Photo Shoot!

Waiting for baby...

Ben came over and took some great
waiting for baby pics!

You have to check out his website!
www.web.mac.com/isaacben

Photos in Central Park

 

Thank you Ben!!

We love you. 

Recliner!

Don's mom and dad got us the best recliner.
We have searched high and low, far and wide
for one that was comfy and sturdy.
and after all sorts of trials and tribulations
we have it and here it is!
Dutailier. a name we can trust
(at least for a year warranty!!!)
in comfy beige chenille
(any ideas for keeping it clean? they
won't scotchguard..)




















There she is
Our double-wide.
Now we are ready for the baby.
Thanks guys!

TEST

We are testing out our video capabilities so when BABY Kicks is here we will be ready to post them so you can see...try it out.

here is a video from the day we got married on Mt Tam!

Dad came to visit!

Dad came to visit and I took him to work with me...
Here are some of my interns...being tough.


So I decided to show them who is the toughest...and enter the
pie-eating contest.
Yeah..
great idea!

What? Hands behind my back?


YUM!
Made dad proud :) 

Getting the work done

We could not let my dad come and go without helping us
with baby preparations!
So he got in on the carseat installation.

And that seat is not going anywhere.

We worked up a great appetite and Don cooked up some
AWESOME ribs. It took 5 hours!
and was worth every hickory smoked second.

Cant wait to dig in.

Hungry? 

And then they ate!

And as if i wasn't full enough.
we went to the fair in Burlingame after to find funnel cake!
But all we found were

some lousy piroshkis.

(and dad flashed his gang signs)
So we had crepes instead :) 

Our day in SF

Dad wanted to explore the beatnick bookstores
and we found just the right place.

Funny thing, we learned at CityLights

It was meant to be a used bookstore, all paperback.
And now if you ask at the register. ***pants will tell you
there are no used books.

But go upstairs to the poetry room, and there will be 3 cases
of used and discount stuff.
SUCKERS!

So dad got a new dylan book, written by Sam Sheperd.
that he had in his 20s and a used book called "Asspants".

Which we affectionatley call the rude guy at the counter now.


We walked around Northbeach, caught a great latte and tiramisu
at Cafe Trieste..YUM and made our way to Coit tower.

There is Mt Tam in the background, where we got married.
Dad was happy to see the mountaintop with me
since he couldnt be there for the wedding.

And we stopped by Pete's to say hi to Jason
and drove around the Presidio. Ending up
in the Palace of Fine Arts.

The best parts of our itinerary was the menu!
Thursday: Indian curry at home, ice cream and cake
Friday: Barbecue, greek for dinner (pasticio, hummus, gyro, souvlaki, spanikopita)
Saturday: Pancakes, lunch in half moon bay (fresh seafood!)
Sunday: Eggs with rye toast, Hickory smoked ribs, corn, potatoes, crepes for dessert
Monday: Huevos Rancheros, lunch in the city, and Vietnamese at Sunflower
Tuesday: Coffee with Chantal, Shabu-Shabu

Thanks for your visit dad. I love you.
Come back soon!
xoxo

Shabu Shabu

 

Baby Tiki Shower!

YUM YUM YUM!

Jessica and Stacia threw us a bash to celebrate our baby. The food was SO yummy
curried coconut chicken, Shish kebob, grilled fruit and veggies, blended yummy drinks,
and a cake!!
Okay, so my favorite part was the food but we also had a lot of fun.


Jessica must be listening intently...she is so polite













Stacia was having a rough day and needed a cocktail.
"Get this stupid umbrella out of my Bacardi!"
okay, i made that up

And we got to see Adrienne and Chantal who are also expecting.








We played pregnancy pictionary...what a hoot!



Ben took lots of pictures so you wont see him on our blog because he is always
behind the camera. but we still love him!



Thank you so much for the great party, the generous gifts and for celebrating our family!
XOXO



Don...guarding the breadbowl and wearing the official guest
of honor tiki hat that i refused to put on!