Today we said good-bye to Casa Lanthana and returned to the family condo where Bisabuelo Hernando and Tio Alberto welcomed our new addition.
A week after Gotcha Day we were allowed to return to our own condo rather than pay the freight to stay at Casa Lanthana. The bed and breakfast has wonderful amenities and friendly staff but is more expensive than staying in our family condo.
Daniel said his good-bye's and gave hugs to the staff who cooked soups, washed bottles & bibs and gave him lots of love through their actions each day. We also said good-bye to one of the French families and their children.
At 1 o'clock Tio Alberto arrived to take us to lunch and the condo. We took a couple of pictures outside the house and were on our way.
We made a brief stop at the condo and picked up Bisabuelo Hernando and made a quick trip to the northern edge of Bogota to visit a small children's park and restaurants.
Colombia celebrates Corpus Christi on June 7. The holiday honors the Eucharist and since Colombia has a very strong Catholic influence the country's public offices are closed. The children's park was full of Bogota families taking advantage of the holiday and the best weather in a week.
By comparision to the United States standards, the park's quality is like a traveling carnival that sets up in mall parking lots. But in Colombia where children' don't know the difference between Disney World/Six Flags and a traveling carnival, this place is very cool.
There were zip lines and llama rides. Kids were zooming down inflatable slides. Sit down restaurants and desert vendors. There were lots of children running, and one who fell face first into mud with no parent in sight. He was really muddy!
We had a great lunch at one of the restaurants. Timing was good because while eating the sky turned dark grey and rain began to pour down. The rain was so hard that all of the outdoor activities were abandoned for either shelter at the park or home. Either way, the crowd quickly disappeared.
When we arrived at the condo, Claudia, Daniel and I were surprised with confetti streams, balloons and cake to welcome Daniel home! Tio Alberto and Bisabuelo Hernando had set everything up earlier in the morning.
Daniel loved playing with the balloons on the floor. He laughed and hugged his uncle and great-grandfather. We enjoyed cake and had a great, surprise party for Daniel. What a way to finish our first week as a family!
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