Author Archives: Vale

Carnival Costumes

27 Oct 2012

Oscar wanted something festive that wasn’t his REAL costume that he will wear on Halloween (Wednesday).
Lucy just wanted to get her hands on the grass skirt and bikini top that I was trying to hold back.
SO today they had a little fun with these… And I snapped these shots as we were headed out the door.

– “HULA PRINCESS” –

– “GIRL” –

Sources: Everyone wanted to know where I got such a great grass skirt. You’d never guess. And Oscar is wearing an unknown label hand-me-down dress from Clarice. It’s a size 5, and now it will go back into the storage bin of clothes that are waiting for Lucy.

Gangnam Style (Giants are up 2-0 in Series)

26 Oct 2012

The latest craze (song) out there is Gangnam Style.
If you don’t know what I’m talking about, it’s this:

Kinda ridiculous, but totally fun.
However I’m not trying to blog this. (even though I just did – Boom.)
I’m actually trying share a moment from Oscar’s day..

Backstory:
Thursday’s routine has me doing my “workday” at laurel hill.
(Today I snapped these:)

MEANWHILE, across town, Oscar gets out of school. He goes to chess club for an hour, which he loves (yay!) from 3:30 to 4:30.
After that, my friend Belinda brings her son Brayden, plus Oscar and Shayan, and Brayden’s twin sister Kayleigh, across town to JK for soccer practice.
(and this saves me the cross town trip so I luvvvvv her)…
We’re soccer moms together.

Tonight, AFTER THE GIANTS WON, AGAIN, I remembered something, so I texted her. Here is the convo:

(Did I mention the World Series?!?
MadBum was crazy good!
or should I say…. Num Num style)

Long Weekend in Sonoma

22 Oct 2012

We caught the last bit of Indian Summer…

There was a nip in the air, so this move by Madie was brave.
(the pool was not heated as advertised!)

The fall oak trees were so pretty! I was so busy I never got around to a real “photography outing” like I had planned. I wanted to go for a walk with my camera and the kids. It’s okay. We went to the farmer’s market, we shopped in the square, we cooked, we barbecued, we ate, we watched sports, a movie and the new Nashville TV show. We swam, we jumped on the trampoline, we lay in the sun, we read magazines, we Instagrammed, and Lucy wore 999 different outfits. We had an amazing dinner alfresco, and celebrated Madie & Cole’s birthdays. Oscar said, “I love this house!”. And I got this oak tree photo with my iPhone. We left exceedingly happy, and full.


ALSO, we enjoyed a love affair with El Molino Central. The Enchiladas Suizas are something special.

Nanu, thanks for a great getaway!

Also, I haven’t blogged anything about the Giants lately, but we’ve been watching every game of the pennant race.
Mark is at Game 7 tonight, vs. the Cardinals.
I won’t write anything specific — it’s the eighth inning — but GO GIANTS!!