As I mentioned yesterday, Sunday is always Cyclovia here in Bogota. They shut down one side of the one-way streets, and that allows bicycles, roller bladers, runners, and walkers to go on the lanes of the road that are shut down. It's really nice because you can be on the road and not have to navigate the bumps and cracks in the side walks.
So today, Beck, the kids and I headed to the markets and did some perusing. We went with John and Sophia from Lakeview, MI, and a new couple that came in late last night from Iowa. It was a nice day for a walk, and it hasn't rained (much) during the day the last couple days, so we're praying that the rainy season may be ending soon. It's been raining at night, but that's OK.
As we walked throught the markets, the Christmas stuff was out in full effect. Here is a pic of Ally and Will in front of a 40' white Christmas tree with blue stars on it:
This was in Simon Bolivar Square, which also was covered in white stars and little trees wrapped in Christmas lights. It was pretty cool to see.
A little further up the hill was another market, and we took the opportunity to take a picture of the older kids in front of Rudolph! (Will was super excited to see him)
After the markets we went back to the hotel and had lunch. After lunch, the boys went down for naps while Ally and I went outside for a bit to play in the "backyard". Nothing crazy today, which caused a bit of temporary insanity for all of us. This led to games of Bubble Gum Bubble Gum, Rock Paper Scissors (I beat Ally 3 out of 5 games :)), Duck Duck Goose, and finally, Ring Around the Rosie:
At 3 pm we headed down to a fiesta to celebrate Camila's first communion. Camila is the daughter of Valeria, who helps to run the hotel. Camila and 23 of her friends had their first communion today, and so we celebrated tonight at Hotel Paris with about 50 people. Here is a pic- Camila is in the middle:
And of course, no Colombian fiesta is complete without some dancing! Ally and I may have busted some moves together as well, but there's no photographic or video evidence, so I'm denying it. If the photo don't fit, you must acquit! But here's a video of all the girls dancing together. Ally, bless her heart, wanted SO badly to fit in and play with the girls (and they were very accommodating), but the language barrier was just too difficult. Ally did tell me that they said she was "bonita" (beautiful). She said she replied something in Spanish, but they didn't understand :). Makes you wonder what she said (or tried to). Here's the "train" of girls:
After the fiesta the kids went down, and that was about it for today. Tomorrow we have a social worker and psychologist coming from Los Pisingos to our hotel. Hopefully they think we're fit to be parents, for the third time. We're praying that this week goes well, that we have our ICBF interview sooner rather than later so that we can get into a court, and that we have the BEST judge and FASTEST court ever. Beck's been a trooper thus far and is preparing herself for the worst, but we would love to have everyone home Christmas. Please continue to pray for a fast process for us- we would surely appreciate it!
Scott, Beck, Ally, Will, and Max
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