Before we left, we of course had to get Passports for our kids. Steph also needed to update his...glad he checked!!! Luckily, we had three months to do so, but we did this as soon as we decided to go on this trip to ensure timely arrival. We travel a lot domestically and occasionally out of the country so we decided to apply for Global Entry, which would automatically make us TSA Pre-check eligible and save us a little bit of time on any return home through customs. We basically get to skip the Customs line, which is huge with a two and three you old who can't sit still and are easily upset after a long travel day. We made an overnight out of this trip since we had to interview in Atlanta. We visited the Columbia Zoo and the Atlanta Aquarium so it was pretty epic for the kids. Here are a few pics of the 24 hour adventure.

My kids are obsessed with elevators!! We could have spent the whole time in this elevator in Atlanta.

Here we are on the way to the ATL Aquarium, which is AWESOME!!!

And here we are waiting for our interviews, which took approximately 15 minutes each. It's a pretty serious ordeal and there is even a security guard there and we had to be super quiet...but I think/hope it will be worth it in the end when we wave "adios" to all the people waiting in the Customs line.

This picture was outside when the security guard told us we were being too loud and they were conducting some very serious interviews. He was as nice as could be about it, I totally get it.

A few people have asked me what I packed for 2 months abroad. I bought two Black Hole bags from Patagonia, the 120L and the 90L. We also brought two small carry ons, one with extra clothes and one with the kids creature comforts (blankets, snacks, books, etc). And each family member had a backpack with things like computer, magazines, toys for kids. I packed all new goodies in each of the kids backpacks so it would be super fun for them to open and see what was inside. I swore I would be screen free but caved at the last minute and brought iPads. I'm so glad I did because there were times during the flight when we really needed them. I also packed one empty bag to bring back some goodies!

We are doing a little bit of homeschool for Graham-jam. Thanks to Graham's teacher Ms. Lauren, who recommended this book, Handwriting Without Tears. Thank you, Ms. Lauren!!! Graham is learning the alphabet and of course I am trying to teach him Spanish words while we are here (as well as his Nanny Juli). We will enroll him in a few camps in Buenos Aires, I think perhaps the best way for him to learn is to play with other children.