Hey bay bay

What a lovely weeknd we had in SF, even the drive up was not as painful as I thought it would be. Vale did well, she napped often, kept herslf entertained and when she couldn't anymore I ditched the front seat to read to her, play a little peek a boo, and give Rosita a voice. Rosita is her pink doll who always calls Vale "Vawenteena" and kisses her way too much. I had a Rosita when I was a baby, but sadly I dropped her on a trip to the zoo, Vale too has taken to dropping her out of the stroller, I'm on alert though, we're not leaving another Rosita behind...



Kevin, being the coffee connoisseur that he is, scouted out a handful of jo spots to hit up while in SF...This one was Ritual in the mission...the mocha was DELICIOUS and the vegan sheery cake was demolished within minutes.

Clam chowder is a must for us and I've been adventurous in the past and eaten chowder from the street side carts and it's never as good, so Boudins is the spot we're loyal to now. On our way out, Vale caught a ride in da-da's jacket to keep warm on the Wharf.


Vale in her purple cords walkin around Union square seeing the sights..



roommate love


taste of sf. we had a hard time finding Vale decent baby food so she resorted to eating leaves :)

Cheese collective in Berkely, wow, amazing. Caught this one of Neal and Kevin catching up while we waited for the pizza place to open. You only have one option for pizza per day, and its delicious..thin crust, fresh ingedients, cheap too!

last stop..Golden gate bridge



Hope you enjoyed the pictures, there are more, many many more, including some from Kristin and Dave's beautiful wedding, which I would love to share with you guys tomorrow.

Happy Thursday :)

Mom(my)

I remember when you were my mommy. Then, you were (and still are), Mom. And finally, you're Grandma, too... heehee. Plus, you're probably one of the youngest Grandmas out there at the ripe young age of 27. I never made claim to be a mathmatician, but if I'm 29, then its kinda suspicious that my mom is younger than me. Its probably just one of those mathematical enigmas or something like that.

Anyhoo, I'm starting to get a better picture of how much goes into being a momma, and there's obviously a lot more to it than I had ever thought. Although I'm just a dad, so what do I know (right Papa??).

So, thank you Mom aka Grandma for always being there for me. You da best. I love you.

And here's a picture that we dug up of some overall-clad, moon-faced little kids with their super cool mom.


^it looks like this mom might be celebrating the first anniversary of her 27th bday ;)

Para mi mami

Mami, te deseo un feliz dia de las madres. Te quiero muchisisimo viejita y deveritas creo que eres la mejor ma del mundo, y ahora ya se que dificil es ser una buena madre. Te pido disculpas por cualquier groseria que te haya hecho de nina y hasta de adulto. Espero que Valentina me quiera tanto como yo te quiero a ti y espero poder ser una buena madre a ella como tu lo eres. Muchos pero muchos besos mamacita, que disfrutes tu dia!!!!!

Happy Cinco de Mayo!

so many options, what's a girl to do with so many Mexican dress options, oh well, wear them all! Aren't they simply beautiful...???

Drum circle

The drum circle that I missed so dearly while Max was on permanent vacation in Thailand has once again regrouped. I simply love it, it reminds me of the summer of 08..It was such a lovely summer, dinner in the front yard, with wine and buttery bread...Kevin and I had been dating for just a few months, I would get butterflies in my stomach right before he'd come pick me up to head over to his parents. His truck was so loud that I could hear him driving up the block..I'd have to resist the urge to meet him outside and instead I'd wait a little while, than open the door.....I didn't want him to think he had me...how silly young love is no..?? Anyway, we have a new member, welcome to the club little one.

buh bye

she waves...a half wave, and a shy look away but a wave nontheless...
picture coming as soon as I can catch it( stage it). This cute one is from big C's baseball game on Saturday, I'm starting to come around to the hair clip idea. especially on hot days.

p.s. She doesn't just look like a big girl, she IS one!

little foodie

I'm back from my little one week break from blogging..I missed it, but I worked most of last week so I didn't have a whole lot of time (or energy) to go online. After picking up little V from her abuelitos or grandparents house (depending on the day) I was just too busy cuddling with her... That is not totally true as she has become quick mobile and only lets us cuddle with her at feedings and story time. bah! I knew the time would come...On the upside of her rapid departure from babyhood, she is now able to chow down on some food as demonstrated here



I'm still pureeing the majority of her food but she can now eat food with a bit more chunk to it and she's not a picky eater yet so we're giving her everything a 7 month old is allowed to eat. Next month she'll start eating legumes, and even fish and other meats, how exciting! She's loving frozen fruit and especially with this heat wave..we put frozen mango, apricots or apple in her baby mesh bag where she sucks out every ounce of juice. Whoever invented that thing is genuis.. just genius! This baby food tray freezer thing is also pretty brillz, pop out the cube of food and we're good to go. Daddy K calls me the mad scientist when I'm in the kitchen boiling and pureeing V's food for the week. But I can't help it, she loves food, so I want to make her more of it. Plus it's so cheap to make baby food at home, much cheaper than buying the food already made. Anyone have any good baby food recipes?

Dear babysitters,

It makes mom cry when she's at work (ALL WEEK) and she gets picture texts of Vale not looking like herself. Yes this is Vale...I know...I cried too
but p.s. don't stop sending the pictures, just stop with the silly hairdo's :)

SEVEN MONTHS

here are the v-facts:
-17 lbs
-sits up like a pro
-can get into crawl position and even take a little knee or two forward but would rather drag, kick roll and shimmy her way from attraction to attraction.
-Can ALMOST sit on her own from being on her stomach.
-has eaten apple, banana, pear, mango, apricot, papaya, potato, spinach, carrot, broccoli, yams, sweet potato, zucchini, and tomorrow she'll have rhubarb, too tart for me, but maybe she'll love it.
-loves her mommy and daddy, says dada, but not mama :(
-loves peek a boo and free fall

Can I have a minute of your day?

Really? Sweet!!!

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