July 31st v2

¿Qué un día increíble! (what an incredible day!) Xander was such a good boy today! He's a good boy every day but no major meltdowns today! We went to the sugar cane museum, an hour trip both ways, and an hour and a half at the plantation. He was great the whole time! He slept on the drive there and back. When we got back we hoped to transition him to the crib to continue his nap but he woke up. He was in a wonderful, calm mood though and played contently on the bed for an hour, happy as could be.


Then the big decision came, take him to dinner or not. He gets really fussy when we take him to the dining room. He doesn't like the car seat they provide for him to sit in and he's too small for the high chairs so we end up just passing him back and forth trying to shovel food into our mouths as fast as we can. We decided to have dinner in the room, which the hotel staff is happy to do. First though was bath time which he loves so much and then his bedtime feeding. Kristin is working her magic right now and she has him asleep and is about to place him (carefully) into the crib...

Success! Wow, if every dia could be like this one!

Here's a video and some pics from before we left.

 

We shared the minivan ride with a couple from France and Michael and Bridget from Norway. During the ride there their new son Brandon reached out and held Kristin's hand for a couple of minutes.

Mommy on the ride to the sugar cane museum.

The mountains on the way there.

This was our lunch.

Just kidding!

We didn't really get anything out of the tour because it was in Spanish. It was just fun to get out of the city and see the sights. There were a lot of really interesting plants and flowers. It was really nice to get away from the pollution for a while.

Check out that cactus in the background!

This was interesting, around all of the main buildings they built a small moat, it was only about eight inches wide, to keep out the insects.

Little known fact: When you don't eat your sugar cane, it makes baby Jesus cry.

It began to rain on the way back to the hotel.

After a long day it was finally time for a bath. Notice all the water on the floor!