Enjoying Monday though" someday"

Engrossing in reading while waiting to enjoy a dinner



Patiently waiting.....


... And waiting


Now sharing....


A few years ago a dear friend shared with me a secret on enjoying a meal with children. " Take your children with you and make eating somewhere other than in your home normal . This shared secret has brought many cafe sit down coffee days, restaurant meals with a glass of wine to be enjoyed rather than avoided . It allows the present rather than the future of " someday when they are older" and for that I am grateful because " someday " is one regret I am not willing to have with my children.

8 smiles is enough...

8 kids sleep over .. Say hello to the floor .. It's where you sleep & eat :)






8 kids & Bart ... Waving goodbye to adult sanity ....





8 kids taking seats ... introducing adult Bart surfing ....






8 kids & rain ... Speechless





8 kids means sometimes we cry...





We boycot picture taking....





We stop talking ...





& stop listening ...





Stop trying to continue adult conversation...





But in all the " where's your jacket?" " where's your little sister ?" " 1,2,3 counting discipline drama...we started a meaningful intent to have a great day with good friends ending with our beautiful 8 .

Location:San Francisco

Our First ...

Trying to help Meliz shop while in chaos ...



Milani always looking out for her own fashion needs ...


Helping my first with her first dance .. I was in my happy place ..


Meliz


Meliz & Peyton = Love


Meliz part 2


Meliz is the cool one with daddy riding behind her making sure she gets there safely .... Okay this is when we really missed our car ...


Preston & milani screaming " have a good time!" oh poor Meliz :))





12 yrs ago I was cradling a 6 month old wondering if I would be a good enough mother to this precious girl . She amazes me , pushes me and sometimes I just call it a day and say " I'm good enough"

A new place with a new perspective

Time for school




Meliz rollin it to school ....



Peyton checking the bus time



Milani prefers the pole over a seat . Holding on tight ...



Peyton making sure we arrive to our very important appointment ..



Alas ! We have arrive to our very "important " appointment with "John"



Double scoops on the agenda & sight seeing artists ..


A talented artist at Bart ...


Talented dancers outside of Powell street ....


We puffy heart public transportation and all it comes with in the bay . We Bart it , bike it , walk it these days . No longer are we sheltered in the four door walls of steel to keep us away from the homeless , the talented starving artist asking for spare change & the questions my children ask daily like " mommy why don't they have a home?" why does that lady scream when nobody is there ?" " mommy can we buy them an ice-cream too?"

The taketh & much giveth

It's a birthday party and car or no car we prevail to two buses to travel to celebrate our milani







Milani looking fabulous after the travel . The girl is here . It's time to party!






We celebrated at a wonderful recycling art park in Berkeley






Hammering away with friends & family






All kids vanished in their own space






























Sisters





Two dads connecting over the love of cycling & parenting .. And how both clearly don't flow ;)





A friend from the past shows up and surprises me with her loveliness ...






Searching for nails to pay for paint...





The rules ...





Happy birthday song to our sweet girl ....and the infamous cake that made it through two bumpy bus rides ....





Love...





Today I was honored with another year with my children . We laughed , played & created more memories . And guess what we didn't need a car ....