We had a good day today. We're a bit spent due to the fact that Will isn't a sleeper like Ally was, and he is still making some adjustments which effect all of us. That said, tonight's post won't be quite as extensive, and sans pics. I'll make up for that tomorrow, promise. We all know the pics are the most exciting part anyway!
Today we were invited by Stephanie Kammeraad to go to Parque Jaime Duque- a gigantic playland with a zoo. We readily agreed to go so we could get out a little bit and enjoy the weather again (although it's raining as I type this). As we were getting ready Carmen, our rep here in Colombia, called and said she was planning on taking us to the notary this afternoon. I explained the situation about going with Stephanie, and she said, "No problem, go and have a good time." Both Carmen and Isabel have been extremely busy with Sentencia paperwork (Sentencia is the last step before you get to go home)- I think half of West Michigan has adopted from here in the last 3-4 months, and now most of them are going or have returned home. So with all of the Sentencias, Carmen and Isabel have been hopping to it! We haven't even seen them since we've been here, through no fault of their own. They're just that busy.
So off to the park we went, and had a riot with Stephanie, her son Carlos, and her new daughter Maria. It's about a 40 minute ride outside of Bogota, and it was great to see the mountains again and see the gorgeous countryside. Once there, we hopped on a "train" (it was actually a tractor pulling about 8-10 covered carts) and were pulled over to the zoo that is there. We saw all kinds of animals, and tried to keep up with Ally and Carlos who were typically 4 animal cages in front of the rest of us. After the zoo, we took a ride on a merry-go-round (they wouldn't let me ride on a horse... the lady kept pointing at my tummy and said, "gordo senor, gordo". I wonder what that means?), and then on a pink elephant (had to go with pink- it is Ally's favorite color!). At around 1 pm we headed back to the hotel to await Carmen's call. Finally at 3:45 pm she called, and then said it was too late to go today. So now we'll go Monday before our ICBF meeting and get the ball rolling!
Fortunately we had other plans lined up already- our good friends Jeff and Adriana Tanner from GR invited us out to pizza, and we readily accepted. We went to Archie's pizza, a pizza joint right in Bogota. Good pizza and great friends- we had a riot and it was good to be with friends again. Jeff and Adriana are leaving early next week, so it was great to be with them for a couple hours.
So tonight we're back at the hotel unwinding, tired but happy to be here with Will and Ally. There have been a few tough moments lately (especially today), but we are so blessed to be here with friends, our family, and Will. I wouldn't want it any other way.
Love to all-
Scott, Beck, Ally, and Will
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