33-35 Days Old (Mindo)

The Family Goes to Mindo (Lily's First Trip)

First of all ... sorry the blog went on sabbatical ... My family arrived, we went hiking, shopping, to Mindo, hiking, shopping and then when they left we had Lauren's birthday and then I got violently ill ... so now all is well and there are many photos to be put up!

First, we took a nice bus ride to Mindo. Lily slept in dad's arms the whole way ... it was great because dad and baby can sleep through anything and the bus ride was just bumpy enough (very bumpy) to keep the two nicely rocked to sleep ...

Once we arrived, Justin took over ... and Lily was more than happy to cuddle ... 

The view from our hostel terrace ...

... and Lily was wide awake and hyper the whole three days because of all the extra oxygen ...

... afterwards Lily got bundled up with her new sunhat and was ready for a day out on the town 

... and this is how you get around town ... 

... a dollar a person gets you to the waterfalls!

... and of course we stopped at the butterfly reserve ... where we took a nice family photo 

:: Because of the many silly faces Lily made ... I made a separate blog post for the butterfly reserve::

... after the butterfly reserve, we went for a nice hike (dad did not shy away from adventure)

... and here is george of the jungle, relaxing in his swing

... and after the hike, Justin wanted to hang out with Lily some more ... and this photo turned out amazing! Lauren and I were impressed ... most guys are shy about holding a baby or hand her off when she starts to cry ... but Justin did great and never tried to offload her when things got tough ...

... and here is Oxygen-drunk Lily at about 3 in the morning keeping mom and dad awake