Evening light
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Watching my son watching the bubbles in the most golden hour of the day. Magic.
The sun bowl
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Santi attended his very first football game! To my dad's dismay it was not my alma mater, the Vista Panthers. It was the 80th annual Sun Bowl! UCLA vs VA Tech. UCLA killed VA 42-12! Go bruins!
Our Christmas Story
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The only thing better than being a kid at Christmas time, is watching your own kids on Christmas.
We had an awesome pre-Christmas celebration in San Diego with my family, before heading to El Paso. Santi wasn't too sure about tearing open wrapping paper, but it didn't take him too long to catch on!
Santi surprised us on Christmas morning with the sweet and unexpected gift of sleeping in until 9:30am! He's a great sleeper and all, but 9:30 breaks all of his previous records!
We spent the day at Abe's parents house with lots of family and friends. Santi had a wonderful day (besides skipping his nap!) and was given so many thoughtful gifts.
Christmas is coming!
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Just a few more days!
Happy Holidays
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Santi and I joined a group of our friends on a walking tour of their beautifully decorated neighborhood. He had a great time seeing all decorations up close. Kisses for Snoopy and Mickey!
A beautiful evening
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Santi usually wakes up from his nap around 2 or 3pm. That gives us about 3 hours of playtime before dinner. Every evening we try to go on an adventure. Some days it's an exciting trip to Trader Joes, other days it's to LegoLand or the park.
Tonight we strolled the Batiquitos Lagoon and witnessed the most breathtaking sunset. The beauty of the sky reflects just an ounce of the beauty I see in my sons smile.
Happy Thanksgiving!
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We started our day with a beach walk in Oceanside to see the Turkey Trotters cross the finish line.
We had a non-traditional vegetarian feast of homemade butternut squash soup, sweet and savory roasted veggie stuffing and a Julian apple pie. Yummy! Vegetarians can have fun on Turkey Day too!
Our lovely day ended with a jaunt through LegoLand, which was surprisingly empty. Santi loved running wild and checking out the decorations.
Leo Carrillo park
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We have a great park close to home that has peacocks to chase and tractors to see! Santi loves it!
Two year molars
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Guess what? They are not fun. At all.
Fussy, fever, drool monster for five days. Waking up 5-6 times a night, holy moly. It was awful.
On the road again
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After 4 fun weeks in El Paso we are heading back to San Diego.
La Crema
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We had brunch with Santi's great grandmother, Rosa. Abe calls her "Crema."
Happy Halloween!
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Santi was Dracula! And look at his sweet cousin Ricky, he's a little owl! So cute!!
Me time!
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I've said this before and I'll say it again...and again and again. I think it's so important for moms to make time for themselves. I am so lucky to have an amazing husband and family to love and care for Santi when I need some girl time.
I recently spent 3 nights in Alexandria, VA visiting my bestie Lindsay and her sweet family. I consider these trips "research," because her daughter Eva is only 8 months older than Santi. It's fascinating to see all the things Eva is doing and saying. It certainly helps prepare me for Santi's next phases.
We packed a lot of adventures into my short visit: Air & Space museum, American History museum, sea glass hunting, wine tasting and of course hours of girl talk. There is nothing that can soothe the soul like a first class flight, wine tasting, girl talk and a bed to yourself. Hah! Did I just type that?! But it's true! A little "me time" goes a long way.
Celebrating Mr. & Mrs. Aguilar
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Abe's grandparents just celebrated their 60th wedding anniversary!
our second anniversary
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Two years married
Ten years together
Infinite love