Siete Tazas

We took the kiddies camping and hiking in Siete Tazas (meaning 7 cups- the waterfalls there pour from one pool to the next). We have decided the big waterfall is the long lost hermano of the falls we hiked to on our honeymoon in Hawaii. We went swimming and tried to impress the kids by cliff jumping.

Christmas 2007

After all the present opening, we took a break to take the yearly swimsuit-in-front-of-the-tree-rub-it-in-everyone's-face-that-the-
weather-is-nicer-here photo.

This is for all you Palmer cousins. Arrrrrrrgh!
We taught friends the Walker tradition of running around the house at Christmas time. And yes, we've been invited back.

Visions of Sugarplums

Christmas Eve 2007.
When we told Ryan these were Christmas stockings, he knew exactly what to do with them.
Our traditional fondue party was outdoors this year. No dreaming of a white Christmas this far south. We had the Gibsons, Stahleckers, and Aguileras over to help celebrate. Then we met up the next morning and played all day.
We ate for several hours. That is the best thing about fondue.

In keeping with Palmer tradition, the kids all got matching pijamas.
The kids were adorable when they acted out the Nativity. My favorite was Carlitos the little lamb.

What's Cookin'?

After a weekend of camp food I could stand it no longer, so with the help of Gracie we made the worlds fanciest grocery list. Last night's menu was grilled fresh tuna with roasted pepper sauce and papas a la guancaina (a Peruvian potato dish with yellow chiles), served with a side of grilled eggplant. We served it up restaurant style and the kids pretended they were on a date. Ryan kept calling me "Sir."
These live crabs cost a measly buck-fifty each! Wish I would have figured that out sooner... Tonight is teriyaki steak with grilled pineapple. Anybody hungry?

Summer Camp

January and February are summer break here. We planned out the whole summer with fun activities every day. I am so glad we did because Nathan has been traveling so much that it has made the time fly by. We miss you daddy, but we sure are having fun!Playing dress-up.
Workin' out.
An interesting swing at one of the many parks we have visited.
Our favorite pool. The whole pool is this deep. Perfect for kids. Update for Grandmas: Gracie now swims underwater!
We love this pool so much that we go whenever we can.

Beach trip with the Gonzalez family.
Water Olympics in our backyard. (Water Baseball, water balloon toss, etc...)

Trip to the Cemetery. The mausoleums are incredible. Many Chilean presidents are buried in this cemetery.


Fun at the park.
Mampato amusement park outing. Here is Ryan (2) on a roller coaster. They don't worry so much here about being sued...

My kids loved the pony ride. They are horse fanatics just like their dad! Didn't know I married a cowboy!