Gigi's House

We were excited to go and play with Simone and Max a few months backHere is the little guy with a fun Kai-Lan dollSimone's new baby brother, only he isn't so new anymore.Gigi has a lovely house, we really enjoyed playing with her toysUpstairs Holly and Chloe found a doll house to play withBut Holly as usual eventually found her way into troubleFinding something to climb up on and get into stuffSimone is about a year older then Holly and Chloe so it was fun to see the older toysIt gave us lots of ideas on when to get for upcoming Christmas and Birthday presents.Now this I thought was cool. Simone actually sleeps up on the loft bed above and mom and dad in the queen below. I so want to get a loft bed for Holly's room!

A Visit from India

Here our our friends Gigi, Simone and Baby MaxWe are playing at Franklin Park in AlamedaWe headed out there a few months back for a Welcome back Play dateOur friend Robin and her family had moved to India several months ago and were in town for a visit.Here is little Maura. She is so big now.The girls have adjusted well to living in IndiaBut I think they were excited to be back and visiting some old friends,Or at the very least, there Mommy was.This is a fun park, Holly likes it a lot.Here Holly and Chloe are picking at the flowers.We tell them over and over not to pick the flowers,We must be gentle with nature I tell her.But she still likes to pick the flowers.Here she is hanging out with Maura, they are climbing in the car.But it doesn't take long for her to run off to the next thingA quick jaunt down the slideA climb up the chain ladderA newly acquired skill.Here the girls are riding on the hmmm, what is this structure called? Its not a merry go roundYikes, I can't believe I forgot the name.It was a fun day playing at the park and seeing old friends.

Playdate @ the Movies = Fail!

These are some pictures from a playdate over at Chloe's House where we got to see Gigi, Simone and little Max.Also in attendance was Joshua and Oliva. It was a lot of fun to see friends whom we haven't for a while.But what I really wanted to talk about was the playdate Chloe and Holly had at the movies.We took the girls to see Toy Story yesterday with Tanta Kat and Daddy at Bay StreetOur first mistake was showing up on time to the theater and sitting through over 20 minutes of previews.Then there was the mini "Night & Day" pixar short before the movie.By the time toy story started the girls had been sitting behaving in there seats for at least 30 minutes.We had also already had a yogurt juice and a snack. The first 30 minutes of the film Holly started running back and forth between my seat, Joel's and Tanta Kat'sBy the second 30 minutes she was tired of watching little bear, already played with all of her toys and was now running out of the theatre into the hall way.The last 30 minutes Joel and Tanta Kat took turns watching both Chloe and Holly in the lobby where they would play and then come back into the theatre to visit "Mommy" It will be a long time before we take them to a movie again.

Off to India

We recently headed to Franklin Park in Alameda to hang with our Mommy Friends and have a Happy Send off Party to Robin and her family who just left to India for two years.Here she is with her new baby Scarlett Mae and off playing in the park somewhere is her older girl Maura. We were sad to see them go, but they are sure to have a great adventure in there new home.Here is Holly in the swing next too Eliana. Swinging high, Daddy is giving her a push. She loves the swing and was having a blast.There is Rylee climbing on a car shaped structure. It was a lot of fun for the kids to ride on and play and climb and hang they all loved it.Here is Rhonda and Teagan. It is neat that she was here, because we met her through a different group, but she knew all of these mom's from when Teagan was little.There in the background is Gigi, Simone's Mommy. She is expected her second soon now. And Ryan Teagan and Rowan's dad having a snack, They had some great food.Here is Maura Robin's older one. She is so adorable in that hat. Holly saw her climbing up to the table and wanted to follow in suit, but we were able to catch her and redirect to the play ground.There was this "Climbing Slide" that was fun, and she went up to the top of the platforms, but the other slide was too high for her to do on her own. There in the background are Simi (Simone) and Jayden.Little buddies, who get to play together often. They are very cute. Jayden is just two, and I think Simone is 3 ish. Simi had the cutest whisker's painted on her face.Here is Tanta Kat helping Holly with some climbing. She didn't have the greatest of balance up on the bars there. She was having a lot of fun running around the park following the older kids.Here is Camille, Gigi and Melanie chatting it up while the kids play. There kids are all a little older around 3 ish, so the worry of falling off the slide isn't there any more. While I hate seeing Holly grow older, There are some things to look forward too also. Here is Liliana posing for the camera, such a sweetie. And there you have it. Our good bye party int he park for Robin and Family. They will all be missed.