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Wednesday, September 2, 2009
Wednesday, August 26, 2009
Diaper Date Night
LOVED going to the movies last night - Diaper Date Night $7 for adults, kids under 4 free. We traveled about 25 minutes South (which in the bay is "a lot" but in our hometown would be no big deal at all for some kind of event...here we're greedy like "why doesn't our city offer this?") to a private cinema chain that offers family movie days (12:30 showings) and date nights (7pm showings) I also now belong to a yahoo group that votes on what movie we want to see next...so cool. We had dinner at home, put CC in his pj's and drove down to watch The Time Traveler's Wife, a bit of a snooze but definitely got better in the middle-end. I almost made it through the movie without crying but the last 10 minutes got me :) Definitely interesting enough for me to have English Teacher discussion questions afterwards - which I'd love to propose for anyone interested after seeing this flick...won't post them now as I can't stand spoilers!
It was great to be in a theater so considerate of family needs: a) soft lighting during the film b) baby friendly sound levels. It was also a good experience to be surrounded by other families and be reminded how good we have it with our little guy. The movie was full of parents/babies bouncing in the aisle, squeals & cries to be quieted by parents with neighbors who understood, blankets and toys on the floor for amusement. It was especially good to know that my husband enjoyed himself - despite the chick flick title- and is looking forward to our next diaper date night :)
San Diego
Beautiful weather in San Diego (as always!) and it was great to see Tio Coco who is entering his final year at UCSD :)
Here are some pics from the SD Zoo - I didn't appreciate it fully until we tried the SF Zoo (what a dump!) LOVE THIS PLACE...almost as much as Charlie.
My boy sure loves his pack....what a sweet face.
On the tour bus with the boys...great idea credited to Julian. This time we were able to see a bunch of stuff we didn't see the first time and because we got on the last bus it was getting dark and more animals were waking up!
In the hotel lobby
Date Night in Santa Monica
Jose took us out to Santa Monica for a little night on the town. I kept seeing the Third Street Promenade on the local tourist/hotel channel and had been wanting to check it out for some time-it's super cute! Here are some pics from our walk down to the pier...
Roxbury Park, Beverly Hills
We stayed in century city and I went looking for a playground online to take CC to while Jose was at work. Jose suggested a park he'd seen in passing off of olympic - that tip led me to roxbury park, super close by. Don't be fooled, though it's on the edge of Bev. Hills it was no scene from 90210! Not that B.H. can't be super fab - it certainly can be, but this place was something you'd find in small town America - except for the metered parking! That's right, had to bust out the quarters so my boy could play!
In front of the rose patch
He was so excited - he "drove" his cart all over :)
My boy loves his swing - he stayed in it for a new record of almost 30 mins! The tiny baby next to him fell asleep in the swing.
Play time @ The Hammond's New House
Our friends Jeff & Heather
post root beer float sample, courtesy of Mrs. Hammond...
playing outside with Dad...
Travel last week to LA & San Diego
So I'm wayyy behind on blogging - I've been concentrating on getting more settled in the house, entertaining friends in our new backyard, and chasing my boy who - in the last couple of days has gone to 3-4 steps to walking down the hall! Unbelievable! Here are some photos/memories from our trip last week to So. Cal. We tagged along on a business trip with Jose which we hadn't done for nearly 4 months! Needless to say travel with Charlie has evolved again - well, never stops evolving. The plane rides to LA and back from San Diego went pretty considering he used to sleep the whole time previously. The trip out we just concentrated on keeping him entertained - it was so stimulating with all the people, brochures in the back seat pockets, the windows, the peanut packs....he pooped himself out and fell asleep on the decent. On the trip home he was already pooped and slept a good portion of the flight :) Since I feel it's really important to let him get down on the ground and "do this thing" every day (he's much happier) we packed his wagon and let him "drive" for long stretches down the hotel floor hallway and in the lobby. (In San Diego the lobby is extra grande and there is a side carpeted "pavillon" where we hung out a few times :)
Driving in the San Diego lobby...
The flight out to LA - double fisting the cell phones just like Daddy :)
Monday, August 17, 2009
Locals Housewarming and Charlie's Bday
On Saturday we had a few friends over to celebrate our new place and to have birthday cake for Charlie. It was definitely a lot of work but I loved having our friends over and being able to just hang out in the back yard. This intravert will be hibernating...
