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| WE MADE IT, standing in front of our cabin |
Wow!! Where to begin?! Our vacation week spun by like a whirlwind, but a fun one. Monday we rose early at 6 am. (much earlier than I prefer, I am more of a night-owl!) and put our groggy kids in the car to make the long haul out to Mendoza in western Argentina. When I say long, I mean 12 hrs. non-stop in the car with 2 little kiddos, that's LONG!! Not to mention the numerous police stops, toll booths, and searching for gas stations that actually have gas {imagine that!} no matter the price. Thankfully, the weather was gorgeous, sunny and 70s, and stayed that way the whole week! {YAY, US!!} I will proceed to give you some tidbits about our trip with {of course} some pics sprinkled throughout. {You will notice the pics are all of US; I will be sharing more of the beautiful scenery in another post ;) }
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| So glad to be out of the car! |
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| Playing on the slide outside of our cabin |
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| Hanging out in his stroller (good thing he doesn't mind being in there!) |
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| Such determination! |
The Lord truly protected us along the way and we made it to our cozy little cabin around 7:30 that evening. We spent the rest of the evening getting settled in, and Clara was EcStAtIc to get out of the car and try out the playground equipment that was just outside our cabin door! So nice for the kiddos and they truly enjoyed it and the many parks to the FULLEST!!
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| Clara & I in front of the {little manmade} lake |
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| The prettiest rose in the garden! |
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| Happy to be FREE!! |
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| Trying to get a pic of the 2 of us, ♥ my hubby! |
Tuesday we went to "Cerro de la Gloria" or "Glory Hill". As you might imagine, it is a hill that you wind your way around up to the top and at the top is a GINORMOUS monument to the great liberator of Argentina, General San Martin. It is truly a work of art and quite the sight to behold. Along the way are some great spots to capture pics of the city from above. Sort of a "Bird's Eye View", so to speak. Really neat!
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| My ABSOLUTE FAV pic of the trip--notice the crooked bow! ;) |
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| I ♥ Palm Trees! |
Wednesday, we headed to the ZOO!! So much fun! Clara loved all the animals, but surprisingly Ethan really got into it as well. You should have seen him as we tried to turn away from one animal in order to move onto the next. His whining and pouting face clearly expressed his feeling of "How dare you take me away from these amazing creatures?! Don't you know that I am watching their every move?!" Of course, their was a park with fabulous playground stuff there, too.
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| In awe of the lions! |
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| The other "King of the Beasts", such wild life, I tell ya! :) |
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| This little guy was really munchin' his lettuce |
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| Wish I would had a pic of this big guy standing up--Seriously, the fattest leopard EVER!! |
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| Elephants are so fun to watch |
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| I love how the zebra came up to sneak a drink from the other side of the fence |
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| Clara's pretty post-braid hair! |
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| Clara & her pinecone treasure |
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| {They look so pensive LOL} Boys on one end... |
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| Girls on the other! This was such a fun swing! |
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| Round and round we GO!! |
Thursday we visited a charming little place in the foothills called Villavicencio. It is an old hotel that is no longer being used {such a shame!} with a pretty garden area, chapel, and look out to a spectacular view. Up there with the yellow leaves on the trees, crisp air and crunchety-crunch underfoot it really felt like fall and a albeit small} taste of home.
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| So picturesque! |
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| ♥ Precious Daddy/Daughter Moment! ♥ |
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| My Men! |
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| HANDSOME!! |
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| BEAUTIFUL!! |
Friday was "survey day". We did some driving around to scout out the area that we feel the Lord is directing us to start a church. Such an exciting/odd feeling to see our dreams coming so close to reality! Driving the streets wondering if we may be looking at our future home, church building, etc. Looking into people's faces and seeing souls in need of a Saviour and potential church members in the making. Wow! Kind of amazing and overwhelming!
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| Monkeyin' Around! LOL! |
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| We are getting onto each other about splashing water...{Notice Ethan trying to escape!} |
And of course, scattered in and amongst all of these outings were many, many visits to a variety of parks. The kids played their little hearts out and loved every minute of it.
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| When you can't find your pacifier, I guess the end of your hammer works, too! |
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| All wore out! |
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