Walking with the Washburns

Hormigas! Hormigas! (Ants! Ants!)

 

Well we quickly discovered that ants are here in abundance. Everything must be washed and taken care of immediately after dinner. You must also put everything either in the fridge or in a tuperware container or it might as well be food for the ants. The ants are so tiny here you can barely even see them, but where you find one there are many! In an effort to keep the ant population here in the Guest House down to a minimum I am also sweeping after every meal - as my tiny children seem to drop an endless amount of food on the floor. Hannah and Caleb have also found a way to keep the ant population down as well - yes by killing them. It is quite commical to watch Hannah use her little finger to squish ants. After she squishes them, she then tries to show us her prize. Caleb just steps all over them with his feet. Well one thing is for sure - we are depleeting the ant population. I have a super cute video of this but not sure if I will be able to upload it or not. It will take a few hours though.

 

Everyone in Lima has been so welcoming. We have had lunches provided for us almost everyday since we have been here! As a matter of fact, we went out for lunch today with the Kim family. We went to a local restaurant that serves a Peruvian favorite, "pollo al la brasa". It is very tastey and the kids enjoyed it very much. Caleb enjoyed the play place at the restaurant, and the icecream as well. They even got balloons while we were there - much to Hannah's excitement. The kids were so fascinated with our little blonde haired, blue eyed girl and several stopped at the table to adore her. Just take a look at the crowd below!

 

As for visas, we will know more by tomorrow but for sure we are here at least another 16 days if we choose to stay here in Lima and wait for them. Right now we are looking at the option of flying to Arequipa and coming back to pick up our visas once they are ready. We just need to stop flying before I am 35 weeks or John and the kids will be flying while I take the 18hr bus ride (yuck).

 

Most of us have managed to stay healthy so far (everyone but Crystal of course). Nothing serious just adjusting to new foods we think.

 

Oh and here is a totally random fact on Lima - Lima has a popluation of 8 to 10 million people in a size about as big as the city of Omaha. Crazy huh? On another crazy note...I have never seen this offered in the States quite like it is presented here?

 

Pray for guidance on when to head to Arequipa and fast visa processing!

 

Special note **in an effort to save time and energy all of these photos were taken with our small point and shoot - and of course not edited** Boo!