Our Weekend

This weekend was a pretty low-key one just doing things as a family, nothing too big or exciting.  Saturday morning we took advantage of still having a rental car from the previous day and did some early morning (well, 9:30am, but by Chilean standards, that's early for shopping on the weekend) grocery shopping.  Caleb got to go with daddy to return the car and take the metro back, which for him is always a treat.

In the afternoon we went for a walk to Costanera Center, a new shopping mall at the base of the big tower that you can see in the panoramic pictures from our balcony.

I wanted to get a few kids books to take home with us, and there is also an ice cream shop that we had heard about that we came to try, Emporio La Rosa.  They have some interesting flavors, such as Rose, Chocolate Pepperoncini,  Lemon Mint Basil,  Strawberry Black Pepper, Orange ginger.

I ordered a scoop of Rose and a scoop of the Chocolate Pepperoncini.  Turns out the Pepperoncini flavor wasn't noticeable at all, but the Rose ice cream was very good - a nice, subtle rose flavor - not like when you think of overpowering rose scented perfumes and products.  It tasted to me just like a rose smells.    Jimmy had the same Chocolate Pepperoncini too, and the Lemon Mint Basil.  He and I both liked that one a lot - very refreshing.  Seemed like it would be good for a palate cleanser after a meal.  Yummy.  Caleb said he wanted the "orange one", which was Chirimoya, and he was quite happy.  Landon was sound asleep in the stroller after having been woken up early from his nap by a tantruming brother.  :(

Landon is starting to take interest in books and will sit for short amounts of time to look at them with us.

Caleb is very excited to be learning how to hold up "two" with his fingers.   He has been practicing it quite a bit lately.

The way he likes to ride the swings these days.

Since today was St. Patrick's Day we headed to an Irish Pub to enjoy a Guinness.  Turns out the self-promoted "Only real Irish Pub in Chile" doesn't even serve Guinness.  Oh well.  We had fun hanging out on the terrace and running around with the kids.  Caleb liked this guy in the costume.  Landon wasn't sure what to think of him...

He liked petting the long beard...

...and trying to move his feet around like the character did.

Pizza on the way home (our go-to take-out option here when we are too tired to cook), and THANK THE LORD we had a good bedtime with Caleb!