Lazy Sunday

Scene: Cool, windy outside; cozy family inside. Mama folding laundry and paying bills. Babe and dada cuddling on the couch watching "Free Willy". Chili crocking in the pot and life is good, very very good.



End scene (for now).

Oh, one more thing. Here's a Guajardo deck update:
The contractors will be here tomorrow to finish our deck! JJ built a gorgeous planter all by himself this weekend (sans plans) so that we can grow our own vegetable/herb garden. I am so proud. Now if only Mother Nature would give us some sunshine...

Our deck is almost done!!

For those of you following the Guajardo family deck project, here are a few pictures of our almost finished addition to our house:




It's beautiful and better than we imagined!! We are so happy and can't wait to have you all over to celebrate once the deck is done!

"No, MY do it!"

We've hit the age where Mathilde very much wants to do things herself. Me: Can I pick out a cute outfit for you to wear today, sweetheart? Mathilde: NO, MY do it!

To curb this daily drama, we've started having Mathilde pick out her own outfits the night before so mornings are less rough. Our lives are much calmer now but you should see some of my daughter's awesome style! (Yes, I use the word "awesome" loosely, but no, there is nothing cuter than a two year old that has dressed herself.) Here are the pictures of Mathilde's do-it-herself outfits from this weekend:

Saturday = silly fleece hat was a must and really brings the outfit together.


Sunday = ummm no, she could not be wearing more pink!


You might think from these photos that 1) we let Mathilde drink too much juice and 2) we never do dishes, but here's the real story: Mathilde is also insistent about drinking from the same cup every morning and going through the very same routine. So I wash this pink cup often. As for the juice, she gets watered down oj every morning and then water or milk the rest of the day. Well, she also gets the same watered down oj (in the same pink cup) after school but that's purely a parent defense move so that she does not have a breakdown during the "witching hour". Me: You've got to pick your battles!

Sharing the season with friends

I love spring!! It's always been my favorite season for so many reasons, and one being that it invites outside playtime with friends and family. We have been embracing the sun as much as possible lately and soaking in the Pacific Northwest. I still can't believe we've been back in Seattle almost a whole year now and that warrants much reflection... Unfortunately, I am tired (in a good way) after a long, wonderful weekend and I can't reflect much now. But I wanted to post some photos since we've been busy and they tell stories all by themselves. Enjoy!

Here we are enjoying a spontaneous picnic on UW's quad under the gorgeous cherry blossoms with Erika, Jason, Felix & Annie (that's a long sentence). So fun and beautiful!






And my little girl just hanging out on campus. She's getting so big but not quite that big yet, thank goodness!


Also on campus: we give thumbs up to recycling! I have to send this one to my boss!


Last night we had an Americans-in-Denmark-back-in-Seattle reunion with Heidi, Andy, Heidi, Scott, Audrey, Bruce & Sharon. So fun & hyggelit!!










Today: HAPPY EASTER!! We invited Mathilde's friend Alice over for a little egg hunt in our backyard today. The girls had lots of fun together and embraced the egg hunt to the fullest. We enjoyed the yummy yummy brunch with friends too. (Soon our yard will be all "decked out" but that's another story!)




A farewell photo to start off another school/work week. Happy spring everyone, thanks for reading!

The way things should be

When she's not having a tantrum, she's pretty dang cute!!

(Just wanted to remind myself that my sweet darling Mathilde is in there somewhere. I'm sure she'll come back out when the terrible 2's are over! Before would be nice...)

Family day in the park

We had a gorgeous Seattle week with Grandma Guajardo and her friend Joyce in town. Last Sunday we spent a few hours at the Kubota Gardens (our first time there) in South Seattle. The trees are blooming and Mathilde thoroughly enjoyed running around with her family. Thanks for a great visit Sharon!





(There's nothing like getting up at 6am on a Sunday morning when you have to get up at 6am all week for work! Oh well, at least it gave me time to post pics before brunch!)

Mathilde and her friend Alice

Mathilde's good friend Alice (and our good friends Katie & Chris) came over for dinner the other day. The girls are about 7 weeks apart and have lots of fun together. Here they appear to be imitating their moms with babies in backpacks and strollers. So cute!