Happy New Year!

Or "Happy New New!" as we say now (that's how Skyler started saying it at 2 yrs., so we still do). Skyler and mommy threw poppers (little caps that explode with a BANG when you throw them at the ground) while Sky said "Happy New Year Universe!" and then Happy New Year to the moon, stars, and all of the planets (including Pluto, "because you are a planet"). It was loud but wonderful. Zac, who this time last year was our hope and dream for the new year, is a little young this time around to appreciate the fun and he slept threw the whole thing.

Skyler and I toasted in the New Year at 9:pm, we watched the ball drop (NY time), toasted with sparkling grape juice and ate 12 raisins (in Spain they eat 12 grapes at midnight - good luck for the next 12 months, but we didn't have grapes, we did have raisins through).

Our normal New Year's tradition is that Skyler would go to Nana's and they do the popping streamers and blowers and party hats, but Nana has a cold so Skyler and Zac are with mommy tonight. This is the very first New Years, since 1982, that Matty and I have not been standing together in a romantic New Year's Eve kiss at midnight (boo-woo), but --- so that my love gets to go to Bootie to DJ and play drums and make music (his passion), I'll snuggle the little ones (our passion) and we'll all be together for brunch on the first day of 2008! We are SO Lucky, and blessed, to have it all XOXOX

Pocket Art

Skyler came up to me and said "Mommy, I made something for you." Then he struggled to pull a balled up piece of paper from his front pocket. "Look" he said as he unfolded the paper, "I drew you a picture" and on this big wrinkled page that had been folded so small was a beautiful picture of a house and tree and the sun. We decided that was pocket art and that it's the most special kind.

Christmas 2007

What a wonderful first Christmas for our little Zachary! We are so blessed to have him, he's such a little bundle of joy. He has miles of smiles for everyone. He loves his hands and is starting to hold small soft toys. His favorite thing is the edge of his blanket grasped in his hands and a little piece in his mouth for chewing. He had a great Christmas morning and hung on to his new silver rattle and his new little soft frog. We had Christmas dinner at Nana's house and Alisha & Miss Lynda joined us. Zac was passed around to loving arms and big smiles last night and he returned the love.

Santa was extra generous - Skyler is overwhelmed by the loot he's amassed. We stacked it all up in a tall tower so he could see just how much NEW stuff he got and just how much OLD stuff he needs to get rid of (which means putting it down in the garage for the next set of kiddies to use). You wouldn't think that would be so hard, moving stuff from here to there, but when you are a self centered (typical 5 year old) who wants it all (cake and eat it too) it's hard to decide what should go (again I mention that it's only going to the garage, he can visit these "sad lonesome toys" anytime he wants) so he kind of wants to keep it all. Unfortunately we just don't have that kind of room in his room. Right now his bedroom looks like a cross between the best educational toy store, a clothing boutique and the Star Wars aisle at Toys R' Us. We have our work cut out for us today!

Zachary discovers his hands

Zac is still the cutest baby around! We've been having more fun now that the colds and pink eye are done. We went to our Mommy & Baby group yesterday and sang all of those old songs where guys fall and break their crowns, cradles with babies fall, and cute little animals get their tails cut off with carving knives. Today I'm going for a walk through Golden Gate Park with another mom and her daughter Stella from the group. Zac is cooing, grunting (talking) and has finally discovered his hand (loud sucking and smacking sounds) so he can better entertain himself - but he is a very loud bed partner!