Getting to Know the City & Crazy 8s (I Can't Win)

Today was a little more laid back, which was a welcome. Will didn't sleep well again last night, and neither did Ally. So having a day together as a family and just relaxing was great.

This morning we went on a long walk. We walked down one of the main roads (please don't ask which one- it's taken me 4 years just to begin to understand the numbering and how the streets work. Point me in the right direction now though, and I can find it!) and headed in the direction of Archie's, where we ate pizza last night with the Tanners. Our mission (well, actually there were 2 missions to accomplish): first, find Pasteleria Jaques (more on that at the end- we have a very special day tomorrow), and second, go to La Carulla, a grocery store near Hotel Paris. The reason for mission #2 was this- they have a LOT more healthy food (and you all know how health conscious I am- never eat anything bad for my body! No sir, not me! Just don't ask about the Jif I bought when Beck sent me out the other day to buy peanut butter. Phew- that was not a smart decision on my part!) than our local Pomona, and at cheaper prices (OK, now that part is true. I'm the cheap one in our family. Beck's a close 2nd though!). This time I left with sunscreen already applied, and gotta say I feel pretty good tonight- no fires raging on the top of my head. We accomplished both missions and headed back to Palmas for lunch.

After lunch we waited for the doctor. Will has been pulling at his ears, runny nose, and poo that could make a grown man cry. So we thought we'd have Dr. Maria Clemencia check him out and make sure that all is OK. She came, put some fears to rest with saying that he does NOT have an ear infection, and gave us a couple scripts to help out with the runny nose and make sure there's not more to the #2. So we'll be monitoring him for the next few days to make sure he's on the path back to normal health.

One thing we keep seeing more and more of every day in Will- he is ALL boy. He is mischevious, and you better keep your eye on him or you may find him here:

He loves noise- the louder the better. And balls. We have a foosball table here, and he loves to put one ball in each hand and crawl around on his hands and knees. He also loves to throw things (mostly food off his high chair on to the floor when he's eating) and put things in his mouth (usually unlaundered things that make you go "Ewwww" when you see him do it).

Here are a couple pics from Parque Jaime Duque yesterday, before our camera batteries died:

And here is a little video clip of Will and Mommy playing a game of "hola":

After dinner tonight it was bath time for both kiddos. And while Beck put Will down, Ally and I went downstairs to play a new game we brought down here called Crazy 8s. It's a fun game if you're Ally or have no competitive bones in your body. However, if you're me, it gets a little frustrating when your 4 year old daughter beats you 8 games to 2. I almost resorted to cheating, too. Even then I'm not sure I could have done anything to beat her. She's a natural, I guess.

So tomorrow's post is going to focus on our first child, Ally. Four years ago tomorrow Ally was placed in our arms, and she has been a light to so many people since day one. So one of our missions today was to go to Jaques, a famous pastry shop here in Bogota, for a "Gotcha" day treat, as we do every year. 4 years ago yesterday we made our first trip to Colombia, and four years ago tomorrow we became a family of 3!

Love to all-

Scott, Becky, Ally, and Will