This past weekend brought a whirlwind trip to Irapuato to visit Pablo's family. We started out Friday night at 9:30 pm at the PV bus station where we boarded our luxe bus and away we went!
Our first day brought a trip to the Tianguis - a gigantic market that opens up every Saturday and sells anything and everything you can imagine - from batteries to bras, fresh fruit to adorable little girl shoes!
(We got held up at this stand for a while! Soph took quite a while to make her selection, but we eventually made it past this stop with one super-cute pair of shoes for her!)
After a while, Sophia got bored with shopping and got a ride on grandpa's shoulders. This proved to be a bad idea as Soph quickly pointed out that a haircut was well overdo!
One nap, lunch and a few hours later, a long walk on the pretty tree-lined streets was in order. Somehow with this family, our walks always end at a taco cart, sidewalk restaurant or, in this case, an ice cream parlor where Sophia hopped on a horse and tried her first (very small) bite of strawberry ice cream!
Sunday brought church, more food (of course) and some quality couching time for Sophia with her tias.
Sophia spent Monday morning bouncing. Literally. Her Grandma Vargas had the patience to let her bounce to her heart's delight on the blue yoga ball. This lasted for about an hour and a half. Not kidding.
Monday was highlighted by an afternoon at my favorite little restaurant - Las Cigarras! The streetside eatery is located on the quietest street in the city with great views flanking the quaint avenue - a view of a colonial church on one end and a fresh flower shop on the other! We spent a few hours sipping, chowing and well, doing our very best to entertain an antsy Sophia (who after only a couple weeks of crawling believes it is time to transition to walking)!
Monday night brought another bus; Grandpa Vargas had the magic touch this time and put Sophia to sleep prior to boarding.
Nine and a half hours later, we were home sweet home!
We had a great time catching up with the Vargas Clan and are so excited because in just a few short weeks, we are getting a visit from the Crawford Clan! Soph's super lucky to see both sets of her grandparents within a month's time! For most of you, this may be a weekly occurrence, but as I've said before, because miles separate us, our family time is about quality not quantity, and we love every minute of it!
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