christmas in santiago!! yay!

hottest christmas I will ever experience.

CHRISTMASSSS!!

 And the caterpillars... they were everywhere. Pretty until I got one on my ankle - I don't think anyone knew I could scream that loudly.

 This chick is named Lightning.

 Lucy and I named all 18 chicks. This one is Raven.

 ^that's corn.

oh, sure, that was the first day. then came the ceviche ...

since 1998 ... that's me!

yay!! anyone recognize the harry potter reference??

yes ... this is tea. and a spoon. i know.

this is minerva. and me.

my sister. and a slide.

this is ted. i mean, i would've named him lupin or something, but nooo ...

yes, you will find dogs in chile. to innumerable extent. as i will demonstrate for you.

you wanted a dog?

your subscription of cute arrived

it looks cute -- when i walked past it, it tried to rip my throat out.

another dog ...

hey wait -- a CAT. no, this doesn't belong here.

Now for smiling family members: