I have taken an unexplained break from blogging. Once we completed our kitchen and family room renovation, and moved back in to the rooms, we had to prepare for Mike’s parents’ visit. One thing led to another, blah, blah, blah. So here goes… We finished our kitchen and family room renovation! The renovation took 11 [...]
Archive of posts tagged Christopher
I’m not lying
During Mike’s parents’ visit, we had a tough time getting Christopher to bed. To be expected, he was very excited to see his Nana and Pop-pop. In fact, the day they departed for home, Christopher got very upset. I digress, however. When Mike’s parents arrived, we gave them our room, which is on the main [...]
Happy Father’s Day!
Mike and I enjoyed our Father’s Day with the boys. We started by going to our favorite breakfast restaurant in Oakland, followed by a walk along the Jack London Square’s farmer’s market. We picked up a few vegetables and fruits, some of which we planned to take to our friends Kai and Michael’s house for [...]
Hola
In my last post, I forgot to mention that as we headed to the store, Christopher was saying “hello” to passers-by. Then, all of a sudden, as we heard a woman speaking Spanish to her children, Christopher, out of the blue, says, “¡Hola!” Amazing…
I’m sharing
I won’t even mention that we were at Peet’s Coffee…
“Excuse me, Daddy. Where are we going?”
On Saturday, after the boys had awakened from their naps, and Daddy had returned from his day of leisure, Dad, Daddy and the boys hopped into the car to head to Peet’s for afternoon coffee and a snack. While getting into the car, Christopher emphatically stated that he wanted to get his cookie from La [...]
“I don’t want to eat this. It looks like cat food”
We spent some time this weekend with our friends, John and Troy, and their kids, Randy and Katie. The weather was great; the kids played on the deck in the backyard, while daddies drank “juice”. For dinner, Troy served a very delicious pot roast, polenta and salad. When we sat down for dinner in their [...]
Monte Tavor the Musical
Christopher starred in his first school musical on Saturday. We were very excited parents – both of us had tears of joy as we watched. We put together a compilation of his three acts in one video. It’s a bit long, but it is worth watching to see our superstar if not the costumes! Monte [...]
I wonder if shoplifting runs in the family
Matteo and I went to Sports Authority yesterday to purchase a left-handed baseball glove for Christopher who loves to play baseball. He even asked for a glove “for my birthday”. After making our purchase, I strolled Matteo out to the car only to find a pair of white socks in his hand – a cheap [...]
Our next toilet-training victim
Did I say victim? I meant candidate. With Christopher fully potty trained except for night-time diapers, we won’t start training Matteo for some time; however, it is nice to see that he has an affinity for sittin’ on the pot. Another positive note – both boys wear size 5 diapers, which means we only need [...]
