The White Roof

Marc spent quite a bit of time up on the roof a few weeks ago, sealing up the leaks (or what we hope are the leaks :)) and painting it white. (We heard about it before Obama made the announcement though, just for the record!) It has made a noticeable difference in the house temperature so all of Marc's hard work is paying off already! Thanks babe!





Can't wait to see it on Google Earth...

Coconuts Girl

The Babe is finally big enough to wear her Japanese jinbei pajamas...now she can be a "Coconuts Girl" (I don't think the "Engrish" on Japanese goods will ever get old...)

Whale Tail Pool at Porter's House

A really cool pool opened up down the street yesterday at Kelly/Jessica/Porter's house!

Porter's ready to go....it's his French Riviera look. :)


Look at this cool Whale Tail pool!


Is this awesome or what?


Water Baby!


Water Baby #2!


Sad to be out of the pool:


Just kidding, happy to be wearing my crab jacket!

The Start of Summer 2009...Bird Park Concert #1

Summer finally feels like it's here when we have the first Bird Park concert. The kids are pretty excited too:


Here's Jessica sportin' two:




Apparently it's A LOT of fun having two!


Koko swinging Izzy around (I think she was trying to distract her from the promise she made to her to take her to the moon):

Dumpling Party for the dumpling on the way

Mama's coworker, Olivia, was kind enough to throw together a last minute shower/dumpling party for us. Together we made some delicious savory (pork/shrimp and edamame/shiitake) dumplings and also had a make-your-own-dessert-dumpling station with lots of fun ingredients.


We received lots of wonderful gifts for the baby






(and even some for the Babe too!)

and we had a lot of fun with people's name suggestions.


The winners were:
Girl:
New York Villanueva
Dulce de Leche Okanilla (bonus points for the creative combo-last name)

Boy:
Thelonious Okano Villanueva
Flava Villanueva

Chris even provided some entertainment as Princess Leia:


Help me, Obi-one-izzy, you're my only hope!


Jeff, Robin, and Hostess with the Mostess Olivia:


Robbo & Ryan:


Chris & D:


Little Benjamin:


When we got home, the Babe wasted no time "testing" out the baby's new toys--Quality Assurance is top priority to Iz! Only the best for her "boy." (We really hope it's a boy for her sake!)


Mama, these slippers are a little small but I guess they'll do for the baby:

(and it didn't keep Izzy from wearing them around for a few hours.)



Thanks again to Olivia and all for making this such a fun and special event for us! We can't wait for our little dumpling to meet all of you in a few weeks!

Our First Earth Boxes

After our Father's Day festivities, we finally went and got the Earth Boxes that Momo & Jiji so generously funded. We're starting out w/two, one that has tomatoes ("pomatoes" in Izzy speak) and one that has herbs, cucumbers, and eggplant.

The Babe and Daddy did all the hard work prepping the boxes:










After all that hard work, the Babe was pooped and decided to lounge for a bit on the deck:

Happy Father's Day...

...to the best Daddy in the whole wide world!

On Father's Day we enjoyed a wonderful morning with our friends Eve, John, & Ecco. First we went to the Cottage and had a delicious breakfast, then we headed to La Jolla Shores to play in the sand, run from the waves, and search for seashells.

Big Bellies all around-
Eve:


and Mama:


The Daddies hanging out:


Making sand angels:





Izzy & Ecco being very cute:




The Daddies and their girls:


And as the Babe often says (as she's having a hard time getting her shirt pulled on or off her head), "I have a big head, like Daddy." Just one more thing to love about him!