Special Visitor!

What a thrill!! What a treat!!! We had the pleasure of having my sister Molly stay with us two whole weeks!! We took her around to the usual "hang-outs" in Bogota, but the highlight was a trip to Silvania, a cute little town south of the city.

My good friends the Arcos family have a country house there and they invited us to join them for two days during Molly's visit. We got to pick mandarin oranges, oranges, and coffee beans right from the tree! We wandered around the little town and even took a tour of a horse ranch. We weren't able to capture our entire experience on camera, but here are a few pictures of the tranquil and fresh environment this little haven provides.

 Jane, Molly, and Emily on the porch of the country house.

 Molly and Victor in downtown Silvania

Molly and Jane on the bamboo balcony of the country house.  What a view!

Thanks for coming to visit us, Molly!  We sure do miss you!

You know it's time...

... to clean when your toddler falls down and comes back up with dirt on her face.

So Jane wanted to go out on our balcony and we had some people visiting so, supervised, she made her way out only to take a tumble a few moments later.  My friend brought her over to me still crying.  I took one look at her and simply burst out laughing!  I mean, just look at that face!  The balcony was so dirty that a simple fall produced that much dirt on Jane's face.  It looks like she's been playing in a sandbox, minus the rest of "sandbox" mess.  Anyway, thankfully she had no scratches or bruises and it took just a few wet wipes to get her clean... but I just couldn't believe it!