Effie’s 5th B-Day
We had a blast at a unicorn themed pool party. Happy 5th b-day kiddo!!! You are going to make an outstanding big sister some day. Read more »
Questival Silliness
This weekend the adults ditched the kids and did a 24 Questival Scavenger hunt race around Seattle. Came in 71/197 teams. Not too shabby:) Next year, breaking the top 10!! Read more »
Salt Lake City
Had a family reunion with as my wife refers to her family, “The Bolivian Posse”, in Salt Lake City. Went for a hike with the youngest cousins, celebrated birthdays, graduations and just being healthy, happy and together. Read more »
Found a Butterfly in a Tree Today
It was pretty cute:) Read more »
Got a new ride this weekend!!
Woohoo. This thing is super fun and now we are more mobile than ever. Now all we have to do is get the training wheels off the bike. Summer plan! Hope everyone out there is well and loved. Read more »
Throwback Thursday
I was a child model for a bit when I was a kid. Now that you have seen this, we shall never speak of it again. Happy Thursday! Read more »
Celebrating an early start to the weekend!
Went out to one of our favorite “fancy taco” places last night. I love my beautiful, strong girls!! Read more »
AWESOME WEEKEND!
We rented a place with our friends out on the Sound and went to the Hama Hama Oyster Rama!! It was our second year and is definitely gonna be an annual tradition. Digging for clams and oysters, music, art, dancing, oh and did I mention oysters!! Effie also had her first sleepover. Next year, going to try and get her to eat an Read more »
Babcia’s visit and ice cream!!
Grandma was visiting again and we had a BLAST! My mother really knows how to spoil a grandchild. Seriously Babcia, you’re making me look bad:) Read more »
Got out of town this weekend
Grandma is visiting, So me and VC rented a beach house for the weekend!! So. Relaxing. Hope everyone out there is doing well. Read more »
Preparing for the Circus
Some solid tight rope walking this weekend. Read more »
Another beautiful day on the lake
She’s already a better angler than me. Effie 1 - Papa 0. :) Read more »
Skiing
Effie’s first day out on the slopes. Huge success!! Heading out this weekend again. Woohoo!! Read more »
Ok, so things got weird at the pub last Friday.
I’ll let the picture explain. Needless to say, it was hilarious! Read more »
Vacation!!
VC surprised us with a vacation to Palm Springs!!! Yay!! Warm weather, heated pool, and a king size bed for extra cuddles. Swim, nap, eat, repeat!!! Read more »
SNOW DAY!!
School was canceled the other day so we marched off to a local park and did some “hard core” sledding. Looks like more snow this weekend too!! Read more »
Fishing with her new pole.
Well, we got skunked, but it was a fun time! I’m so proud of her. Read more »
You’re making me look bad, kid:)
What a weekend! THREE birthday parties. So much pizza and cake, I am definitely not swimsuit ready. Although it may not look like it, roller skating was awesome!! I fulfilled a lifelong goal of roller skating to Mr. Roboto. Read more »
WOW!! What a holiday!!
So much fun, laughter and love. What a fantastic holiday. Santa was on point this year, as always:), we introduced E to STAR WARS (Leia is her favorite character), went ice skating, to the dinosaur museum, ate, ate and ate some more. We wish you all out there nothing but the best in 2019!!! Read more »
In Seattle…
our parades have boats!!!! Read more »
Looking forward to the holidays.
Tree - check. Decorations - check. Letter to Santa - check. Advent up - check. I think we’re ready. Happy Holidays!! Read more »
Holiday Cookies??
Yes please. Starting the season off right. Merry Xmas to my two favorite elves. Read more »
Thanksgiving
Had a wonderful Thanksgiving in Jersey with my family. Effie had a blast making her own sundae and then running around like a sugared up mad woman. Ahhhh…the Holidays:) Read more »
Grandma’s (Babcia) Visit
had an awesome long weekend with Babcia visiting from New Jersey! I can’t stop smiling watching these two hang out. I’ve never seen my mom so in love with another human. (well, except for me:) Read more »
Happy Halloween from a family of Superheros!
It’s gonna take us forever to get through all the candy we got. Read more »
Why have you been keeping me from this!?
Effie was introduced to waterslides this weekend and in her words, “This is AWESOME!!” I agree kiddo. Read more »
Date Night
Hey All, We got in the odd date night with some friends. Just wanted to say, “Hey”, let you all know we are doing well and hope you are too. Read more »
First Theater Experience
We had an awesome “staycation” this weekend. Went to the theater for the first time to see the “Very Hungry Caterpillar” (spoiler, it turns into a butterfly). Then stayed in a hotel downtown with a POOL!! We stayed up too late and had a blast! Hope everyone out there is doing well. Read more »
Seattle is a beautiful place to live
And sometimes you just have to stop and enjoy the view. Hope you all are doing well and finding time to do the same. Read more »
No Fear!!
Went to a birthday party and Effie destroyed the obstacle course. Face plant after face plant, she just did not give up until she made it. I was super proud. Also, we just want we just want to re-invite expectant mothers to feel free to call or email us if you have ANY questions or would like to get to know us more. We hope Read more »
The little things in life…
The only thing more gratifying than running your hand through a display of shoe laces is running your face through them. Bad colds this week for all of us (and a case of double pink eye for me…so…gross). But we still managed to get out and enjoy some of the simple pleasures in life. Read more »
Another Solid Pacific NW Weekend
Went camping with Effie’s class…rained the entire time. But she had a blast and a beautiful ferry ride home to celebrate Sunday Funday with our friends. Read more »
Rough week, but still managed to have fun!
Last week was rough, I went back to school, E started a new class and VC was sick. Lot of transitions and low energy. But we still managed to play, go to the aquarium and catch a salmon! Read more »
Papa-Daughter camping trip
We had a great overnight camping adventure at Barclay Lake. S’mores, exploring and fishing! Read more »
Family Cabin Week
We rented a cabin for the week and family visited from all over. It was great to see the cousins play. We had a blast swimming, playing games late at night, BBQs and s’mores! Read more »
First Roller Coaster Ride
Just came back from a week long trip to Delaware to visit grandpa. Went to the Ocean City boardwalk. Went on rides and won some prizes. To quote Effie, “This is the greatest place in the world for stuffies!” I couldn’t agree more. Read more »
What a weekend!
Abito (Effie’s Abuelo) came for a visit. We marched in the Solstice parade with Effie’s school and celebrated her 4th birthday at the climbing gym. Read more »
Papa-Daughter Camping Trip
Went up to Deception Pass with our friends for our first annual Papa-Daughter Camping trip. Woo-Hoo!!! Read more »
Nice to meet you
After months of work, our home study is complete and our adoptimist website is up! Thanks for taking a minute to read our post, we look forward to hearing from you. Read more »
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