Dinner

A trip to Monterey wouldn't be complete without a pit stop in San José for dinner at Thien Long!

Cousin love!


Damage done!

Aquarium family day

Easter

8 months

Joseph is on the move! He is straight up crawling around the house, pulling himself up to stand, and can push himself up to a sitting position. This level of mobility definitely makes our photo shoots way more challenging. He's got more bumps and bruises, but that's just part of the territory. He's chatting a lot (da da da). He's developed that nose-scrunching smile when he's particularly happy. He loves to feed himself when possible, and we've had fun with different foods. He also loves water! Joseph still loves the carrier and does not sleep through the night, though we take responsibility for that one. He adores his sister and would follow her anywhere. Their sweetness frequently brings DaddyO to joyful tears. Still a people-person, he flirts with anyone who'll give him the time of day. Truly happy baby!

Hipster

Once again Rosa came home describing a game her friends play, called "hipster." The gist of the game, in her words:

"You pretend to be teenagers but don't have parents."
"You're really sassy."
"You can have powers. Like a plant fairy or you can fly and make metal or talk to ocean animals."

Why is it called "hipster"?

"Because they're so sassy, they put their hands on their hip."

Father daughter dance

Daddy and Rosa at their first dance. Rosa was so excited leading up to it and they even got matching corsage/boutonniere.









These two...too much!

Dada

Nature babies

Parallel play

Rain walk

Joseph and I took Rosa to her first Aristocats drama class. It was a rainy day, but Rosa was feeling adventurous so we decided to walk. Increasing our time outdoors (and not just on sunny, warm days) has been on my mind recently so it seemed fitting that we wouldn't like wet skies stop us.

Cheeseburger

Couldn't pick just one so here are 5!

Precious moments

Life in the fast lane:


Tio!


And more Tios!


First taste of biscoitos:


Cousins hang out for candy making venture:





On the subway with the cast of Zootopia


Sweetness


To be this relaxed anywhere, anytime:

Puffs

Food into mouth. It's kind of a big deal.

Video also made me notice my "hot mess" parenting style. Baby food on the sleeve, my driver's license on the floor for some reason, basket of clean laundry waiting to be folded in the background. But I actually love it. Living the dream here, folks!