Wet Wednesday

This morning started off with a quick breakfast and a walk over to Starbucks. They don't have my "usual" Tall White chocolate Mocha so I asked for a regular mocha and said "more sugar, more milk, less coffee" Apparently that did the trick because she knew the look and she said," You want whip cream too? Yes?" OF course YES!!! It was a real treat.

Then we all settled back in the room to wait for our consulate appointment to be through. Our guide Leila submits all the paperwork but we have to be in the room "just in case" there are questions to be answered while she is at the consulate. The boys had hoped to go swimming but the rain began shortly after dawn and has continued all day long.

During this wait time I found a little book I had brought from home. It was a Lift-a-flap book. Ty and I spent a long time lifting all the flaps over and over again. I didn't care. It was some real quality time for both of us.
After a quick lunch at Lucy's we left with the Cotter family to find the "toy market" We had never been here but heard about it. Basically it's a 7 story mall with about 200 booths on each level. Each booth sells something different. I believe this is where you would go if you own a giftshop or small store. I think most people buy in bulk here. One booth might have all stickers, then the next booth would have all hats, or all backpacks.....It was really interesting. The funny thing is there were very few toys there. I didn't find much we couldn't live without.....but it was a great way to pass an afternoon.

David tried to figure out a way to bring this 3D picture of the Lord's supper in his carry-on but I"m thinking it's over the size limit.

Ty took a little nap after the shopping and unfortunately we had to wake him up just an hour later. It was not a pleasant experience and we hope to not repeat that again any time soon. But doesn't he look so sweet sleeping?

We walked down to 7-Eleven to get a few drinks and snacks. Then we stopped by a souvenir store and David did a little bartering. Have I said I hate the bartering? David doesn't seem to mind it and the store clerks actually seem to enjoy it.

Just one more full day and we'll be on our way....One more post to go....Good night