Vacation at Lago Angostura

 This month our family, minus Emily :(Explanation later), was able to get away together for a three day vacation to Lago Angostura, a lake about an hour out of Cochabamba. We rented a small cabin that a missionary group owns. The cabin was small, cozy and very well equipped with both kitchen stuff and things like soccer and volleyballs. We had fun playing games, reading, playing music, taking a nice long hike one day, collecting firewood for our fireplace, as well as eating good food and taking in the beautiful scenery by the lake. We came away from our time much refreshed and our "country souls" were filled to the brim!
The reason Emily wasn't with us was because she was visiting family in the U.S. for three weeks. It wasn't the same without her for sure! I am hoping she will eventually do a blog for you all about her time in the States. The way time flies it may be awhile before she gets around to it!

Our Cozy Cabin

Rudi and Myles enjoying some time "jamming" together!

 We actually headed out to the lake the day of Clara's birthday. Clancy and Myles had made her a balloon powered boat for their birthday gift. The children had hours of fun floating it on the lake.

Clancy and the girls "sailing" the balloon boat!

Snuggle time!

 One of the highlights of the cabin for all of us was the wood burning fireplace. We all enjoyed waking up to the crackling fire that Rudi had started for us. We also ended each day with an evening fire!

Everyone back from a firewood foraging trip!

Clancy and Clara getting the fire going!

Toasting food (anything that was toastable!) on the fire! Yumm!

Ruth and Paula "Tea Party Time"

 Clara knows how to make herself comfortable. She and the other children loved this cozy nook by the fireplace.

Clara drawing pictures with her new birthday art supplies!

 And as much as I hate posting my picture on this blog... I wanted to show that I was there too! Not my finest picture moment, but hey we were relaxing!

Carla, doing what moms do best....dishes!

 I had done a lot of cooking ahead and froze a few casseroles and such, so cooking was easy and relaxed and we ate like kings!!

Chow time!

 Clara wasn't able to have her cake the day of her birthday, because she was running a fever and had a stomach ache. We celebrated the day after with her cake. This is still not the time she face planted...promise that blog is coming...

Nine Candles for the Birthday Girl

Daddy and Paulita "Cake Time" (Man, that guys a hunk!)

One day we all came out for a drive around the lake and the tire was flat. Myles is sure getting good at changing tires. He actually seems to enjoy it!

Tire changing guru, Myles!

We had a variety of weather from sunshine to showers out on the lake. It was so relaxing to watch all that nature before our eyes. Rudi snapped this beautiful sunset shot the last night we were there.

Sunset over Lago Angostura

We are looking forward to a soon return to the cabin at Lago Angostura!