these kiddos are almost two and a half years old…well on their way to 3! not much new has been going on – mostly just packing and running errands to prepare for our upcoming trip to the philippines. because of the long flights, we know that movies will soon become our best friend. since the kids never watch tv, we decided to start 'practicing' at home on the weekends in order to get them up to speed on the characters. and wouldn't ya know it, it didn't take long for them to familiarize themselves with daniel the tiger, winnie the pooh, and dora the explorer.
we did an early mother’s day with grandma vivi last weekend since we knew today would be focused on packing for our 10 day trip. i did manage to have a lovely little morning with my main crew – a family 5 miler, opening unexpected gifts (hello, vitamix!), getting coffee and fruit at the farmers’ market, and then followed with a mani-pedi in solitude while john took the kiddos to the park. i couldn't be more thankful for such a wonderful husband and two fabulous children...oh, and bones!
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| getting so big! |
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| he'll probably still be holding his 'ah-ah' when he heads to prom |
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| mom and baby bonding time |
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| i enjoyed the treat... |
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| as well as the silence that lasted about 5 minutes |
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| alas, all good things must come to an end |
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| they then sprint off to go horseback riding! |
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| they waited patiently as i tried to figure out how to download dora from apple tv |
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| it was worth the wait!! |
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| somebody got a little tired during the video |
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| jacks has been extra snuggly lately |
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| i guess it runs in the family |
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| sunday breakfast at kelly and mark's new place! |
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| kids + white chairs = mom anxiety |
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| see you every sunday morning! |
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| kelly and mark are even two blocks from an awesome playground |
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from the east bay, we headed to daily city for john's basketball game
(the kids and I decided to pass the time at target and jamba juice) |
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when we had evening plans the other weekend,
leanne and gregory took the kids to fisherman's wharf |
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| turns out she's got a killer jumpshot |
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| no special outing is complete without some ice cream |
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| apparently, they laughed the entire ride home! |
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| cooking class with samantha and mackenzie |
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| and our chance to meet mary's and duane's new addition |
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| two sets of twins + baby ellie |
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| at her last visit, her screams could be heard from the waiting room |
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| this time she was amazing...even started making jokes in the chair! |
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proud to have introduced leanne to her first egg mcmuffin
(a hull, and now pellegrini, favorite) |
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| perfecting their bowl of tortilla soup with an assortment of toppings |
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| livi is weirdly obsessed with pad thai |
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| her technique could use some refinement |
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| they're building skills are quite impressive |
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| they even trapped bones' dragon on the bottom |
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rewarded by the cleaners for watching mom get three dresses altered
after soccer practice |
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they find that they paint landscapes best in an outdoor studio
with natural light |
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| caught red-handed |
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| clear skies and sunshine |
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| visiting their buddies |
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| sand toys are serious business |
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| liv and her buds getting buried |
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| ooohhhh, look at those toppings |
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| i swear these two do not eat ice cream every day |
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| shelby, liv, jacks |
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| a new addition to the toy graveyard at the park |
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| so many different bikes, scooters, and push toys left behind |
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| here he comes! |
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| he won't look up...concentrating way too hard for the slide |
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| on the other hand, meet crazy |
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| our little goofball |
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| first big boy cut (ie. he didn't insist on sitting on my lap!) |
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| he sits still even with all the buzzers she pulls out |
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this little one put on a dance show while her brother
got his hair cut |
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jacks blew chunks one morning,
so leanne and these two spent the morning getting "nice and tozy" |
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| thankfully, by the afternoon he was feeling much better! |
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| such pro's on the bus now |
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| lunch date at the zoo |
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| they always enjoy gym class |
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| their dismounts were flawless |
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