Meanwhile...

While Mommy and Daddy were off in Mexico, Maya had a fabulous time Grammy and Papa for 4 days and 3 nights. Apparently, Maya rarely asked about us. I think the pictures below will explain why...

We left early in the morning before Maya woke up. Grammy and Papa decided to wake her up with some tasty ice cream.

Then Maya found a comfy chair and watched the blank TV screen.

Later she got some driving lessons from Papa,

made a few long distance calls,

got her hair done,

and blew some serious bubbles.

Lucky Maya! Thank you Grammy and Papa!

Sayulita for Grown-Ups

After a spending a few days with Grammy and Papa in our new house, Mommy and Daddy got on an airplane headed south of the border to the little town of Sayulita, just north of Puerto Vallarta on the west coast of Mexico. Coco invited us several months before for a bachelor/bachelorette party in honor of the upcoming September nuptials of her and Nate. Thanks to the very gracious offer of babysitting from Grammy and Papa, this was our first trip away from Maya. Although it was VERY hard to say goodbye, we had a wonderful time! It was fun to sleep, stay out late, enjoy the beautiful town and beach with Coco's friends and Marimar and Oscar. It was very special for us.

Morning view.

Evening View.

Coco and Marimar on the beach.

Things got a little crazy on the second day when the boys and girls went out separately for the afternoon and evening. The girls got massages on the beach and then gave Coco some really classy bachelorette style gifts while the guys went fishing...they still won't release the photos from their little adventure. Here is Coco wearing some of her cool gifts outside our restaurant.

The men and the ladies reunited after dinner and had some fun adventures at the few of the bars in town. The evening ended with Coco wearing this flower decoration that she found on the street while strolling home with her groom-to-be.

We all got together for dinner on the last night at the beach hotel.

Coco and Nate enjoy a book compiled by the group about how to be married. It included good advice, bad advice, and some really funny photos.

Nate, Coco, Kevin (Nate's brother), and Sara (his wife).

Three sisters.

Mommy.


Daddy.

Mommy and Daddy on their first trip away from our very favorite person to come home to, little Maya.

Grammy and Papa's 40th Anniversary

Lucky for us, Grammy and Papa decided to visit us at the new house. Maya was thrilled, as were we, especially because they offered to babysit Maya for a few days so we could go to Mexico for Coco's bachelor/bachelorette party for three whole nights!! More on that later.

This September Grammy and Papa will celebrate their 40th anniversary. The second night they were here, we decided to take advantage of their visit and give them an anniversary treat a few months early. Four fancy outfits, one babysitter, one limo with driver, and four amazing courses later at Fleur de Lys in San Francisco seemed to add up to a truly memorable evening. We were so happy to be able to surprise Grammy and Papa San Francisco style. We had a great time.

Grammy and Papa

Mommy and Daddy with just 6 years of marriage under their belt.

With Maya who stayed home with our babysitter.



Nothing like champagne while driving over the Golden Gate Bridge in a limo.

Happy 4oth Anniversary!!

Daddy's Day at the Farmer's Market

There's a great farmer's market in Marin County that we just discovered. On this Sunday, Daddy took Maya on his own. Maya loves the food, the music, and...the jumpy house.

Maya pre-bite.

Maya post-bite.

Daddy as photographed by Maya.

The Lawn

What sort of relationship do you have with lawns? For Maya's Momma, she thinks of her Dad on a tractor mower hacking down 3 foot high wild grass in Colorado to create our lawn...which didn't exactly feel good to a barefoot. Maya's daddy grew up with a large lawn in the Chicago suburbs that needed regular mowing, raking, etc. After college, we lived in apartments and we lived in LA where I don't think anyone is a allowed to do their own yard work. The we moved to San Francisco where we had no yards at all. Then, after moving to San Rafael, we suddenly have A LAWN.

We bought a little electric mower and now Todd is reliving his youth by mowing the grass his very own backyard.

The first mowing.

Delightful.