It's amazing what entertainment $0.99 helium balloons provide...
Kanda's Pandas - My friends from teaching - Benzie is only 3 months older than Charlie...they have taught us a lot of tricks!
Our boy and his piece of cake....
Arantxa (Spanish Soul Sistah), Charlie, Cake, & Dos
With the cake in front of him, Charlie chose to go right for the fondant eye...of course, the black that will stain the best!
Mmmm...
Charlie picking out the bear's eye :)
Friday, August 14, 2009
Pictures from Cuevas Photography: Charlie's cakes
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We're having a series of mini celebrations as we see family & friends. After all, what 1 year old doesn't need 26 kazillion birthday cakes? You're only 1 once!
Thursday, August 13, 2009
Pictures from Cuevas Photography: Academy of Sci 8.09
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Charlie & I joined my Dad, Ann, Cole & Mia @ the Academy yesterday and had a great time. My little man loves the aquarium :) Since visiting earlier this summer with cousin Jillian, Charlie has changed so much: he wants to get down and crawl/walk/investigate for himself, he wants to touch all of the exhibits, and is "tracking" live animals so well now...I can't believe the huge difference!
Monday, August 10, 2009
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Monday, August 3, 2009
Pictures from Cuevas: Charlie 11 Months
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Let me know which one is your favorite - I'm having a hard time choosing!
11 months and walking
As if he knew it was his monthly birthday yesterday Charlie took off walking - and literally - it was if he was a different baby (again!) overnight. Yes, there has been a big lead up to this with pushing the wagon but my goodness. Jose and I are in shock and awe and laugh at his delighted squeal of pride when he reaches 4-6-8-steps and then clamors to hold the next piece of furniture. Wow is all I have to say!
It's such a special time in our little guy's life and we can wait to celebrate his birthday with you all :-)
Sunday, August 2, 2009
Happy 11 months baby boy!
We love you Charlie *sitos*
We've had a busy weekend - bought a super nice treadmill super cheap from my friend Marlene (also a fitness trainer) and bbq'ed at her house Fri night. I'm excited to give that bad boy a whirl! Saturday we headed to SF for a photo shoot with my super talented cousin, Jillian and I'm excited to see some of the results - it's tough to get a pic with both of my boys in the same frame as me! Then we putzed (sp?) around SF with Charlie in the pack and when he was quiet (watching EVERYTHING) it almost felt like the "old days" when Jose and I would take off for the day and fall into things to do. There's definitely a lot more hand holding when you're not pushing the jogger :-)
Today we're up early - had a yummy breakfast and Jose is working on a ribs recipe. Charlie has much improved behavior today after fri & sat when he's "yelping" turned into full on yelling, not cute. Patience on backorder.
Friday, July 31, 2009
Happy Engagement Day ~ 4 Years Later...
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We became engaged:
July 31, 2005
Half Moon Bay, California
Here are some photos of the period surrounding our engagement the details of which I'd like to keep largely to myself but what made Jose "realize" he wanted to spend the rest of his life with me is a bit funny looking back. In 2005 Jose wanted to live together but I wasn't ready to start over again so we decided he should move into my apartment in April, we then scheduled a vacation to Puerta Vallarta right afterward. I was soooooo excited - I had never been to Mexico - never been out of the country. I think it was Day 3 of our seven day getaway that when stepping of a local bus to el centro I sprained my ankle - BADLY. (This has been a recurring issue since early basketball days). How do you sprain you ankle getting off a bus? I know...sounds ridiculous but it was about a 2 foot drop into the cobblestone street and the bus starting taking off before I was completley out...nice huh? Long story short I fainted and it completely freaked Jose out because I'm now a waif of a girl...never fainted before and haven't fainted since. The local doctor said it was probably just by body's way of coping with the pain. As Jose yelled for help most of the locals thought I was just passed out - I had barely had a drink! I'll never forget Jose's face as I came to the second time (apparently I came to once and fainted again quickly) or how he shared his feelings later in the time share over room service burgers. After seeing the hotel doctor the next day he said we needed to go to the hospital and thus our journey in the Mexican hospital began, but they took great care of me.
All this lit a fire under Jose's butt because as he says he knew then that he couldn't live without me. From then on it was only a matter of time :-)
Check out the photos from our PV vacation, my ugly ankle, and telling my siblings when we returned and I was still "planning" a "wedding".
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