Foto dump

The last month has been fairly calm as far as traveling, but there are still lots of moments to remember.

 What do you do on a lazy Saturday?  Use your imagination of course.

 Bombs away!

 Think they are brothers?  I was changing out school photos and I went through every one's old ones.  I found this and had to show the side by side. 

 

 Mason's music class performs for the parents. 

Hanging out with best friends

Yep.  Wrestling in the grassy area in front of our house can be hazardous to your teeth.  Drew had just noticed in the afternoon that one of his bottom front teeth was just a little loose - didn't have to wait long for that one to come out.  

Dallin's 4th grade music performance - Ode to the 70's...

Go Easton Go!  He loves (I should say loved) riding his tricycle on the little trail in front of our home.  Of course that is until we accidentally left it out of our gate one night.  If it is left outside the gate, it is gone.  So sad for Easton.  He talks of it often.  So we pulled out the small bike and put the training wheels on it. 

Drew joins in the fun too.

Staring at his reflection in the glass sliding doors.  He did this every time, he would be looking at him self and being like, Oh yeah, I'm cool.

Plaza de Armas

The Plaza de Armas is where the Spanish first settled when they founded Santiago.  Many of the conquistadors made their homes around this plaza.  So there is alot of history surrounding this plaza.  It is in the center of down town Santiago.  Unfortunately most of the buildings from the 1500's and 1600's have been destoyed by earthquake and fire.  But there are still several buildings that are there from the 1700's and early 1800's.  The cathedral is beautiful and the other older buildings are now governement offices, such as the main post office (which is a loose term here, the postal system is still a mystery to me).
We took the metro downtown, which was a fun experience for the kids (and adults too).  Walked around the plaza and into the cathedral.  Saw artists, carbinaros (police) on horseback, and locals playing chess in the veranda.  Walked by the fish market and tried to see the train station, but there was a huge private party there (which we were told is the only time this year the train station was closed, of course the one day we go).  I guess we'll have to go back. 

On the subway

I didn't notice when I took the picture that Mason had stuffed a whole granola bar in his mouth at one time.  Chubby Bunny anyone?

The old and the new.