Mike and Michael's Family Blog

For months I have been meaning to take Christopher to Habitot, a children’s museum located in downtown Berkeley. The problem…it’s located in downtown Berkeley. Granted there are many restaurants and shops in the area, but getting to the area and finding parking can be quite the job. Today, however, we had no issues getting to [...]

We spend most of the year waiting for it to come. We spend months, weeks, days – some only hours – buying gifts for those we love. We wrap. We tape. We ship. We decorate. Then, without warning, Christmas day arrives. We unwrap. We clean up the mess we made while unwrapping. We eat. We [...]

On Sunday, Dec. 21st, Mike and I drove out to Walnut Creek to visit our friend, Stefan, and his daughter, Sophia. We ate dinner and shared some holiday stories while the two little ones played together. At this age, Christopher is beginning to play with others rather than treating them like objects…it’s quite nice to [...]

Last Sunday, Mike, Christopher and I joined in the celebration of Alec’s 2nd birthday. Alec’s moms, Lisa and Duffy, who have become very good friends of ours, set up a spread that any 2-year-old (or even 4-year-old) would enjoy. They had everything from bagels and cream cheese to fresh fruit. They even served homemade cupcakes, [...]

For years – before Christopher, of course – we used to watch parents plot a course through the supermarket with those big, bulky shopping-cart-car combos. With a look of disdain as we often had to squeeze past the monstrosity, we would finish our shopping steering clear of THAT family. Well, sad to say, we have [...]

I have to admit that when our group talked about going to the Exploratorium, although I was excited, I was afraid that Christopher might be a bit too young. Boy…was I wrong. We arrived early, and spent 20 to 30 minutes walking around the water just so we could say “hi” to all the ducks, [...]

I found this video on our camera when I was downloading pictures from last weekend’s Santa adventure. At the beginning of the video, we had just re-entered the North Pole for our second time. You might even see Christopher blowing a kiss or two in Santa’s direction. Then…well…you’ll see.