9/30/2013 - Homework

Doing our 15 minutes of reading for Finn homework. Starting Liam early. Overachiever in the making.

9/29/2013 - Catharsis

"If you aren't in over your head, how do you know how tall you are?" - T. S. Eliot

Some days it feels like drowning. Drowning in stress, drowning in demands, drowning is whiny, fighting children. Sometimes you want to wave the white flag to surrender. This week I am feeling the Sunday Night Blues. Life can seem so challenging sometimes. Even when I know we can surpass this rocky terrain, I feel like sitting down and just giving up. I know that the stresses that I deal with right now are small compared to some other people's stresses, but today I feel kind of low. I know tomorrow I will feel better, it just needed to be said. I needed the catharsis of spitting it all out so I would no longer be carrying this stress in my tired body. It feels good to lighten my load a little bit.

9/28/2013 - Snuggletime?

Snuggle time gets kind of rough in this house.

9/27/2013 - Friday Laziness

Thank goodness for lazy Friday!!!

9/26/2013 - Adult time

Tonight I got to mingle with some other Room Parents at a mixer. It was a much needed break from the routine. It is nice to connect with other parents and take a mini break from the kiddos. I always am a happier mom after those breaks. Love coming home to my goofy kids.

9/25/2013 - Mommy morning

Today, the boys hopped out of bed with no complaints and made their beds all before heading out the door early for both school drop offs. I love dangling the carrot of croissants above their heads to get them up and at em!!!!

9/24/2013 - Mid-week Madness

Fun evening attending a potluck for the Kindergartners and 1st graders at Finny's school. Fun to connect with parents and kids. I got no photos of the event. But, I did manage to get a pic of my cute new lunch bag from Whole Foods. Little things make me happy.

9/23/2013 - Finny, will you read to me?

It was cute until the camera flashed. They do hate that flash. Finn was reading Darth Vader and son to Li. They both have most of the book memorized. It is amazing and adorable.

9/22/2013 - Busy Sunday

I took the kids out for some morning playground time. The newly discovered Pirate Ship park near the Marina.

The boys played well together. 

I took D & Finn to Chabot. We had such a blast. 

Full fun busy day!!!

9/21/2013 - Laser Tag Lads

We attended a Laser Tag bday party. Both boys were intimidatingly fierce with their laser tag gear.

We had some fun with it.

9/20/2013 - TGIF

Friday night dinner out! Back to Barney's!! Great to end the week with greasy burgers and fries!!

9/19/2013 - Mr. Green

It is getting to be Fall. At B and J's house the Halloween decorations are in effect. This is goblin is excited to see his friend Mr. Green.

9/18/2013 - Scooter Mischief

Today was my first day working from home. Today was the first tearless drop off to preschool by Liam. Today, I felt like a work champ, a homemaker champ, a mama champ and a cooking champ. Feeling so great and thankful for some outdoor mischief with my busy boys!!

9/17/2013 - Chatham K crew

Buds!! Right before we got in trouble for sitting in the container. Whoops! Bad mama!!

9/16/2013 - 7 with a touch of heaven

Happy anniversary to my love. 7 years of fun, drama and love. Here is to 70 more!!

9/15/2013 - SF adventure

Nice spontaneous adventure to Sf. Crossed the new span of the Bay Bridge, very nice. A different feel from before. Found great parking and a fun playground with the SF cityscape in the background. Then took the kids to the Exploratorium for the first time. Fun adventure in one of my fave cities.

9/14/2013- Saturday business

Love Saturdays that are productive but also spontaneous and fun. Groceries, Room Parent duties, exercise, park time and pastries all before 11. 

We attended a fabulous bday party for a friend's daughters 1st bday. It was Alice in Wonderland themed and it was fabulous. Oh first time parents and Pinterest. We ended our evening with a date night to celebrate our 7 year anniversary. Thank you to B & J for watching the boys and for our heavily sprinkled Anniversary cupcakes from the kids.

9/13/2013 - Baby blues

My coworker brought her beautiful blue eyed blond haired 7 week old to the office. Little P has the most beautiful smile. P was born with a cleft lip and I swear he is the smokiest infant that I have ever met. Beautiful boy makes me miss the baby stage.

9/12/2013 - Back to School Night

Feeling excited for Finn's Kindergarten year. Ms. N seems so great!! 

9/11/2013 - Lego Extravaganza

Just a portion of Finn's Lego collection.

9/10/2013 - You've got mail

It is funny that I get as excited for their magazines in the mail as I do for my own. Li and Finn both got mail today. I know what we are reading for bedtime story tonight.

9/9/2013 - Brave Boy

5 year appt for our big boy. He was really brave up until they pricked his finger for the hemoglobin test. Poor boy broke down and told me that he never wanted to go to the doctor again EVER!! When the doctor came in at the end of his appt he had composed himself and was a sweet chatty boy. Brave healthy 5 year old.

9/8/2013 - Gentle

Li is getting more and more gentle with his and Finn's Lego creations. It was cool to see him putting together his own little designs. All of the storm troopers were driving in style.

9/7/2013 - We all scream for ice cream

Ice cream is the only answer for a Bay Area Heatwave.

9/6/2013 - TGIF

A book and popcorn after a long week is the best way to start my weekend.

9/5/2013 - Room Parent

I am officially the room parent of Ms. N's Kindergarten class. I am both nervous and excited to be involved!!! Here we go!!!

9/4/2013 - Day at the Races

I got a chance to go to the horse races today for the first time with my sales team. Quite an interesting experience but very fun. Our company had a race dedicated to us and we got the chance to take a picture with the winning jockey. It was fun to have a little midday outing to break up a short week. 

9/3/2013 - weighing in

Our big 5 year old weighs in at 42.8 lbs. Big kid. Dirty feet!

9/2/2013 - Park Party

We went to a bday party at a park in the South Bay. It was sunny and gorgeous. The boys had a blast exploring the new play space. Loving the beautiful CA weather on a lazy Labor Day.

The boys have been playing together so well!!

9/1/2013 - East Bay Day

We set off on an adventure to the East Bay today. Finn and I made a deal that if he put himself to bed on his own for multiple nights that I would take him to the Lego store. With Sunday mall hours, I headed over early to hit up a park before we hit up the mall. There is the most fun park right by my office. Huge playstructure and a water play area. The boys had a blast. Thankful for a change if clothing in the diaper bag. Then we braved the Lego store. It was a madhouse 15 minutes after it opened. Finn got the coolest Lego set. Of course it is already put together!

Then we had lunch with Baachan and Jiichan. It was a full and fun East Bay day!