A Visit with the Padres

Oh yes...Alan & Crea finally got to visit Bolivia!

They had separate flights, and Mom got here a few days before dad.

We had a little celebrating to do! Some of my fave tias prepared an amazing dinner for us, and then we had a wild and crazy game night. (Note - I have played "Bingo" more times in 2010 than I think I have in my entire life. If that doesn't say wild and crazy, I don't know what does.)

Saturday morning, I was woken up by a bunch of ninos singing "Happy Bee-yer-tay" and then we got to eat the biggest piece of chocolate cake imaginable...before 7am! (Katrina made an absolutely INCREDIBLE cake, btw.)

And shortly thereafter, things took a turn for the worse.

Oh yes - the other group of tias wouldn't let me escape Bolivian traditions...eggs and flour, just for me.

Oh, but the celebrating didn't stop there...these ridiculous friends pulled off a huge surprise. We spent all afternoon at beautiful Pairumani park - with pinatas, a hike to a waterfall, Tinkerbell decor, and the best foods ever...not to mention los mejores amigos EVER.

The masterminds...what punks.

A little hike with pretty great views

So - pretty much the greatest day ever.

Then, dad got here, and we headed to La Paz with mom.

Lake Titicaca

Copacabana

The Fountain of Youth, of course

We were gone for a few days and then got to spend time in Cochabamba. Thanks to some very, very generous Christmas donations from family and friends, we were able to do a little shopping for some very special kiddos:

(And yep...the 2 year old in front was just as happy with her toy stroller!)

How we roll at Casa de Amor:

We also got some park time in with our visitors, too.

With some of the church gang this week

So, huge shoutout to my maybe insane teacher, Angelica...Angelica introduced me to our church here, and after the service on Sunday afternoons, she invites me and however many kids are with me to eat lunch at her house. (No easy task considering that it's never less than 5 kids running around her house and making a mess at her table! Our kids are OBSESSED with "Tia Angelica" - they LOVE getting to go to her house, and they especially love getting to see her at church each week.

Thanks Mamita y Papito for such a special week!