Eats

Some morning fun before helping my mom throw a bridal shower.

Prints

My dining room wall has been blank since we moved in.  I never could find the right thing to put there.  I wanted to put up some surf pictures, but I seemed to have misplaced two, 16"x20" prints since we moved.  Who loses pictures that big?  Where on Earth could they be?  Their loss inspired me to print out new photos in the frames.  I love the architecture of the Westlake homes in Daly City so I thought I would crop photos from the internet and get them framed.  They have such character and I love that the car in the photo on the left is an old Volvo.  My first car was a 1978 Volvo so I have a soft spot in my heart for them.

On the wall.

Like my own little mid-century modern diner nook.

Who wants to meet me at the Westlake diner for breakfast sometime?

Rousseau

 Education time.  Blake's preschool showcases new artists each month.  His drawing was chosen to be showcased on the front office window.  We are proud parents.  Now, time to educate myself on the artist.

Learn about the artist here.

Blake's rendition.

Spun

Not glamorous, but one for the baby book!

Alias

Okay, I am letting you guys in on some more names.  I am keeping my favorite name quiet, but Andrew has fallen out of love with it so I am waiting to see if he will come around again.

Parasol Hallie Kay Hurst
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Owl Hallie Kay Hurst (Andrew says "NO")
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Sundae Hallie Kay Hurst (I can't believe how well received this one has been.  I was telling Andrew's family about how I don't like ice cream, but this baby has made me eat gobs of it.  If she is born on a Sunday then I might contemplate it.)
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Rodeo Hallie Kay Hurst (I liked this one a lot until Andrew said "ride the rodeo.")
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Monterey

We piled into the RV for a beach day trip to Monterey with Ellen and David.  Despite Ellen and David catching Reade's cold and someone sideswiping the RV when we were parked in town, things went great!  The air was fantastic.

Ready to roll.

Blake loved those waves.

Father, son, and grandsons.

Camp mom wearing camp mom shirt.

Soaking up the rays.

Exploring the tide pools.

Dentist

Blake's first dental appointment was at a normal dentist's office with a dentist who also sees children.  Talk of the town is that there is no need to do that.  

My friend sends her kids to Dr. Rabitz.  He is out-of-network for us so we won't be experiencing his wild office:

The customer service rep at Delta Dental got me to the right place on their website and I found that the bells and whistles pediatric dentist offices listed website addresses in addition to their phone number and address.  There were two to pick from and this is how the conversation went:

Me: Hello, I am trying to find a pediatric dentist that has all the bells and whistles.
Front desk: That would be us.
Me: Does each child get their own movie screen while in their chair?
Front desk: Of course.  There is also a video game console station in the lobby while they wait for their appointment.
Me: I just want to make sure that he gets a movie since his friends have been talking about it.
Front desk: We do everything we can to make them comfortable and he won't even know he is at the dentist.
Me: Should I leave his brother with a sitter?
Front desk: Oh no, there are so many games and toys that he can play with.  It also helps establish his relationship with the dentist so he will be comfortable when it is his turn in the chair.
Me: Great, let's schedule an appointment.

Am I a complete Bay Area snob now or is this how all pediatric dentists offices are now?  Andrew laughed at my demands so I am going to chalk this up to me being sucked into the Silicon Valley.

***Blogger completely changed its format and sent me back into Word hell to write this post.  I thought things were supposed to get easier?***