A Park, A Picnic, and A Dolphin Tale

One of our older boys is about to be adopted! We are all so excited! He has lived here at Casa de Amor since he was 1 year old...now he is 8! This whole time he has been waiting for a forever family to come along and make him their very own. Now, his dream is coming true! A very sweet couple from Italy are currently here in Bolivia to finalize the adoption of Mr. A. In celebration of this exciting event and as a way of saying goodbye, I took him and three others on a special outing this past Saturday. We enjoyed playing at a fun children's park, eating a picnic dinner, and seeing a movie at the nearby theater. Here are some snapshots from our fun times together!

Mr. M takes to the slide!

Going up it is sometimes just as fun as going down!

Now that's a tire swing!

Miss. J conquers the saber tooth tiger!

Meanwhile, the boys conquer other heights!

Mr. J in the tunnel.

This jungle-gym apparatus kept the children busy for a long time! So much to climb on! So many slides to go down (or up)! And oh how fun Tag is when you have this to run around on! :)

Meanwhile, I was enjoying the natural beauty of the park.

The giant turtle.

Miss J in the tunnel now.

Finally catching up with Mr. A himself!

Dinner time!

We had a very American picnic: Honey/banana sandwiches, chips, apples, water, and chocolate cookies!

The other parts of the park from our picnic blanket vantage point.

(Love those mountains in the background!)

So much green!

On our way out, we saw these beautiful hibiscus and the purple flowering trees Cochabamba is full of during the spring!

Cine Center is but a short walk from the children's park. (Aren't those mountains gorgeous?) Here we saw a movie (in Spanish) called Winter, A Dolphin's Tale. I had read online about this movie being incredibly wholesome, family friendly, and very inspirational - and it certainly didn't disappoint! We all enjoyed the story of the dolphin who lost her tale and the children who helped rescue her from destruction. I definitely recommend it!

All-in-all, it was a great Saturday afternoon spent with some of my favorite Bolivian children! :)