Something we can agree on

This is worth watching. It's reassuring to know that whoever is elected President understands the importance of Prop 8 and how important families are to the foundation of our society. Please encourage your friends and neighbors to get out and vote YES on Prop 8...the future of our socitey depends on it.

Habitot

For playgroup a couple of weeks ago, we ventured to Berkeley to go to Habitot. It was a great place to take the kids, and since I had to park a million blocks away, Audrey, Joshua and I got a great tour of downtown Berkeley.
Our little artist

They had this great booth where you could paint your own face. I even let Audrey use them, surprising being the germ-a-phob I am.

I won the "Best Mom of the Day" award. Thinking about those germs makes me shiver.

It was worth it.

Audrey's finished project. She made herself a "princess".

My little princess climbing through the tunnels.
We walked all the way back to the car with her looking like this. I wonder if people thought she (or I) was crazy. Since we were in downtown Berkeley, probably not.

The fog was rolling in while I drove back to San Francisco. I love this place.

Yes on Prop 8

Proposition 8 is very important to me. I am voting yes. I urge each reader to do their own research on the issue and hopefully do the same.

"Man-woman marriage is the only natural way to build families, which in turn builds a society. In the United States, same-sex couples are free to live as they choose. It is dangerous, however, to treat marriage as a "social construct" that is changeable. Husband-wife unions are the basic source of society. Because society is not the source of marriage's definition, it cannot change the accurate description of marriage by its own will." -from http://www.yesonproposition8.com/

http://protectmarriage.com/

An article I thought was interesting

What a difference a year makes...

One year ago today we found out that the little baby in my tummy was a boy. I had no idea that I could love this little boy so much.

So You Think You Can Dance

Addi, Angela and I made the trek down to San Jose for a fun night of dancing in the parking lot, and watching the SYTYCD tour. 4 REAL!!
Since all of our husbands are students we were in the nose bleed seats (there was NO ONE behind us), and we were so far in the corner of the arena that we could see behind stage. This picture was taken on full zoom. During intermission, we decided something had to be done...

Yes, the "Bleeding Love", the "New Day", and the "Mercy" dances were much better from the front row!!!

Thanks for the great night ladies.

The Circus

The circus came to town, so we went to see the madness with Angela (and family), Addi (and family), and Nadine (and family). This was the first trip to a three ring circus for my little family, and it was a little...interesting. We sat near the entrance so the performers would walk right in front of us to get their ring. One of them touched Audrey's hand as she walked by, and Audrey said that was her favorite part of the whole circus. My favorite part was the trapeze and the drive through McDonald's french fries on the way home.

Giddy

Hurry home honey. We have missed you so much.

The Story of Solids

Once upon a time, in a beautiful (yet somewhat corrupt) land called San Francisco, lived a handsome little man named Joshua.

One fine day, (Sept 10th) Joshua's mommy decided it was time to feed him solids. Being the big helper she is, big sister Audrey helped make the magical concoction for the sweet little boy.

"Here is your food sweet man," said Audrey.

"What is this stuff?" thought Joshua. "I don't think I like it very much."

"Say aaaahhhhhhh. Just taste it. Yull like it, I promise," Audrey said .

"See, it is yummy."

"Why is it all over my face?" Joshua wondered. (It was because big sister Audrey doesn't have the best aim)

"I guess I could get used to this stuff," Joshua mused.

Audrey's story went a little something like this:

Once upon a time, in a land that didn't used to be as corrupt as it is now, lived a beautiful little princess named Audrey. When Audrey was almost six months old, her mom decided to feed her solids.

Audrey took her first bite of the delicious rice cereal and...

she was hooked. "Give me more! Give me more!" Audrey yelled in her head.

"Ahhhhhh, thank you mom and dad. I can't wait for my brother to come in a few years so I can share this yumminess with him."

And they all lived happily ever after.

Prima Ballerina (well kinda)

I love living vicariously through my three year old daughter. I always wanted (and I'm not going to lie, still do) want to wear a big tutu and dance around to pretty music. Thank you to Mallory who is teaching our little girls ballet lessons once a week. The moms stay out in the foyer during the lesson but of course we peek in. My daughter is the one who looks like a dog peeing on a fire hydrant when she tries to do a scale. Oh well. Plenty of years to improve that. Thank you Rocia for the craft girls night. I MADE that tutu. Impressive, I know. With my crafty friend around, I can do anything!

Aquarium of the Bay

Last week, Angela, Addi and I took our kids to the Aquarium of the Bay. The kids had a great time doing the tango while walking to the aquarium,looking at the sharks, the one eyed fish (diiiss-gusting!), and attempting to touch the sting rays with ONE FINGER. Joshua had a great time taking snooze in our fabulous new stroller while the rest of us enjoyed the aquarium and then tore apart the gift shop. Thank you Angela for taking us with your pass!
After the aquarium Addi and I decided we didn't want to cook dinner so we took the kids to Boudins for pizza. It was then that Audrey informed me she doesn't like the skin of her pizza (the crust).

Christmas in September

Wahoooo! Now that my baby is six months old, I finally decided on what double stroller I wanted. After many hours of research, I decided to go with the Phil and Teds. I love how it is narrow like a single, but I always have the option of putting both kids in it. Thank you to all who contributed toward my group gift (The stroller). I am obsessed with it! Dave and I stayed up until 1 am putting it together. The next morning I was excied to have Audrey and Joshua try it out. We took it down to Chestnut St to get donuts for breakfast (but first we had Audrey put on something that matched).