Gonzalo is here!

June 23, 2014- Ricardo and I are now Tio and Tia to baby Gonzalo. His sister Maria gave birth on Monday to a beautiful baby boy! Carolina is getting some good practice in.

French Riveria and F1

And so begins her infatuation with airplanes- or so she likes to say "babayon" (avion in spanish). We took Little C-Lo's last flight in the "cheap" seats and headed to Nice and Monte Carlo for a long 4-day weekend. The past few years Ricardo's (January) birthday presents have been trips, concerts or excursions. Last year we went to the Madrid Open (tennis match). This year I thought he'd quite enjoy the F1 races in Monaco! He did. and it was a wonderful last getaway for the Riches family of 3.

C admiring the view

Nice, France

Rick's view from the races

Gorgeous Fountains in Nice

C and I enjoying the red carpet at the Cannes Film Festival

Chevre Chaud- Grilled Goat Cheese Salad- Heeeaaaven!

Walk on the promenade with Tio Alberto

Riches party of 3- last family vaca before baby B arrives!

1 last trip......

Back and forth, back and forth..... And now time to rest and get ready for baby. I took my last work trip a few weeks back to wrap things up before my leave. Did i mention i despise paying taxes on the danish system, but ohhhh ohhh how i adore the benefits! The Danes really have the work/life balance figured out. Beauty of socialist gov't! ;-) I'll start my leave end of this week and should return around August of 2015. Until then, just enjoying a few of my favorite danish things......

Dinner out with the Engbers at MASH- no picture with them or the restaurant :-( but take a look at the beauties that Margareta grew in her garden.

I spent 3 days in a quite intensive Project Management course, followed by a 3hr exam. After I decided to stock up on some of my favorite Danish Designers to celebrate- Rosendahl glasses and oil & vinegar set, Menu hot plate holder, a nice leather box, cork note boards and matching onesies from Noa Noa for the girls :-)

And spending some quality time with Shereen

Weekend Adventures

Mixing a little business with pleasure.... Ricardo had 2 shows booked in Barcelona, so the family tagged along to enjoy the sun and sea for the weekend. I just realized this is more an entry about little one than the actual city- but hope you enjoy the adventures anyways. =)

This gal could have stayed in the hotel playing with the phone all day- Love this!

Music and Dancing- her faves! and I'm sure she thought the crowd was there for her =)

Bringing home the bacon!

Every corner is a new discovery these days

C learns the spanish "salud" or "cheers" and would not stop! Now every time we sit down with a glass, she has to "salud"- ADORABLE!

Favorite mode of transportation

Perfect weather for playing in the sand

Happy 3yrs Riches!!

Getaway time!! Celebrating 3 years, a new baby on the way and a nice long 4-day weekend for just the 2 of us, Ricardo and I headed to Mallorca. It was amazing! Perhaps because we did zero planning and we hadn't talked to many people who had been there, but we sure were impressed. We stayed in Palma and ventured around the island from there. Here's a few of the amazing sites from our getaway weekend.



our hotel- harbor side and overlooking the cathedral

day 1- heading to the old town and the 2nd tallest cathedral in the world

the beautiful village of Valldemossa

a hidden little cove we stumbled upon

Cals de Moro- you had to hike a little bit to get here, but completely undisturbed from hotels, restaurants and the normal things you would find around such a beautiful site.

my life for 4 days! famous Mallorcan Ensaimadas

lunch at the harbor at Port de Pollenca

these thousands of stairs led up to a sweet little church and down to the village where I enjoyed the Sunday market while Ricardo biked the area.

Cap de Formentor

Me at 24 weeks =)

Carolina Lola- 18 months old!

Our little girl has grown so much since her last monthly post (at 12 months). She is a talker, a singer, a dancer and never EVER sits still- so full if energy and so full of life. She repeats nearly every word you say, but her favorites are cookie, turkey, no, mami, papi, hola, chupe (spanish for paci), pato (duck), all gone, mas (more). She's about half and half now with spanish and english. Climbing on everything and standing on chairs are her big thing these days. If you ask her to sing, she says "happy" and starts to sing "happpy to youuuu"- adorable! She's still loving daycare, as the others sit and play when they arrive- she grabs your hand (or anyone's) and dances around the room (so super cute!). She really enjoys being outside, swinging, pushing her baby in the striller, sitting in the jogger.... She eats everything (still) and still getting her beauty sleep of 12hrs, though naps are verrrry unpredictable. Her lamb lamb and chupe are her life! If asked, she'll give Baby Begoña a kiss (on the belly) and occasionally to Mami and Papi too. Peppa Pig and Little Einsteins are her favorite cartoons, especially the opening song. So much action for her these days and we couldn't be more in love! Can't wait for her every next move.

Springtime in Tennessee

We miss our friends and family sooo sooo much! It was great to be home, but as always- the days feel so short. We were spoiled last year with so many trips to the US, but this is our last trip home as a family of 3. How great it was to relax at the lake with Grammie and Babaw, get to play with Addie and Rod, meet up with dear friends like Meghan, Lynn, the Bowmans and a very special treat to meet Ella Jo on her 1st day in this world. We'll be back in Decmeber and until then..... lot's of Skype calls to come!

Honorary Coach Ricardo with Coach Rod, Addie and the little mascot

Lovin' on some Odom boys!

a nice little visit before Ella Jo arrived

Daddy had to go back to work- but we were so glad he came for a week!

Carolina's favorite lake activity with Grammie- Wagon Rides

Playdate with the Bowman girls =))

Meeting Ella Jo Odom (where is my picture with Christy too?!!)  for the first time

Cupcake date with Meghan



This little bunny is all knocked out after 2 busy weeks in the US!!