The way that Jude is positioned makes it look a little like they could be in a band, rockin the nasty chorus of a Stones song...
Monday, October 20, 2008
Help from the Boys
A fantastic photo at the party, courtesy of Jane.
The way that Jude is positioned makes it look a little like they could be in a band, rockin the nasty chorus of a Stones song...
The way that Jude is positioned makes it look a little like they could be in a band, rockin the nasty chorus of a Stones song...
Sunday, October 12, 2008
Ruby's 3rd Birthday Party
Yes, well, she's not quite there yet, but we went ahead and celebrated anyway. We had the party in our backyard, which worked out great, as it was an enclosed area for good toddler containment and tolerably cool (not to mention that we didn't have to drag half the stuff in the house to the park or pick up a ridiculous tab somewhere).
The star of the show
Having a nice moment with Aubrey, actually cooperating over a pile of presents, which shows admirable restraint.
Little bro with Nana
The hit of the party by far was the face painting. My idea, with Karen as the artist. Here we have Karla getting a fish, with her mom Melissa straining to get a peek.
Ruby as a kitty
Jude, already painted with his flower, doing some critiquing of the job being done on the next customer
Aubrey trying in vain to see his rocket in the mirror
The cake has those candles that keep coming back to life, which seemed to just befuddle the toddlers. Maybe we should try again next year, but this year, it was only amusing to the so called adults
Cake!
Opening presents with Mommy
Good sharing!
He's starting to seem like a little puppy, nipping at our heels wherever we go
She named this gift, from her buddy upstairs Rachel, Zuzzie (not Suzy)
Instructing me in some way as I engage in the other big hit for the little ones: tattoos!
Showin' off the tats
And then, the meltdowns. Somehow, they all seemed to happen simultaneously. Karla won hands down for best meltdown. This picture doesn't even begin to capture how fantastic it truly was.
Ruby looking a little worse for wear towards the end.
The aftermath
The star of the show
Having a nice moment with Aubrey, actually cooperating over a pile of presents, which shows admirable restraint.
Little bro with Nana
The hit of the party by far was the face painting. My idea, with Karen as the artist. Here we have Karla getting a fish, with her mom Melissa straining to get a peek.
Ruby as a kitty
Jude, already painted with his flower, doing some critiquing of the job being done on the next customer
Aubrey trying in vain to see his rocket in the mirror
The cake has those candles that keep coming back to life, which seemed to just befuddle the toddlers. Maybe we should try again next year, but this year, it was only amusing to the so called adults
Cake!
Opening presents with Mommy
Good sharing!
He's starting to seem like a little puppy, nipping at our heels wherever we go
She named this gift, from her buddy upstairs Rachel, Zuzzie (not Suzy)
Instructing me in some way as I engage in the other big hit for the little ones: tattoos!
Showin' off the tats
And then, the meltdowns. Somehow, they all seemed to happen simultaneously. Karla won hands down for best meltdown. This picture doesn't even begin to capture how fantastic it truly was.
Ruby looking a little worse for wear towards the end.
The aftermath
Friday, October 10, 2008
The Latest
My mother, Ruby and Lupe's Nana, flew in from LA last night, which is why I have the time to post. I even had time to break out the clippers and shave my hair for the first time since I've been on paternity leave.
Yay for Nana!
The sleep deprivation resulting from the teething has been brutal. It was actually getting slowly better, then they went to the pediatrician and got shots yesterday, which put Lupe in particular in a seriously foul mood last night.
Well, here are a couple of pictures from when he was not in a foul mood, at the Hardly Strictly Bluegrass Festival in Golden Gate Park. This is year eight, and Natasha and I were at the first one, and have only missed it a couple of times, thanks to the price (free) and proximity.
We were able to go on Friday afternoon for a quick look at the set by Robert Plant and Allison Krauss, which was fantastic. We then spent the better part of Sunday there with Aubrey, Cecil, Karen, Walt, Chops, and Jude. We spread out a quite large area with quite a few blankets at the stage where they played mostly real bluegrass which is both good in and of itself, but also at a decent volume for the little guys. It was a fantastically sunny day, as you can see in the pics.
Lupe and I then tooled around town with cousins Alisa and Tony on Monday, who were also visiting from LA, which was both fun and exhausting. Lupe hardly slept all day long, yet stayed pretty mellow and happy, which everyone was duly impressed with. They were also still in town on Tuesday, but I couldn't bring myself to inflict more time with children on them while they were on vacation from their own, so we stayed home and cleaned up the back yard in preparation for Ruby's birthday party this weekend. It's going to be a fairly mellow affair as far as these things go, in keeping with our general less is more philosophy (and this kind of thinking). As far as I'm concerned, it's difficult to see how it gets much more exciting for a three year old than having a bunch of other three year olds come over and eat cake with them. Anything above and beyond that is for the parents, I think.
Next year, it may be different, but for now some cake, a big box of sidewalk chalk, and some face paint should be all the entertainment necessary.
Oh, and the keg, but that is obviously necessary for other reasons...
Yay for Nana!
The sleep deprivation resulting from the teething has been brutal. It was actually getting slowly better, then they went to the pediatrician and got shots yesterday, which put Lupe in particular in a seriously foul mood last night.
Well, here are a couple of pictures from when he was not in a foul mood, at the Hardly Strictly Bluegrass Festival in Golden Gate Park. This is year eight, and Natasha and I were at the first one, and have only missed it a couple of times, thanks to the price (free) and proximity.
We were able to go on Friday afternoon for a quick look at the set by Robert Plant and Allison Krauss, which was fantastic. We then spent the better part of Sunday there with Aubrey, Cecil, Karen, Walt, Chops, and Jude. We spread out a quite large area with quite a few blankets at the stage where they played mostly real bluegrass which is both good in and of itself, but also at a decent volume for the little guys. It was a fantastically sunny day, as you can see in the pics.
Lupe and I then tooled around town with cousins Alisa and Tony on Monday, who were also visiting from LA, which was both fun and exhausting. Lupe hardly slept all day long, yet stayed pretty mellow and happy, which everyone was duly impressed with. They were also still in town on Tuesday, but I couldn't bring myself to inflict more time with children on them while they were on vacation from their own, so we stayed home and cleaned up the back yard in preparation for Ruby's birthday party this weekend. It's going to be a fairly mellow affair as far as these things go, in keeping with our general less is more philosophy (and this kind of thinking). As far as I'm concerned, it's difficult to see how it gets much more exciting for a three year old than having a bunch of other three year olds come over and eat cake with them. Anything above and beyond that is for the parents, I think.
Next year, it may be different, but for now some cake, a big box of sidewalk chalk, and some face paint should be all the entertainment necessary.
Oh, and the keg, but that is obviously necessary for other reasons...
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