What is your name?

Anita & Jesse: What is Daddy's name?

Mateo: Jesse

A & J: What is Mommy's name?

M: Neena

A & J: What is your name?

M: (points to self) Little 'Teo

Summer Catch Up!

Now that it's August, we realize that the summer has just flown by! So, we're playing catch up with events from May, June and July.

May 2009

Mateo leads the way at the Japanese Tea Garden.

Waiting at the Bus Stop. Mateo loves buses and even waiting for them!

Tunnel Crawling

May 29th: Anita's Graduation with her Masters Degree in Community Health Nursing. The Graduation was at the Palace of Fine Arts. What a setting! Here she is keeping Mateo from jumping in to swim with the ducks.

Mateo is just as happy as his mom that school is OVER!

Trying on Mom's funny hat.

June 2009

Trying out sunglasses for summer.


Mateo learned how to use the ipod and speakers.

Mateo was introduced to coconuts & coconut milk by his Gemma (Anita's mom).
Now he can't get enough.


Helping Mommy Build a Shelf-Unit. Yep, it's the right size!


Livin' Large: The pool and hot tub at Daddy's lab retreat.


Snacks on the veranda. Is this how daddy "works" every day?


Hanging out in Newport Beach while Mommy is at her conference.


The Fashion Island Mall is fun!


There are stepping stones...


And a carousel


Tunnel Slide!

Trip to New York: We traveled east to visit Jesse's family and attend a wedding of Jesse's good friend, Nick Obourn to Lauren Goldberg. We visited Manhattan, Brooklyn and Beacon (where Dahlia and Bryan now live). Somehow we have no pictures of any friends or relatives besides Dahlia or of the wedding, but that doesn't mean we didn't have a good time!

Exploring sand and water at the Brooklyn Children's Museum

Budding Artist


We said he likes buses!


Playgrounds in New York are fun!


Up, up, up!


Reading with Aunt "Lala"


Testing the waters on a hike near Beacon.


The daring duo.


Sniffing the flowers.


Snack time at the garden.


Looking cute!


Posing with Aunt Dahlia.

Trip to Wisconsin: We traveled to Wisconsin to visit Anita's brother and Sister-in-Law Alfonso and Sandra. Mateo had a blast, from swimming to berry picking to the (free) zoo in Madison. We even got to visit cousins Adena and Carey who recently moved to Madison. (Thanks to Sandra for taking all the photos).

Relaxing on Uncle Fonso and Auntie Sandra's pillows


They even picked up some library books for our avid reader.


A day at the zoo: let's start with the carousel


Alfonso & Sandra having a "Joey" moment.


Group photo.


Mateo is good about sharing most everything--- except ice cream.


Fording the stream.


What a big turtle!


Cool dude.


Crossing the bridge at the nature preserve where Sandra volunteers.


And she knows where are the black raspberries are, too.


Picking and Posing


More, more berries.


Good clean fun on our last evening: skipping stones, watching fireflies, and climbing on benches.

August Preview: The first photos of the month

In his new prized possession: a 3' x 2' box cardboard box. He's already decorated it (with daddy's help).


Funny boy. (Please disregard the clutter in the background.)