches (two pieces of bread, cheese, and ham). This is a Wednesday treat, and on Sundays we are treated to pancakes. The rest of the week we have a menu to choose from, so there is plenty of variety for us to eat. We all woke up a bit tired today- I think the combination of Will's (lack of) sleeping habits, new sleeping quarters, and pollution has caught up with us somewhat. The kiddos were a bit crabby, but seemed to improve after they had a chance to sleep.

We took a walk to Uni Centro (a huge mall) with our new friend Jen from Minnesota and went to Exito for some groceries. After a brief shopping trip there and a stop at a Juan Valdez for a cup of coffee (the 4 we had here at Paris weren't enough to kick start us, apparently) we made our way back to Paris, in the rain. We actually ran into Isabel Romero, our rep here, on our way back and had a chance to just chat with her for a few minutes.

Once we got back, we had some lunch, and then some rest time. And after that, we made the trip that I have been waiting four years to do- my favorite place in Bogota, and with all due respect to the Housemans (from Houseman's Ice Cream in Byron Center- you gotta go there!), to Crepes and Waffles. We paid just over 6,000 pesos (about $3) for 2 huge waffle cones for Ally and me (Beck didn't want one, and wouldn't let me buy two, just in case she changed her mind. Hey- you never know!). There we had some of the best ice cream I have had in a loooooong time:

Even Will got in on the action!

I may head back there after Beck falls asleep tonite. For only $1.50 per cone, I almost can't afford NOT to go there more often! Is that a good excuse?? Either way, we'll be back there soon.

So after dinner tonite we did something that I've missed since we've been here- danced! OK, well, Beck and Ally danced. I watched from the sidelines (DWTS has called me a few times, but
I hung up my dancing shoes a few years ago) while Juanita pulled out some Colombian music, and we all had a good time. There's even a rumor floating around here (via Juanita) that John Vandermaas has some pretty good dance moves. I'm going to have to see if there is any video of him- Kristi- can you help us out? Just kidding John!

Ally and Will have been doing well together. Better than I thought for sure, but I think it's because Ally has been able to handle Will's rough n' tumble attitude. Here he is tackling her on the couch tonite:

We didn't do much for videos today, but here's one of Will yesterday on the swing- he was loving it!

No big plans for tomorrow, but I'm sure we'll put some miles on. I'm in training for the 2014 olympics- the double stroller push is the event I'm looking to enter. After the last week and a half, I've become a heavy favorite. Or maybe after eating Juanita's cooking, I'm just getting heavy. :)

God bless!

Scott, Beck, Ally, and Will