I apologize for the long post! I'm packing a bunch in to this post only because we've been so busy enjoying the trip and I'm playing catch up. The first two weeks were so enjoyable in our lovely Recoleta neighborhood, what a nice transition to Buenos Aires! It was relaxed and easy. I love this idea of staying somewhere for a month or two at a time. There is really no rush to pack it all in, you can take your time discovering new places and meeting new people and just sit back and soak it in! Here are a few pics from some of our adventures around the city. We went to the famous San Telmo Market on Sunday and I cannot wait to get back and dig through more of the stands, there were some amazing artists and some super cool antiques. We started the morning with breakfast at a traditional cafe called Bar Plaza Dorrego then wandered around the Feria.

We went to Recoleta Cemetery a few times because it was a leisurely 10 minute walk from our apartment. We would plan on getting a drink or ice cream on the way back with the kids. I loved wandering around the "streets" and peeking in the old crypts at the dusty coffins. This cemetery is 4 city blocks and contains about 4,800 mausoleums! Evita is buried here. It is truly a sight not to be missed.

Also, we got a STROLLER! I do not know what on earth I was thinking not bringing one. We are using it mainly for walks around our neighborhood. If we jump in a taxi to go somewhere, we usually don't take it. It's just for long walks around the hood or for safety reasons when we want the kids to be buckled in.

Lulu loved chasing the cats around the cemetery.

So typical...Graham in stoller, baby Lu pushing it...

One night we walked over to the Floralis Generica, which we like to refer to as the Buenos Aires "Bean". It's basically a giant solar-powered flower sculpture in a well manicured Plaza. It was a nice walk and we stopped by the Museo Nacional de Bellas Artes as well.

I love this sweet image. Sometimes the best way to get a good image of your kids is to just let them play and run around! And chase after them with your camera!

Here is Recoleta at night. I am so impressed by all of the dogs off leash! They are so well trained here! I also loved watching people just sitting in the park writing in their journals or reading a book. Gentle reminders to try to chill out a little bit when I get back to the EEUU (USA).

The kids went to a talleres (workshop/camp) a few times, it was nice to try something new for them and I think they really loved it! Also, the teachers said that they were "perfect", which is like music to my ears!!! I was happy to give them some constructive play time with other children. It was a little like Play Garden for all of my Charleston friends, but with a little more structure. When Juli and I went to pick them up, they were singing songs in Spanish in a circle and my kids were hanging on one of the male teachers like he was a jungle gym. Since we were moving to Palermo Soho after two weeks, we didn't sign them up for regular classes. We will try some new things for the kids in Palermo Soho.

They loved it here and of course for snack they served Dulce de Leche on crackers!

A few pics from our short walk home from camp with Juli. Graham is positively in love with her!

There is a tiny little convenience store and Graham loves to stop and point out every super hero that he would like to purchase. He has a little pouch now and is saving up his pesos. He has collected a few so far.

Graham and Juli outside of our favorite little cafe, Josephine's. They have the best Limonada with mint and ginger, yummy! I also had a few of my spanish lessons here with Ivana.

There was this cute little creperie right outset of our apartment called "C'est Cool" and they had yummy fresh squeezed juices and crepes to go. These were taken on Valentine's Day so they had some pink balloons outside.

A few of my favorite memories from the first two weeks:  
- Watching Graham take his first two taxi rides. He sat so still and was just taking it all in, I could not help but watch his little face try to figure it all out. Same with watching him learn how to use the elevator and the toilets!  
- Hanging my laundry up to dry...I love this for some reason! Doesn't it just take you back?? Our Recoleta apartment had this cool pulley system so you could pull your clothes up to the ceiling and out of the way to dry. 
- Trying Dulce de Leche with Juli 
- Watching the kids play at Plaza Vincente Playground (another post on that later)  
- Meeting sweet little Juli, the Superintendent's daughter, on our daily walks. You can see an image of her here.  
- Having coffee with four lovely gents at La Nucha one morning after my run, I love meeting new people!  
- Having snack with the large windows open out to the street, this felt so very Parisian to me 
- Lulu slept in her first big girl bed in Recoleta, Buenos Aires! Yah, Lulu! My sweet girl is getting so big!  
- Walking to Tutte Panne for medialunas with Lulu in the morning. 
- Taking my spin class and trying to figure out what the instructor was saying. Spanish is the sexiest, seriously! Arriba!  
- Taking class with my instructor Ivana, she is so wonderful and it sounds like she is singing a song when she speaks to me! She is so kind, too, knowing that I no hablo espanol!  
- A few late nights out with Steph. We tried our first Parrilla (Argentine bbq), called Parrilla Pena and it was incredible! We also went to an Italian restaurant called La Locanda and we got to speak to the chef and had the best wine and meal ever!