California Boardwalk

I have been MIA for a couple of weeks now.  I have been tending to at first a grouchy teething baby then a baby with a cold then a horrible cold/allergies/asthma for me.  Needless to say, it has been a challenging and tiring some 14 days now and I'm just glad that that was over.  Despite of being sick we were able to go visit the Santa Cruz Boardwalk last week and relax by the beach and eat some junk food.

Mommy the hair stylist

I was quite nervous cutting Lukas' hair by myself but I really wanted to try and do it myself and I am very happy with the result.  Lukas sat still enough for me to be able to cut his hair and I had to do it in 2 separate session because he got a little antsy in the beginning.  Now that I know I can do it I am glad that I'll be saving money on hair cuts!

Palette Additions

Once a month Lukas goes through his "picky" times with food and it truly stresses me out when he doesn't want to eat.  So instead of just giving him puffs I use this time to introduce new food to him and I recently introduce hummus and eggplant to him.  I made him roasted Parmesan eggplant with hummus over pita bread and I couldn't be any happier with the result because this is what he's been eating all of last week.   So what I did is just roasted the eggplant with olive oil, Parmesan, and parsley and added good hummus with it once it was chopped and cooked.  Spread in a pita bread and voila! Lukas gobbled it up like it was the best thing.  The good thing also is that I can eat it!  It's seriously worth a try!

I started Lukas with Oatmeal pretty early on but I took it to the next level last week and I made him steel cut oatmeal and put it in the fridge to serve it to him every morning.  Along with it I pureed some blueberries and raspberries to mix in to the oatmeal.  A splash of milk and a drizzle of honey and it was good to go.   Easy and Healthy!

Play Tools

I've been baking lately and I'm really bummed out when my phone failed on me and I had to go to the store and get it replaced before downloading the pictures I've taken.  I've been focusing on being active lately which is good because I've been making all this baked goods and tasting it alone I swear could add inches to my waist!  I visited Sur La Table to get some gadgets I'm lacking around the kitchen and it's pretty funny how giddy I get just getting tiny little tools.  Seriously going to Sur La Table or Williams Sonoma makes me feel like a kid in candy store, except the candies are too pricy..

Anniversary

It ended up being a quiet and relaxing day to celebrate our 5th wedding anniversary.  We went to Walt Disney Family Museum during the day with Lukas.  Lukas did so well being in the museum and interacted with the staff and got lots of high praises from them about him being so good.   The day was gorgeous in San Francisco and the Museum was very interesting and informative.  After that we went to have a fabulous dinner at Fleur De Lys.  I wasn't up for a dress up night after walking all day so I was in a foul mood on our drive to the restaurant but Fleur De Lys had an appetizer called Baekeoffe.  It's truffles and fingerling potatoes with duck and foie gras "burger" so perfectly savory that it instantly put in an awesome mood.  I took pictures of the food but I'm still deciding whether it's good enough for a blog post as you know restaurants are often "romantically" lit therefore the photos always comes out dark.

"I will lift you up when you want to fly and shelter you when you want to hide"

Today marks our fifth wedding anniversary and we are going to celebrate it with Lukas during the day and a date dinner at Fleur De Lys.  It's kind of crazy when I look back on how I was when I got married and I laugh because all has happened since then has been everything I didn't expect.  In fact I didn't have any expectations at all! so all of this has been a happy surprise.

So what did I learn after 5 years?  I learned that Mark and I have the capability to make the most out of any challenges we face and that at the end of the day we take comfort that even though everything outside of our marriage is chaos we manage to keep US the center of calm and that we make sure that the good stuff always, always out weighs the bad stuff.

We remind ourselves to laugh and most importantly never loose our child like "it is the most important thing in the world".

Children Space

I don't know if I just now became aware of all the cool things that are available for kids today but the more I look the more I feel like they are all so lucky to have all of this stuff available.  From the gadgets to strollers to toys to room decor to organic kosher gluten free food blah blah blah!  I really think that this time is for mommies and kids.  Anyway, I am constantly in the look out for inspirations whether its for toddler cooking or for room decor and Elle Decor featured cool rooms for children.  I can't help but to laugh a little looking at this rooms and think how much work it actually takes for it to be this organize in real life.  :)

 I love a room in the attic cause it feels tucked away, hidden and mysterious.  A place to go wild with your imagination.  Loving the blue room and wood floors. 

 Ultimate girlie room! Check out that orange bed!  

 I used to dream of having a bunk bed and this all white with touches of color makes me want to have it for myself!

 I love the safari themed room and I like that it's not "kiddy" colors.  

This is my favorite and will attempt to emulate this room for Lukas when he's a little bigger.  I think this room inspires travel and adventure and exactly what I would want Lukas to have.

All photos are from: Elledecor.com