hey! I take lots of pictures of my kids!

just nobody sees them but me, for example:
thug life.

Genevieve at the beach (2 different occasions). and our kite. I am so proud to be able to fly one. I thought there was some skill involved and have stayed away from it my whole life.




the sippy cups!! we went to a concert with the kids and they LOVED it. we all recommend if you get the opportunity.

having lunch on the patio at cozymels

the face she makes when you say 'no'

the aquarium in long beach. see we go lots of places.
Dominic in his natural environment.


G and the hermit crab

trying to get them to put their heads in holes. mother in laws head visible above the frame there.

my little keanu jr.



how we roll.


Gig explaining a few things to her old man


eating out again, Genevieve's first birthday



after dinner, long shadows



Dominic guarding the birthday cake at Genevieve's first birthday party. I have zillions of pics of this event, but here's the cake and Dominic.

so hows that for a pictures update

something for me to remember.

I use way more that 1 tablespoon of silk creamer in my coffee.

so. . . update.

still haven't moved or found the perfect neighborhood/house. I am even more convinced that it will happen and it will be great.**nervous laughter**

kids are thriving and all that good stuff. I would post pics, but my computer is on the fritz and my technician husband is very very very busy. I vaguely recall he is about 5'8" and slim.

the summer has officiallly started in with the heat and the crowds and the hey hey hey stop pushing lady.

ok, update time

time to boost my last name up from it's definition in google.

what the hell happened to May? I guess nothing too exciting, though, now I can't remember. so lets just skip it.

Genevieve turned 1, which just sounds crazy to me. she is walking and babbles all kinds of baby words, which is very adorable.

we are doing all sorts of pre-summer things lately which is fun. all the stuff of summer without all the heat. I am not looking forward to the heat. next week we might set up the kiddie pool. just cause.

We had a lovely little soiree for G at a fancy restaurant with a princess cake. she won't remember a thing, but the rest of us loved it. pics soon I promise.

Arrow Walking.

We were all driving down the 405 in search of fun and excitement, I heard Dominic exclaim "arrow walking" I asked him where and he said 'behind us" so I figured it was a logo on a billboard or something. the next day on the same stretch or 405 he said it again, and then again, I asked where he saw it and again he said it was behind us, so I asked for him to show me sometime what an arrow walking was, turns out this is an arrow walking:



this kid kills me.

to be continued. . .

should be the title for my life lately. the coffee bar/mama cafe, to be continued. the house, to be continued (grumble grumble, bitch, moan) everything is on hold. our loan is waiting for the house to come up, I wait for us to have a break and find the one that has to be out there waiting for us to find it. We are looking seriously at long beach, it is a bit more driving for Nic, but the neighborhoods and the prices ROCK! I just hope I don't allow myself to get too discouraged about this whole process, I get my hopes waaay up, and then I get the big wet blanket thrown on me. it gets old after a while. Too bad I am always the perpetual optimist, lady sunshine about everything.

blah

the house.

we might be moving! we have been in Hawthorne, waiting patiently, forever. We might be going a bit farther south and buying a duplex in Torrance. The property isn't huge, but the house sizes are right and the area is really great (Old Torrance) I will be about a mile away from a trader joes and a whole foods. which was a requirement for moving anyway. no Starbucks across the street :( but I will find a new hangout for us I suppose.

Things I am excited about: A/C!! a yard(ish) for the kids to play in, Decorating for keeps, getting to know people with a sense of permanence. Walking and living in a real neighborhood.

Not so excited about: actually moving again (though this time at least it will be a while before doing it EVER again) booting out the tenants that are currently living in the front house (grandmas house) they are on lease til Sept. I feel bad about making their lives a pain.

so wish us luck that our time has come for this and that all the ducks line up.

some pictures of my little leprechaun on St. Patrick's Day. Dominic was not feeling photogenic. ;)