Update

I intended to have a "Father's Day: part 2" post, but then... I didn't. We had a great day, though. Carlo wanted to have a BBQ, so we did and he spent most of the day cooking piles of food. At one point I commented to him that it was father's day and he was spending the whole day working and he happily said, "I'm cooking for our friends and family!" I married a good man.

Last weekend we went to New Mexico for various family events. Lucca charmed everyone and had fun playing with all his cousins. It was a whirlwind trip - pictures to follow!

This weekend we dipped our toes in the waters of family camping and went up to Cuyamaca to camp with playgroup friends. It was fun and Lucca had a good (very dirty) time. Again, pictures to follow!

And that is all for now.

swimming with the fishes: father's day, pt. I

Today we went to the Birch aquarium in La Jolla - Lucca's first time. Boy oh boy, was it ever a hit. Fish! Water! STARFISH!!

(Note: Lucca's super-cute "La Bota" tshirt is courtesy of Urban Housewife.

Carlo's "Sunnydale" tshirt is courtesy of Frenchy.)

(these are plastic starfish, by the way...)

And finally, proof that Carlo and Lucca are related:

(and no, we are not feeding Lucca potato chips; we're just eating them right in front of him. That's just the kind of parents we are.)

Happy Father's Day everyone!

cheese

Lucca loves string cheese... I got some a week or so ago and ever since he goes to the fridge and makes the sign for cheese at least once a day, usually multiple times. I explained to him that we all want to eat cheese all day every day, but we just can't. That's one of the bittersweet things about cheese.

This afternoon Lucca was looking up at the camera, and I said, "say cheese!" At which point he got this expression:

He's thinking, "cheese? what does cheese have to do with me wanting to touch the camera lens? wait, cheese.... I think I want some cheese..."

playing the big red ball

Lucca loves to rest his head on the exercise ball while Papa drums on it...

...and, being Lucca, the game would not be complete without a little taste.