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25 Jun, 2010

Team Martell

Posted by: Mama In: Papa

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.

07 Jun, 2010

From top to bottom

Posted by: Mama In: Mama| Papa| Ruminations

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!

28 May, 2010

Friday night at Casa Martell

Posted by: Mama In: Goose| Papa

10 May, 2010

One mother of a day

Posted by: Mama In: Both boys| Mama| Papa

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 [...]

01 Feb, 2010

Happy feat

Posted by: Mama In: Both boys| Milestones| Papa

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 [...]

26 Jan, 2010

Simply irresistible

Posted by: Mama In: Papa

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 [...]

24 Dec, 2009

Merry Christmas!

Posted by: Mama In: Both boys| Mama| Papa

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



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