More Pictures from Buenos Aires

Eric sent a few more pics...

Going to the Dogs

Eric is in Argentina and so I asked him to send some pictures of Buenos Aires, since it is supposed to be very beautiful.  Well, Eric sent me these two pictures....I guess this trip is going to the dogs!

Dinner in Santiago, Chile

Eric has the good fortune to be traveling in South America this week.  Below is a photo of his dinner:

Beef. It's what for dinner.


He couldn't even eat the whole thing.

The two side dishes are an avacado/celery salad and hash browns.

All really good.

They then served cotton candy as an in-between dinner and dessert. He hadn't had cotton candy since he was about 12 yrs old. An interesting dinner intermission item!

Battle of the Books

Yesterday, Carli and her team, The Protaganists, competed in the regional finals of Battle of the Books.  There were 59 teams present...it was a bit crazy with excitement and energy.  59 teams would be whittled down to 16 teams and then four and then one.  Carli's team scored a total of 78 points after their two battles.  Unfortunately, the cutoff was 80 points.  The kids were disappointed but I fully expect us to be there again next year!  Anything that builds excitement for reading and books is a great thing!