Tuesday`

The Melcher and Kopka boys enjoying a DVD on the computer.



The adults enjoying Bogota Beer Company.



We cannot get over how cute she is. Strangers in the stores and on the street comment on how beautiful she is too.


Mom and Kariana having some fun.

Today we had a pretty laid back day after our fairly long day yesterday. After our long meeting with the Defenders of Minors (long for the boys anyway), we got a driver and went to Crapes and Waffles which is an excellent chain of restaurants down here with awesome ice cream. It was the first time we had been there but we had been told to go there by everyone we talked to and we are glad we did. It was really good. After that, the driver took us to the leather district. I’m not sure how big the leather district is because we stayed on one street but shop after shop after shop was all leather goods. Everyone was very anxious to sell the American’s leather coats too! Kerry was looking for a motorcycle jacket but he knew what he wanted and was not afraid to be picky. I swear we went into about 12 shops before he found one is really, really liked. Some shops just didn’t have large enough jackets for the big American. I think the one he ended up with is an XXL and normally he would wear a LG or XL. It was a little wide around the waist and he doesn’t like the wind blowing up but that was no problem. The lady said she would alter it and have it done in ½ an hour! Actually, it was done in less than 20 minutes but that was enough time for me to find a white leather jacket that I liked and bought. I’m going to wear mine as a suit jacket for work though. They both look really nice. The boys were not impressed with the leather district and couldn’t believe all these stores and none of them carried any toys. They were pretty much terrible during our shopping but we are having a hard time blaming them so we decided to take it easy today and mainly just hung around the hotel until this afternoon when we walked to a park and then to the mall where we got some ice cream, got a few snacks for the room, and ended up having appetizers and drinks with 2 other families at Bogota Beer Company. The BBC is another chain around Bogota that you see everywhere. They had awesome nachos and the beer was tasting pretty good going down. Our friends the Kopka’s had problems with their paperwork today so it looks like they will be here a few more days than they thought. Tough day for them since they are so close to going home. Otherwise, the boys had the Kopka boys over for a movie after supper and now everyone is in bed.

We did make plans with a driver for Thursday to go to a zoo on the south side of Bogota and then tour a coffee plantation. I’m really looking forward to that. How many times do you get a chance to tour a coffee plantation?? Thursday is also Kaleb’s birthday so I ordered a cake today and talked to the owner of the hotel. She is going to have balloons and a Birthday sign up. We also bough noise makers for the kids so I think it will go well and he will be pleased. He is already excited that we are going to go to the zoo for his birthday.

We didn’t hear what court we are in yet so keep us in your thoughts and prayers for a fast one.

Cresta