The whole family went to see Alice in Wonderland, in 2D last night. It was a cute movie.
Later on as the kids were getting ready for bed, Alena made herself a pillow chair and said: "I need a pig for my aching feet".
She is such a silly girl
My kids continue to amaze me!!!!
Thursday, April 8, 2010
Wednesday, February 24, 2010
Wednesday, February 24,2010
We had an enjoyable time at the Santiago Temple. It is a very small Temple with beautiful flowers and garden area around it, all nestled in a very busy city. It only took Brian twice driving around the block to get us to the gate to get in. It is on a busy one way street. Apparently, the key to the gate was a white shirt and tie because it magically opened when Brian's Dad got out to see how to open the gate. The temple President was very nice and came down to welcome us there. He was from the Provo area. The session was in spanish but they provided head phones for us. Then after the session we had some Italian food at the restaurant next to our hotel.
We are heading for home tomorrow evening. Not looking forward to the 9 hour flight to Atlanta and then the other two flights. I am also not looking forward to housework, dishes, laundry......But sure miss the kids a whole bunch!! We just called them on skype and Alena looks sad and is missing us also.
One thing that we have really been grateful for is the internet and the ability to call the kids every night through skype. If you ever travel abroad, it is a great way to keep in touch with those left at home. Brian even called the Wursten's and we are saddened to hear of the passing of Bonnie Shumway.
We are heading for home tomorrow evening. Not looking forward to the 9 hour flight to Atlanta and then the other two flights. I am also not looking forward to housework, dishes, laundry......But sure miss the kids a whole bunch!! We just called them on skype and Alena looks sad and is missing us also.
One thing that we have really been grateful for is the internet and the ability to call the kids every night through skype. If you ever travel abroad, it is a great way to keep in touch with those left at home. Brian even called the Wursten's and we are saddened to hear of the passing of Bonnie Shumway.
2-24-2010
Update by Brian.
It's 3:00 pm (Santiago time) on Wednesday. We are back in Santiago waiting in the hotel lobby to get into our hotel room. We left the coast early this morning to meet up with one of my Dad's old students. He gave us a tour of a drip irrigated Avocado, Clementine, Orange and Cherry orchards. It was interesting, the clementines were just starting to ripen and we "borrowed" a couple. They tasted great.
We are going to try to hit the 5:30 session at the Santiago Temple. More later.
It's 3:00 pm (Santiago time) on Wednesday. We are back in Santiago waiting in the hotel lobby to get into our hotel room. We left the coast early this morning to meet up with one of my Dad's old students. He gave us a tour of a drip irrigated Avocado, Clementine, Orange and Cherry orchards. It was interesting, the clementines were just starting to ripen and we "borrowed" a couple. They tasted great.
We are going to try to hit the 5:30 session at the Santiago Temple. More later.
Tuesday, February 23, 2010
Tuesday, February 23, 2010
Yesterday we took it kind of easy. Dwayne (Brian's Padre), has hurt his knee so we drove into Vina Del Mar to do some shopping and by the time we got there and found a place to park it was way after lunch. So we went to get some lunch at a restaurant. We walked by a table of four missionaries having lunch. One from Chile, one from Peru, One from Kentucky, and the other from Utah (Lehi). Dwayne decided to pay for the missionaries lunch and then they wanted to have a picture taken of all of us. We shopped and then just came back to the hotel and watched a movie.
Today we went up the coast to a little city called Quintero and spent a little time looking around up there and on our way back we stopped at a beach in Concon and took a horse ride along the beach. They did not adjust the saddles so it was not very comfortable. But it was still fun.
Today we went up the coast to a little city called Quintero and spent a little time looking around up there and on our way back we stopped at a beach in Concon and took a horse ride along the beach. They did not adjust the saddles so it was not very comfortable. But it was still fun.
Sunday, February 21, 2010
Crazy mountain bike racers in Valpariso, Chile.
Coast near Concon, Chile
Coast near Concon
Sand dunes near hotel.
Yesterday, we started off the day by heading to some sand dunes that are only about 5 minutes away from the hotel. It was really neat! It was fun to stand on the top of them and make little avalanches and watch the sand slide down the side of the dune.
We walked up the coast later and took a bunch of pictures of the coast line. Brian likes to take pictures of the seagulls and they do not like it much when you get too close to their nest. It looked like they were dive bombing him when he got too close. (luckily no white bombs fell on him!)
