Lily wanted to show Mrs. Lux that she IS in fact practicing her numbers with the penguins! :-)
We started the day with Mass at La Merced. Naturally Lily had to go to the bathroom in the middle of the homily, but unfortunately in Antigua that means a trip through the church ruins only to return and get money from Brett because we have to pay admission to get into the museum where the bathroom is located. We manage to complete all of this while doing the potty dance! :-)
Probably my favorite part of being here is the fact that I honestly can't even take a guess at this point as to how many people have asked to hold Eve. At least 3 different women have offered to help adjust by baby sling because apparently I do it all wrong. This picture was taken in a market where we had a change of role. Instead of us being the tourist, they stopped and asked if they could take a picture with Eve. It was a lot of fun being the local photo attraction. It helps me to be more mindful of when/if I venture to impose on other people's lives for the sake of a photo op.
We then took a Tuk Tuk over to Santo Domingo for a trolly ride up the volcano to eat lunch over looking the city. This is one of the many art pieces you can find while walking around.
The view isn't so bad either.
We just had to take a picture of our two little minions!
One of our favorite pieces of art at Santo Domingo.
This is Lily's little buddy. She decided his name is "Birdy Tweet Tweet" and spent a good 15 minutes playing with him until the shuttle arrived to take us back down into the city.
They looked so cute snuggling on the way back that I had to take a quick picture. Brett's eyes always change colors depending on his mood, and I noticed that when Lily is in his lap in her blue dress (courtesy of eliana) that his eyes turned blue also. If you zoom in really close, you'll see.
Eve smelled like a foot! Probably as a result of being strapped to us for the last four days, so it was time to buckle down for bath time! This was quite the tedious process. First, we needed to boil water and wait for it to cool to sanitize the water. We had to consult with Raul, the front desk worker, on finding a tub that could fit her into. He laughed as he reminisced about his three daughters when they were her age and the adventures that bath time brought. Brett did some ad lib editing to maintain Eve's dignity.
So all is well here in Antigua. Today I asked Lily if she misses the snow back home and she gave a resounding, "NO! I LOVE IT HERE!" We are all looking forward to settling into more of a routine as we start school tomorrow. Meeting new people, experiencing the people and the place, playing with kids, swapping babies, talking to locals and travellers from around the world, all while spending quality time together. We probably have the most fun sitting in our room goofing off. We are so blessed with such great kids. Eve is totally chillax, and Lily is super curious and resilient. I commented to Brett today that we couldn't have done this had we not known how confident and self-assured she is. We are in awe watching her approach different children and introduce herself (yes in spanish) and then run and play with them even thought they don't know what each other is saying. She is buds with all of the staff in our hotel, and I have a hard time explaining to her that we can't go back behind the kitchen where they wash clothes and work. :-) Her favorite place is in our little garden courtyard. She likes to have alone time and we just sit in the window and smile wondering what curious thoughts may be running through her head. She waters the plants and talks and sings to herself. Other people smile as they walk by, and she greets them with HOLA! Followed by some sort of fancy dance move. Having children opens up a whole world of opportunity to practice our spanish that we would not otherwise have.
I thought maybe when Lily skyped home to Eliana to talk about Mickey yesterday that maybe she would get sad or homesick, but we found that there is a cat next door named Misha to help ease the thoughts of missing home. Well most thoughts at least, I still really miss my guitar. Here's hoping I run into someone that will let me play theirs!
We heard about the blizzard and deep freeze...... Sorry about that.....
Lori
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