On August 30th Chris celebrated his birthday with his first peruvian style party. We have done it for the boys but had yet to do a big bash for either of us and he wanted his, so he got it. It was actually wondeful in the sense that we did absolutely nothing, not even clean up, because we had it catered. We rented a bounce house for the kiddos, a ball pool for the babies, and uncle Joe(who had a birthday right before Chris) got his Ice cream cart! Chris´s mom was even able to make it out as well, so that was fun.
Chris had the company prepare all non alcholic drinks, including pisco without the sour. It was funny to see the look on some peoples faces, like something is wrong with this drink, because it was missing the alcohol. It was a great day with great food and great friends. I think we had about 50 or more people which was fun. We would never be able to throw a party like this in the states, so it was fun to at least do it once!!!!
Me and the birthday boy!!!!
The caterer´s setting up in the back, I can´t tell you how nice it was to not have to prepare anything!
A bunch of Chris´s friends and co-worker´s.
Chris enjoying his causa topped with shrimp! They were delicious, it is like a puree of potatoe filled with different ingredients topped with shrimp, yum! It was so relaxing to have people serving the food, cooking the food, and cleaning up.
Bounce house! It was a tight fit in the front yard, but luckily it fit!
Uncle Joe with his Ice Cream cart! They have guys that ride with these carts all over the streets here, so we rented one filled with ice cream for Joe.
A picture of the causa!
Cooper enjoying a Chorizo, grilled sausage!
Brock and his friend Alejandro having a blast in the bounce house.
Chris has been traveling a ton this year so he decided in May that he would be great if he could take Brock with him on a short trip, well as you can guess Brock was so excited. They went to the jungle for 3 days, the amazon, and had a blast having boy time together. As you can imagine I had a little boy named Zander at home with me jealous, so next time it is his turn.
Getting ready to go catch some piranha!
Dad and Brock having fun in the waterfalls!
On August 30th Chris celebrated his birthday with his first peruvian style party. We have done it for the boys but had yet to do a big bash for either of us and he wanted his, so he got it. It was actually wondeful in the sense that we did absolutely nothing, not even clean up, because we had it catered. We rented a bounce house for the kiddos, a ball pool for the babies, and uncle Joe(who had a birthday right before Chris) got his Ice cream cart! Chris´s mom was even able to make it out as well, so that was fun.
Me and the birthday boy!!!!
A bunch of Chris´s friends and co-worker´s.
Bounce house! It was a tight fit in the front yard, but luckily it fit!
Uncle Joe with his Ice Cream cart! They have guys that ride with these carts all over the streets here, so we rented one filled with ice cream for Joe.
A picture of the causa!
Lets get dirty! Totumo Columbia is where to go. A couple of weekends ago we had the opportunity to go to Cartagena, Columbia as a family with some friends. We mainly hung out by the pool and the beach, but one day we took a trip to see this famous volcano, Totumo, that is filled with this goo that you see Zander in. It is really deep, but you just float. Zander loved it, Brock would not get in, and Cooper screamed while inside with Chris. When they got out a man helped Chris out, but then proceeded to take Cooper down the long flight of stairs much faster then I could catch him, and when I got to the bottom I could not find him. Talk about panic! Carlos, one of our friends that was with us, handed me his daughter and went to search for him, oh yeah I forgot to tell you that at this moment we were in a down pour of rain. Turns out that after you bathe in the mud they take down to the river to clean you, and that is where he had whisked my son off to. Whew!! It was a fun trip, and great to spend some time together as a family.
Us on top of the volcano waiting in line! Look how sunburned my poor brother-in-law was!!
Brock to chicken to get in!!! He told me he was thinking about it, and then it started pooring down rain. His daddy got him though, Chris picked him up and rubbed mud all over him.
The view from the moro, wall surrounding Cartagena.
Zander is my dare devil, he found this high rock that to him looked just perfect to climb up, or to give his mom a heart attack. Here he is safely at the top.
Some brotherly love.
Sorry made it in 2x.
Dinner in the plaza of old Cartagena one night!!
Carlos, Brock, Nico, and Zander walking through the plaza.
