The view from up here

The girls and I are loving finally living in our own house!! We owe you a "pictures of where we live now" post, but in the meantime - a snacktime view.

The girls must still be American, they enjoy people watching as much as I do. I tried to explain "people watching" once to the inlaws and they just asked "why?".

The bonus picture is of the super vicious neighborhood gang. It is always the same group of dogs, I swear! Maybe they are siblings ;) Let's stick with gang members, that sounds more interesting.

What about you? Have you found any habits of yours (like people watching) that are unexplainable to people here?

The rain jinx!

This was the post I started yesterday... It musthave made the rain gods angry because today beforeI could finish it it started raining. Oh, and hailing. Love you Mexico City summer!


It was titled "Here comes the sun...."
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"And I'd say- its alright..."

We have enjoyed a suprising two day reprive from Mexico City's wet, lame, and dreary version of summer.

And what does any good mama with kiddos do? Go to the park!

This is our nearest park. This was also the first and last time we will be taking our camera with us, I got quite the lecture when the man found out. He is right, but come on! I have to document the girls park, right?!

Since I didn't mention it....

Little one turned TWO!!!

We celebrated by visiting the zoo at Chapultepec. SHE celebrated by sleeping through half of it on my back.

My, how the time flies!

Lesson learned

Leaving a 20 month old with my suegro for 45.7 seconds while I run to the restroom is NOT the same as leaving her with my suegra.

Our conversation when I returned from the bathroom went a little like this....

Me: "mami, sunscreen is not to drink!"
A: "chapstick?"
Me: "no mami, this isnt chapstick, this is sunscreen" ( as I frantically try and wipe the sunscreen out of her mouth...)
A: "mama, thirsty"
Me: "are you thirsty because you drank drank sunscreen?"
A: "agua, all gone!"
Me: "you drank sunscreen because you finished your water?"
A: "si."



Ok, that makes it so much better. At least you were problem solving.

We both learned a lesson- sunscreen isnt to drink and babies arent to be left with the suegro.

(Seriously speaking, he is great with the girls and they adore him. Except for this one sunscreen drinking incident LOL)

Dizzingly Presenting

The newest WALKING member of our household........

Photo time!

I know what you tune in for.... Cute toddlers :

Blowing bubbles for Easter

Turning One!

And of course, fun food!

This one is for you Grandmother

Here I am! Curly hair, baby on the back, alive and well :)

(she requested a picture of me, not just of my back when I am posting pictures of a sleeping baby on my back!)

sleepy girl in our linen kiesel indo wrap

When I moved to MX

I had NO clue I would be thanking mt lucky stars for my inlaws. Mostly my suegra (MIL) and "cunis" (cuñada or SIL) .

Its amazing. I knew I did everything when it came to the girls, and it (usually) didnt bother me. What I didnt realize is its REALLY nice to have someone else hold your kid for 10 minutes. Or to have them feed them so you can eat a meal in peace. Or, like tonight, when your 9 month old ball of fire decides sleep is for the dead.... After listening to her cry off and on for 3 hours because she doesnt want to sleep.... You can give up, get up out of bed and hand her off to someone else. So instead of crying (which I was seriously on the verge of) you can make yourself some hot tea with canela while someone else deals with your hyper Chuckie child who wont sleep.

Maybe someone snuck her a Payaso when I wasn't looking? That goes great with a breastmilk and only "natural" foods diet, right? Chocolate covered marshmallow on a stick.

I wonder if her cousin (also an "A" baby, practically the same age) is ALSO wide awake. Hey cousin A , are you wide awake too? Its 12:42am here in MX, what it is 1:42 am there ? Lets have an international baBAY parTAY!

Nothing like the sound

Of a baby sleeping on your chest. Or rain on a metal roof. Or 3 adults snoring in unison, while you sit awake holding your youngest child upright so she can sweep bettew :)

She is getting a little heavy, no? Only 13.5 kilos but still.... Pretty heavy for 2:49am. Mami loves her anyway.