Perks of traveling with babies.

 Today a sweet peruvian seamstress charged us 6 soles, less then three dollars to sew my purse strap back on. While she sewed Zara found her way out into the garden behind their home. There she found an angelic old woman sitting in the middle of the yard, under fruit tree's, spinning Alpaca wool by hand. A young woman came outside and helped Zara pick fruit from the trees as I asked if I could join in. Time and again one of the sweetest perks about traveling with small children is confirmed to me; children seem to open beautiful doors of experiences and opportunities that otherwise would not have happened.  Everyone seems to have a soft spot for children and when they notice little blond Zara slowly peeking her way around corners, we are no longer just customers to wait in the front, we are a family of babies who is eagerly guided into the depths of homes and personal spaces. Its a beautiful gift to have heavenly moments in a garden with an old woman smiling and embracing my children as she goes about her work. We are blessed with small yet heart warming experiences often when we least expect them.

~ Below are a few photos from fun things we have been up to the past week ~