Father's Day & World Cup

Here is hoping all the dad's had a great Father's Day & prayers to those who miss their father's on Earth for hope of seeing them one day soon in Heaven.

Here is a picture of me & my Dad taken in 2008 on the steps of Graceland at my 10 year vow renewal.  I love my Dad very much & he is a great father. 

Our Father's Day started in Bogota with me making my first batch of homemade cinnamon rolls here.  They turned out pretty good.  I had started a day early to let the dough rise because it is hard to get the inside temperature warm inside the house.

After church, we went to a restaurant & then to a park.  Brook posed by the US flag!

Look at this huge screen in the park & people were sitting on bean bags that look like soccer balls.

Brook climbing on the playground structure at the park.

Soccer is a HUGE part of this culture in South America!  Or, as it is called here, "futbol".  Soccer is a year-round sport in Colombia.  It is quite an exciting time because the World Cup began last week. Colombia had its first game Saturday & we won! We have a lot to learn about soccer & the World Cup, but for a little background, the World Cup began in 1930.  From 1950 on, it has occurred every 4 years.  In 1994, the World Cup took place across 9 cities in the United States.  Here are pictures from our first experience:

Buying a t-shirt for Brook on the street around the corner from our house.  We couldn't find one for Isabella yet.

Even the McDonalds in the mall is decked out for World Cup fever!

This is a huge group of people gathered in front of a huge screen to watch the game.  This is located in front of the food court.

This is the view standing in the back of the crowd.  We eventually stood a little closer.  I stood for 90 minutes watching my first game all the way through!

People were gathered in many sections of the mall to watch wherever there was a tv.

All the restaurants had people gathered watching.

And looking over the railing to watch a tv below.

This is a view of the game towards the end.

There were people celebrating on the streets.

Even the dogs have Colombian jerseys!

Brook painted her face & Isabella has her Colombian wig, although she didn't wear it to the mall :)

Here is a quick video I took when we first arrived, about 30 minutes prior to game time.  There are lots of horns that were blown all during the game.  We all lost a little of our hearing!  At the end of the video, you see Avery, Isabella, & Brook walking towards the crowd.

It was a cool night because of some rain & the normal cooler evening temperatures. We actually had a fire & the other World Cup games playing on tv.