This and That

This morning we were going down for breakfast and this woman who looked like she'd just finished a tennis lesson came up to us and asked if our baby's name was Samuel. We'd never seen this woman before so we wondered how she knew his name. Then she went on to explain that she volunteers at Casa de Maria one day a week (in Sam's old room) so she knows Sam very well. She said he's a very sweet baby and she kept squeezing his chubby arms and cheeks (Sam tends to have that effect on people). It was really nice to meet her and I was glad she let us take a picture of her with Sam. Now we are really wishing we could've gotten more pictures with Sam and some of the caretakers from the orphanage but our tour was really quick and they all seemed busy with the other children so we didn't want to bother them... although now I'm wishing we would've at least asked.

Before we left for Colombia, Raul explained to me that there are many women who volunteer at the orphanage... they hold the babies, play with them and just try to give them individual attention. I was so impressed by that and now we've seen it first hand.


Here is Sam taking inventory of the diapers. He really is not all that interested with the toys we brought. Instead he prefers to explore and get into everything he's not supposed to have. Joey never really got into things so this is new for us and we are already thinking ahead to all additional babyproofing we will need to do once we get home.


I love this picture of Joey sleeping! Poor Joey has been going at full speed everyday so when his head hits the pillow he crashes.

The other night, we went out for dinner at the hotel restaurant with Paul, Kim, Nina and Apollo. The food was delicious and they served us a drink called Caipirinha which is made with fresh limes, granulated sugar and cachaca which is kind of like rum and let me tell you... it tasted really good!

Joey and Nina were really cute together. As we were walking back to the room, he tried to hold her hand. Then she gave him a hug. It was so sweet!!

Got Milk? The yogurt drink is Joey's favorite thing at breakfast but this is what his face usually looks like until we remind him to use his napkin.

Here's Sam trying to get ahold of my camera...

Enjoying some fresh air...

Joey has had quite the imagination lately. Here is a picture of the "dinosaur eggs" he found at the playground. He's waiting for them to hatch so we have to go check on them a few times a day.

Yesterday Julian, one of the bellmen, took us up to the presidential suite to take some pictures of Medellin. Unfortunately it was pretty cloudy so the pictures didn't turn out that great but it gives you an idea of what it looks like.