Stink face!

Santiago is at the age where he will do things to elicit a laugh from me and his papa, or the elderly couple sitting next to us at the restaurant, or the cashier at starbucks, or anyone, really. He'll scrunch up his nose really hard and squint his eyes. He looks ridiculous, it's awesome!

Just think how fun it will be to show him this picture when he's older and laugh about it together!

Good morning!

 Santiago and I are feeling much better today (slowly recovering from this)

thank you kindly for all your well wishes.

must. get. well.

we're passing around the flu at our house like a hot potato.

and to top it off santiago has strep throat and I have a raging ear infection. we're going on day five of fighting this fierce sick-o of a germ. each day feeling a little worse than the last.

i gave santiago a vapor bath, then lovingly smeared vapor-rub all over him, including all ten of his cute little toes. he drank a sippy cup filled of love, warm milk with honey, and drifted off to dreamland.

so. . . . .

i'm going to tuck myself back into bed with a new book. a ridiculous love story.

send us get well wishes, would ya?

Wordless Wednesday.

we will miss summer.

we kept very busy over the summer, we did it all! the pool (almost daily), the library, the water park, the children's museum, the zoo, the park, the other park, the park on the other side of town with the very hungry ducks that chased santiago for his snacks, the lion habitat, play-dates, yogurtland because we ate way too much frozen yogurt way too many times this summer.


santiago and i are a bit nostalgic, we will miss summer but. . . the first sign of fall has shown it's face! pumpkin spice latte is back at starbucks!

Santiago landed his first modeling job!

My friend April has the cutest little shop on Etsy, a few months ago she made Santiago an adorable Dinosaur toddler-size backpack to replace the dreadful diaper bag.

The backpack is total awesomesauce! It's lightweight and very roomy; in it Santiago carries diapers, a wipes case, his favorite toy, snacks and a sippy cup. He loves it and takes it everywhere we go, followed by lots of compliments which is quite alright by Santiago because he loves being told how cute he looks.

April emailed me last week and asked to feature Santiago on her shop modeling the boy toddler-backpacks and I replied right back with a big fat YES, because what mother doesn't want their child to be a model, am I right?

Here are a few photos from the photo shoot because Santiago likes you all so much.

How do I get one of these adorable backpacks for my little one? You ask.
Go HERE!

Sugar cookies

I've been feeling ________ lately. You fill in the blank and I'm sure it would describe an emotion my little heart has been experiencing. There is nothing traumatic happening in my life, just life happening in my life. Also, Saturday is my 28th birthday. Yes. 28. Midlife crisis here I come!

In an attempt to overcome this funk, I baked my favorite cookie recipe while Mr. Santiago oversaw the process. He was also the official "Cookie Tester."

Santiago did a marvelous job decorating the sugar cookies,

except I like more cookie in my bite than sprinkles.