Sweet Extract

As is now our Father’s day tradition, we brunched at the Olema Inn where Goose could hang out and the boys could roam free.
Click on the image for more photos from our morning.

I’m very lucky to have a wonderful husband who takes care of me and my boys so that I can live the Canadian dream.
Thank you, Javier.
You’re just like the Canadian government but way sexier!

Ah, the blissful spoils of mother’s day. Is there anything more a mom can ask for?
Disclaimer: My sweet, SWEET WONDERFUL husband did his best. Most everything that went wrong was not his fault and he could not have stopped it from happening.
Javier made reservations at a new restaurant in the city. A restaurant whose chef [...]

In a recent post, I talked about how the boys aren’t babies anymore. Sadly, here’s further proof.
Their first pair of real shoes. Shoes that go outside. Shoes that can walk on wet ground. Shoes you can kick stuff with. Big boy shoes.

Papa brought them to the nearby high school field (with artificial turf) so they [...]

Ladies and gentlemen, Don Juan de la Alfombra.

In case you’re wondering, those are pieces of shag carpet that have been stapled together and taped on to his face. Thanks Julia!

As your children start developing a personality, it’s awfully tempting to try to fit them in a box. Namely a hereditary box. We see (or try to see, I guess) ourselves in their actions. We try to figure out where they may have “picked that up”. For instance, the way Nicholas gets frustrated and throws [...]

Hope you are all having a merry little Christmas night.
xoxoxo Javier, Catherine, Sebastian & Nicholas