Sunday in Ecuador

Before I get into Sunday...I completely forgot one very important part about Saturday...our wake-up call!  Since we went to bed so late, we were still asleep at 8:45am when all the sudden I heard a loud noise and felt Cesar leap out of bed yelling "EARTHQUAKE"!  Before I even knew what was going on, Cesar was in the babies room making sure they were OK!  It wasn't a huge earthquake, but it was strong enough to knock a bunch of stuff off of the walls of the room we were in.  It was quite a first time welcome to Mom who had only been in the country for a few hours before it happened :)

Anyway, moving on to Sunday...we started the day by going into Cumbaya (the little town down the road) in search of my favorite ice cream.  Unfortunately, the place has changed and no longer sells the ice cream, so we ended up going to another place and getting sorbet and crepes.  Yum! 

Later in the afternoon, all of Cesar's buddies from high school and their families came over for an early dinner.  I am sure it was fun for Cesar to see them all, and the girls had fun playing with their kids and Arriana.



Cesar's best friend Gustavo's son.  He is only 3 months older than the girls...he is HUGE!



Cesar and the boys

The kids picking limes off of the tree

Leah was impressing everyone with her soccer dribbling!  She is already a star :)

Swinging in the hammock

By the end of the night...the girls were beat, so Marta turned on some spanish cartoons for them to watch.

Saturday in Ecuador

Friday afternoon, we boarded the plane and headed for Ecuador!  The flights were pretty uneventful...a little longer than expected due to winds, but overall, the girls did pretty well.  Didn't sleep much at all, but with a little help from Dora the Explorer (thanks to my awesome friend Tricia who lent us her Ipad) hung in there through both flights.  We got into Quito around 1:15am (eastern time), so we basically put the girls down as soon as we got to the house.

Saturday morning, the sun was shining, it was warm, and we ate breakfast outside while "cooking" with all the wonderful toys abuelita had bought the girls!  She really went over and above preparing for the girls' arrival.  She set up a bedroom for them that was SO awesome.  They had cribs, really fun floor mats, toys, baby dolls, diapers, and so many other things.  We really felt at home and welcomed from the moment we got there!  It was perfect!

Getting the royal treatment from Abuelita

Soaking up the warm sun!

After breakfast, we took a walk up to the neighborhood park with Abuelita, Abuelito and Marta (the housekeeper with whom the girls absolutely fell in love with!).

Isabella taking a water break with abuelito

We happened upon a birthday party and the girls had fun playing with the kids!

Leah's new favorite way to swing

After the playground, we went home and took a nap and when we woke up, Cesar's Aunt, Uncle and Cousins were there (along with Arriana, Fernanda's beautiful 2 and half year old daughter). 

Fernanda is 5 months pregnant.  You would never know by looking at her, she looks amazing!

The girls had a great time with Arianna...she lives in Florida so we don't get to see her often.  We are really hoping she gets to move to DC next year :)

Leah just being silly

Cooking.  The girls REALLY loved making "coffee" with this thing. 

Cesar's cousin Alex was AWESOME with the girls.  They loved playing with her!!

I got to sit and relax for a few minutes since Alex was keeping the girls occupied :)

Of course...we still had to watch Dora once during the day.  After bathtime we hung out on the couch with G'ma to watch the show.