Friday, May 31, 2013

7 months old

Hey sweet baby girl! I could eat up those cheeks all day long.... 17.6 lbs and 26.7 inches tall. You started fruits (pears, apples and bananas) this month and I can't shovel them in fast enough. Finally you've figured out this thing called napping- come on, you're in Spain- siesta's are what they do best! You get in about 3- 30 minute naps during the day and are still sleeping away thru the night. You love to grab at Mommy and Daddy's face and rolling is your favorite mode of transportation. Grammy came to visit and has been teaching you to crawl- at this point, you're just moving backwards =) You like to scream and you've got this new grunt that just started where you slap your legs at the same time. The most precious though is when you get sleepy and lay your head on my shoulder. What smiles you bring. And my oh my, how fast you are growing!

Wednesday, May 29, 2013

DK in the springtime

This month I picked up 2 sessions in Copenhagen and Madrid, so we met up with our traveling Nanny and headed North. Funny enough the weather in Denmark is by far out shining Spain these days. (apparently we're headed for the coldest summer in 200 years!) It was such a nice week for Carolina and Grammy to take long walks and explore the city. I can't complain too much..... check out my office below! We stayed right on the water, near Nyhavn and the city center. Each morning I caught the water taxi to get to work- what a nice way to start the day! We also got to meet up with some of our favorite peeps during the week- Sara, Shereen and fam, Henrik and The Engbergs. And Carolina is now registered as a Danish resident as well- why not?!
Royal Opera House, donated by Mr. Moller- this was my office for the week!
Nope, not December, just Grammy's camera showing an amazing view of Nyhavn =)

with Shereen and Henrik at Tivoli Gardens- so nice in the springtime!
Carolina and The Little Mermaid (they're about the same size)
Mom's first time at Tivoli as well
BBQ at The Engberg's- Their garden is such a site! So glad to call this place my second home! (even have my name on the door =)

Friday, May 17, 2013

Walters- de Abiega go South 2013

I'm a sucker for family vacations and since pre-baby have been dying to plan some trips with our friends and families. Since I was little my family always planned our summer and easter vacations and bowl game trips with my parents friends. Such wonderful memories. So despite the push-back =), I am bound and determined to make this happen!

Let me introduce to you the Walters. Our first joint holiday and the first of many more to come. Liz and Chris flew over from Los Angeles so we could all head South for an Andalucian adventure. We stopped at Arcos de la Frontera for a few nights in one of the "pueblos blancos", staying in an amazing Parador in the middle of this village. We went around to the beaches and nearby pueblos of Cadiz before heading over to Sevilla. How fun to squish the 5 of us in a car, stopping off for Tapas and Tinto along the way, mixed cd and all. and don't forget the nocilla- never forget the nocilla! Can't wait to plan our next destination with them!!

so who's our next taker?

enjoying a nice Moroccan lunch in Vejer
Riches go to la Playa

los pueblos blancos

Isabel y Cristobal

Sevilla in the Spring

Love her!

the typical white walls and bright flowers of Andalucia