Gracing a Fashion Blog

Miles' Aunty Cathy put me up on this kids fashion blog.It's so cute. I love lookin at childrens' fashion from around the world! So one day months ago, I submitted one of Miles' pics since he already has his own steez, pickin out his clothes since he was able to dress himself. http://minihipster.com Enjoy!

Pillow Talk

Some of my favorite moments with Miles are in the morning when he wakes up all smiles, being full of energy, and also before bed as we are laying down in the dark,having conversations. Last night, we told him it was time for his bedtime so that we could go on our "homedate." He found that pretty amusing,"A homedate?!" I told him every night, when he goes to bed, his dad and I stay up a little longer to spend time with each other because it's just as important as when we spend time with him. He asked, "during the day time, you guys spend time with me?" "Yes," I replied, "when we don't have work to do, we are spending time with you." "Oh. So then at night, you just spend time with my daddy?" He asked, "Is that how the day goes? You work and spend time with me then I sleep and you spend time with daddy?" "Yes you're correct." I confirmed. Then he asked, "is that how everybody's day goes with all the kids? The whole earth?" Then he went back to the words: home date. "Why home date? Is it like home school? You just go on a date in our house?" And I told him, "well, we can't leave you by yourself while we go outside the house for a date!" He found this funny and then switched subjects to Box Jellyfishes and their toxins. These are the moments that I will definitely miss with my boy while he is in Hawaii for 2 weeks longer without us. But it will be great for his grandparents to share these moments with him too!

Dessert

It wasn't anyone's birthday but I thought it would be fun to have a cake & candles  after dinner just because...

...it makes them happy :)

Reptile Club

Darrien & Miles went to their first Reptile Club meeting at Scientopia.

They had so many questions about the different colored snakes and geckos.

The Reptile Man

Spotted Gecko

"Why is the snake orange and white?" asked Dengs.

The Banana snake but the boys called it, Banana guy.

 It was pretty much a hands on experience.

"How come it's called the corn snake?" asked Miles.

They rolled up their sleeves and were ready for the snakes.

"He's going off the table! Why?"

"He'll eat me!" Darrien joked.

I'm sure these boys will want to come back every month.

Recycled Art & Beaches

Got the idea of recycling egg cartons into art projects from Scientopia and here's what Miles came up with:

Making a home for his angler fish & crab.

"I'm making waves in the deep sea."

After reading about the ocean and the creatures of the sea, we went on a day trip up the Sonoma coast with Aunty Jen & Dengs. The boys were super excited at first, sand toys, and a picnic packed...

Happy!

Happy!

...But we were not prepared for the 15 mph winds that gave the boys a whooping. 

Not so happy.

While the ocean was blue and clear like the oceans of Hawaii, Miles declared, "I love the Hawaii beaches better! They are NOT windy like this!" Darrien and Miles were so upset with the wind and sand going into their eyes. Jen and I had to laugh about it. It was nice to explore outside of where we usually go and find new places only 45 minutes away. Before we left, Miles collected fragments of sea shells to bring home.

"Let's go now Aunty Jen!"

Happy Father's Day Everyday!

After a Friday night date to see Erykah Badu, Janelle Monae, and J*Davey and a Saturday night of gigs (thanks again Aunty Jen & Nanay for babysitting!),  we spent Sunday bbqing at Nanay's, followed by True Blood nights at our crib. After hours of playing zombie it was time to wind down to read more about the creatures of the sea!

Hope everyone enjoyed their father's day!

10 more days 'til Hawaii! Miles is gearing up, still studying his ocean books and asking a million questions. We have our conversations about how this is his summer ritual, being able to spend quailty time with his gramma & papa, experiencing island life. Plus, I tell him, "your gramma & papa miss you!" And he agrees, nodding his head, "And I reeeeeallllly miss them."  Big ups to his ninong Paulskeee for boking us for this...

Gramma & papa, both your boys will be coming home :)

Scientopia

Scientopia was one of the places on my 'Things To Do' local list. It reminded me of a scaled down version of the Bay Area Discovery Museum (Sausalito) or a smaller Habitot (Berkeley). But it was a lot of fun none the less and I'm sure we will be regulars. We've been meaning to go since Adrienne (Miles' toddler teacher) gifted him a Scientopia certificate. Dengs & Miles left the place all sweaty and have been asking to go back since. Aunty Jen and I signed them up for the Reptile Club for this Thursday night to meet some green, scaly friends. They played for almost 3 hours and they probably could have played all day. I recommend this place to every parent, especially if you're local! Scientopia even has a great summer program. Here are some of the fun things that kept Miles & Dengs busy:

Trains! Heaven for Dengs, telling Miles, "Let's play Thomas!"

It would be great if he wanted to eat those veggies in real life!

I seriously wished that I could ride that thing too.

"I'm cooking fish like Papo," Miles explained.

"Here's dinner for you, Aunty Jen, and Deng Deng."

They loved watching things fly up and away.

And one more time before we leave.

We'll be back Scientopia!