Mom Anders Came to Bogota

My mom came for a visit last weekend and we had a wonderful time. The weather wasn't the best, since we are in the middle of our rainy season (winter), but she was still able to see a lot of Bogota. She went to a doctor's appointment with me, saw her future grandson in a sonogram, met our close friends (our Bogota family), went to my first baby shower with me, ate at lots of good restaurants, came to our church with us, visited the old part of the city and viewed Bogota from the tip of the mountain top...it was a wonderful time to show her our life here.

Thanks for coming, Mom!

1. Mom and I in front of a statue of Simon Bolivar, the Liberator, in Usaquen. We enjoyed shopping the markets and good food there.

2. Alan, mom, and I at Monserrate overlooking the Bogota sabana. The view from the top of the mountain is gorgeous.

3. One of mom's favorite cathedrals in downtown Bogota. We call it the candy cane church.

4. Mom with one of the presidential guards outside the senate building and the presidential palace. Notice his serioud face, because he is not supposed to be taking pictures:)