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Sunday, April 27, 2008

First Trek into Buenos Aires

Day 2 we drove into Buenos Aires; about 45 minutes south for a tour of the big city with Eva Lena. We first toured Calle Florida, a pedestrian shopping street buzzing with activity & city life.

Natalia's (Lief's cousin) wedding was just days away so the were driving up & down the big bustling boulevards completing last minute purchases sort of like an urban scavenger hunt.

Monte took it all in & crashed out on the way home to La Pampa.

Browing The Market from liefowitz on Vimeo.

Dad Visits the Farm

Not an hour after we arrived at Eva Lena & Fernando's lovely house in the country did Lief decide to go out for an excursion to La Pampa. Fernando cultivates soy crops so they drove further north to see the harvest; Lief got a chance to ride a thresher & drink mate a la autentica!

The Looong Flight & Arrival in Argentina

We finally took off for Argentina! Our first flight was canceled due to bad weather in Dallas. Our second flight was re-booked due to Monte's croup so...who ever said three is a charm was right!

All in all, it took 24 hours from *door* to *door* & Monte was quite the trooper. I never thought I would seek out children's place spaces in airports but this saved us & made our long layover seems sort of shorter. We all sort of got stir crazy in the end but we made it!

Eva Lena & Fernando were at the airport with big smiles.

Jammin'

Monte dancing along to his music table-top on loan from Zach. He ready enjoys his *a-b-c*s & is getting his rhythm on day by day. The tunes are catchy but slowly driving Momma & Dadda NUTS!

Dancing, Jamming, & Standing from liefowitz on Vimeo.

Sunday, April 13, 2008

Zooming Around Town

We sped around town getting ready for our trip & finished up at the Zoomarium for some good crawl-around time. Monte was a real trooper.

One Year Check Up

Monte was 28 pounds, 30.5 inches & his head circumference is still off the charts.

First Bank Account

We took Monte's piggy bank & opened up his first account on his first birthday (Dadda's idea)...This piggy bank came to us from our last White Elephant party (you can see an older post for more details, thanks Jerry!). Hopefully we can start some smart savings for our little man before he becomes a big man.

Looks like Vinnie tackled hard to get the pig in this picture.

Loving the Springtime Grass

Monte loves to grab at the grass, rip it up & throw it in the air. A new texture better than any toy! He eats leaves too...part koala?

Celebrating with Little Friends

Pictures & videos from our birthday celebration on Vashon with our other March-born baby friends. Tessa/Jamie & Oscar. Lisa/Chris & Zoey. Shannon/Chris & Daniel. Happy Birthday!

It was an incredible spread of food, a great time to see the babies play together & hopefully a new tradition begins!!

Little Friends from liefowitz on Vimeo.

Visiting The Pygmies from liefowitz on Vimeo.

Tuesday, March 18, 2008

Celebrating with Big Friends

Our birthday bash for Monte started with a brunch for some big friends who have been with us, helped us with Monte from day 1. Grammie Lisa was visiting for the celebrations.