Friday was a work day for Michael and so Noah and I showed Grandma around at the market and our local parks. We picked up the ingredients we needed to make "Carapulcra" - apparently an old Incan dish. Elita gave us a cooking lesson on how to make it. Then Michael came home and we enjoyed it for lunch. After naptime (for everybody except Michael), we made some Valentine's cookies to bring with us to Reina de la Paz the next morning. Noah had fun helping with sprinking on the sugar with Grandma. The three of us then went to "San Antonio's" a classic Peruvian deli franchise here in Lima, for their tasty empanadas. Following dinner, we showed grandma how Noah gets to ride in the car shopping carts at "Wong," Lima's equivalent to "Fresh Fields." She wanted to bring back some special cookies they sell there.
On Saturday, Mom came with me to Reina de la Paz, and got to meet the girls and their babies there. She also was a big help, as we were missing some of our team, playing with eight of the children so their mommies could participate easier in the small group time. It was busy, and the two of us sang our repertoire of American children's songs once I ran out of my short list of Spanish ones. They didn't seem to complain. (c: We ended with a little Valentines party for everybody with heart cookies and "Shirley Temples."
That afternoon, we had a special treat. We visited the family of Alicia Sanchez, a good friend of Mom and Dad's at home. Her father and youngest sister came to pick us up and we taxied to their home in San Juan de Miraflores. We met her whole family! Her mother cooked a feast for us and we just got to know them a bit. Now we can see where Alicia gets her sweet disposition.
We got back in time to go to the youth group meeting that night which was actually a talent show, dedicated to Becca Benett, our teammate, who just left us yesterday to go home. Noah was so tired though, that we came home early and put him to bed.
Sunday, Mom came with us to church and got to see what everything was like; sunday school, the service, and children's church. We rested in the afternoon before going out to Barranco that night to visit the plaza and then walk down the "Bajada de baños" to the beach around sunset. It was gorgeous! Just down the beach a ways, we had dinner at "La Rosa Nautica," a restaurant with it's own pier over the water, specializing in seafood. Noah really enjoyed looking out the window and seeing all the waves roll right under us. It was delicious and a really special treat to end our time together.
Monday, we took grandma to the airport and shared lunch together before her flight. It was hard to say good-bye again, but we'll be home in August for Matthew and Kerry's wedding, so there's lots to look forward to!
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