We walked up the coast later and took a bunch of pictures of the coast line. Brian likes to take pictures of the seagulls and they do not like it much when you get too close to their nest. It looked like they were dive bombing him when he got too close. (luckily no white bombs fell on him!)
Dinner has been very interesting here in Chile. There are not very many people who speak English. With the help of an English to Spanish dictionary on the Ipod and a little pocket one, we kind of get there. We still get a few surprises however. The trip to the supermarcado was fun. It is interesting to see the markets and how items are packaged. There are not a whole lot of refrigerated and frozen items. The eggs are not refrigerated and the milk and most of the juices come in box type containers (kind of like the milk from Gossners- only bigger).
Today (Sunday – Feb 21) we drove down to Valpariso. We wandered around and ran into a mountain bike race that was coming down some of the steep streets of Valpariso. These guys were crazy. I’ll post a picture that Brian took of them riding out the side of a gazebo type building onto a ramp. Overall we just took it kind of easy.
Today (Sunday – Feb 21) we drove down to Valpariso. We wandered around and ran into a mountain bike race that was coming down some of the steep streets of Valpariso. These guys were crazy. I’ll post a picture that Brian took of them riding out the side of a gazebo type building onto a ramp. Overall we just took it kind of easy.
Friday, February 19, 2010
February 19, 2010
Chilean pacific coast view from our hotel
The coast is a very rocky.
A little windy with and a hot chick (comments courtesy of Brian)
Blogger in action
Vina Del Mar
Brian and Dwayne went and rented a car and arrived back to the hotel (3 hours later), and we drove from Santiago to Vina Del Mar which is about 70 miles west on the coast of Chile. It is a very busy place. It is summertime here and lots of people vacationing. The resort it set on the coast and is ok. We went into find dinner (they eat very late here) and some groceries at the supermarcado. Everything is an adventure here. What you get to eat isn't always what you thought you were ordering. It would help if we spoke spanish a little better. OK maybe alot better. We found the supermarcado in the mall.
The water with gas got Lona twice today. Once we bought water from someone selling it on the street in Santiago and she opened it and got a shower. And then when we stopped for lunch on our way to Vina Del Mar, they bought more water and she opened it and got sprayed again.
February 18, 2010
Chile!
The flight from Atlanta to Santiago that left Atlanta at 8:30 pm and was a looooonnnnnnnnnggggggg 9 hours. With very little leg room and families traveling with little ones, we were not able to really get any sleep on the plane. After having to pay a reciprocity fee of $131 each to come to this country, and go through customs we got to our hotel just after 9 am Chile time. Apparently the US charges Chilean citizens to come into the US so they are getting even. We took a couple hours to nap and then we were off to look around for a little bit before we met Brian’s parents to do a little shopping.
We found out you have to watch what kind of bottle water you are buying. As strange as it sounds it comes with and without gas, (CO2). Kind of like my husband after a Mexican meal (HA HA).
We went over to one Brian’s dad’s previous PhD students’ home to dinner with his family. It was a wonderful evening and dinner took at least two hours and we were eating the whole time. Dinner seems to be quite a production at lasts a while.
When we got back to the hotel we used Skype to make a video call to the kids back home. Brian brought his laptop and a webcam so we could talk and see the kids. It worked really well once we were able to get an internet connection. It was great seeing the kids and knowing they are all fine. It worked particularly well with Alena because she does not communicate that well on the phone yet.
The flight from Atlanta to Santiago that left Atlanta at 8:30 pm and was a looooonnnnnnnnnggggggg 9 hours. With very little leg room and families traveling with little ones, we were not able to really get any sleep on the plane. After having to pay a reciprocity fee of $131 each to come to this country, and go through customs we got to our hotel just after 9 am Chile time. Apparently the US charges Chilean citizens to come into the US so they are getting even. We took a couple hours to nap and then we were off to look around for a little bit before we met Brian’s parents to do a little shopping.
We found out you have to watch what kind of bottle water you are buying. As strange as it sounds it comes with and without gas, (CO2). Kind of like my husband after a Mexican meal (HA HA).
We went over to one Brian’s dad’s previous PhD students’ home to dinner with his family. It was a wonderful evening and dinner took at least two hours and we were eating the whole time. Dinner seems to be quite a production at lasts a while.
When we got back to the hotel we used Skype to make a video call to the kids back home. Brian brought his laptop and a webcam so we could talk and see the kids. It worked really well once we were able to get an internet connection. It was great seeing the kids and knowing they are all fine. It worked particularly well with Alena because she does not communicate that well on the phone yet.
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