Antofagasta Day 7?

I've lost count of how many days we have been here... We are having too much fun. Today we walked the streets of Anto and chatted away. Once the baby was sleeping we cricutted the day away. We made the cutest "Bienvendios" sign... So cute in fact, I think I'm going to make a "Welcome" sign in the same paper.

Lucas has a new game... Sitting on Crampa's foot. He backs in and sits down when my dad sits down.




Notice the chocolate all over Lucas face. My mom gave Lucas some M&Ms in a cup and he was in heaven.



Tomorrow we are headed back to the mall and teaching ourselves how to crochet.

Happy Mothers Day!

Today we had a great day. My dad had to go to a Stake Conference 3 1/2 hours away so my mom and I decided to stay in Anto. We went to her "home" ward. The cute primary kids sang a mothers day song during Sacrament and it was too cute. The family behind us had a 2 year old and Lucas thought it was fun to crawl under our bench and play with him. Needless to say, he had fun. He took his shoes off and relaxed. My favorite part was the mom behind me. Each time her children acted out she would say, "Silencio!"... I am going to start using that.

Lucas and I outside the church



Grandma and Lucas ( Lucas wouldn't let go of the flower she received)



Then Lucas fell asleep on the way home... Too cute



What more could I ask for? A sleeping baby on mothers day! My mom and I then watched Charlie St. Cloud... I loved it. It was fun to just watch a chick flick with my mommy!

We had homemade Mac n cheese for dinner... And cake pops for dessert!



Yum! I'm pretty sure the Elders will love the leftovers tomorrow :)

Day 6 we spent at home. It was a typical day in the Bruce household. We rented the first season of Damages and all played on our iPads.

We did take a picture with Nery, my moms maid. She is from Peru and is so sweet. She helps my mom with everything from laundry to cooking. I had never seen a picture of her, so we took one a few days ago so you can put a face with the name (Ashley).



Tonight Nery cooked us a traditional Peruvian dinner, "Aji de Gallina"... It is a chicken dish served over a potato and rice with a hard boiled egg. I was very skeptical, but it was yummy.



Today we drove out to La Portada. It is an arch in the ocean that is the mission symbol. It was actually very pretty. If you hike down penguins live on the beach.









We took some pictures with the cliffs in the background... Very pretty.



Then we jumped off the cliff... What is that pose?






This afternoon we went to the feria, of the fair. We shopped for street items, but didn't find that much. But it was fun to experience.










Tomorrow we have to take Andy to the airport. We are sad... But we do get to talk to Elder Bruce so that is a plus!!

Location:Antofagasta Day 6 & 7

Antofagasta Day 5

Day 4 we forgot our camera.... But it consisted of Lider, (Wal mart of Chile), Blockbuster, and pancakes. Yum!

Today we went to 879, a local Italian restaurant. It was yummy!! Lucas and I shared a ravioli and everyone else had pizza. Every meal came with a yummy soup and we had baguettes with a pesto dipping sauce, my favorite.







Typical dad face...


It took three clorox wipes to clean that high chair. And lucas' favorite thing it to have his own cup of food that he can eat from.


Then it was off to the "hand"... No one know who put it there... But it is a must see when coming to Anto, jajaja.









All Lucas wanted was to play in the dirt...





The lovely landscape of Northern Chile



Back home, safe and sound...


We had empanadas for dinner and we just sat down to watch Wall Street with Shia... The first Wall Street is my dads favorite movie.

Empanadas & more WMADHFTTU

Tonight we went to Florencias for some authentic Empanadas and let me tell you, they did not disappoint. They were amazing, I could eat them every day. I just got Pollo y Queso... YUM! And please ignore my hair, it is P-day in the mission and therefore it was thrown in a bun.




I love taking pictures with the town in the back








YUM!


And now for some more "WMADHFTTU" (See first post)
The MALL! Anto has a great mall! They have their own version of Crate & Barrel and I am obsessed! We are going back without the boys so we can really shop. It also has an Ikea feel to it and they have the cutest baby bedding, play mats, toys.... love it.


#2: The escalators! They are so cool. They are flat and the carts and strollers grip to the escalators so they sit in one place. They are amazing! I wish they had these in the states. They completely eliminate the need for a slow elevator. Amazing!





So far we are loving Anto!!

Antofagasta Day 3

Today we went to the futbol courts with all the missionaries in the Anto zones. Lucas LOVED running around with all missionaries. The Sister missionaries loved playing with Lucas. All in all it was a successful day in the mission field.

I am blogging from my iPad and so my pictures aren't clear unless you click on them... Sorry.










Where's Lucas?








Can I get some help please?











When Lucas wakes up from his nap we are headed to the mall... I'm excited to see what a chilean mall consists of.

Location:Futbol!!

Antofagasta Day 2

Today we drove to Calama for a Stake Conference. Calama is about 2 hours East from Anto and is in the mountains-therefore it is cold! And the church doesn't have heating so it was freezing! The elders in the Calama zone were telling my mom how cold they have been and it isn't even Winter yet. Anyway, the stake conference was great. I love going to church in a different country and seeing that the church is going strong in a tiny town in the middle of Northern Chile.

Elder Corbridge of the Seventy was the Presiding Authority. We got to meet him after the meeting.



Lucas LOVED playing in the foyer with all the other kids. The cute family behind us kept giving Lucas cookies and by the end of the meeting he was blowing kisses to them (Grandma Tracy taught Lucas last night how to blow besos).



Lucas the "future missionary" with all the missionaries in Calama.



Elder Martin in the green tie in the back just arrived in Chile on Tuesday from the MTC. I think he is in a little culture shock, but is loving serving. The elder the fourth one in from the right is a magician. We requested a magic trick and I am still in shock. I pulled a card out of his stack and looked at it. Then I put it under my foot.... And then Andy pulled a card and looked at it. Andy put it back in the card stack. Elder Stone asked me to pick the card from underneath my foot and it was Andys card! It was crazy. He is going to do a magic show at Christmas and I am considering coming down for it he is that good.

The missionaries acting silly


It was a great day in the mission field and I am in awe of all the Elders and their dedication to bringing the world His truth.

Tomorrow we are playing futbol with the Elders.... Wish us luck!