Well hello lil' one

This past weekend we finally got to meet lil' Albert Wehrman! Our friends Lisa & Tom had him on September 1st, but have been very busy with the lil' guy. We all headed over to their place and while Max showed Tom & Lisa what would eventually need to be child-proofed, we got to dote on Albert for a bit.

Look at those cheeks...can you not DIE? What a beautiful family they make!

Tom, Albert, & Lisa

Stompin' around stanford

Last weekend my parents and my sis came to visit and we decided to walk around the Stanford campus to let Max get his ya-ya's out before lunch. Not only am I reminded how pretty this portion of the campus was, but it is always great to see Max spend time with his grandma, grandpa, and auntie!

Pops & Moms in front of the church 

Max on the go

"What's up statue?"

Mom & Auntie Nga watch Max run around

Max LOVES his Grandpa 

More running around

Pumpkin Patchin'

A couple weeks back we visited the pumpkin patch with Max. We decided on a local family farm (Webb Ranch in Portola Valley) instead of trying to deal with the Half Moon Bay madness that happens around this time of year.

It was so fun to see Max so into it. He insisted on walking from the car all the way down the hill and into the patch by himself (no hand holding by Mom). Once he got there, he was amazed by the selection and prices...ok that was me. Really, we got about 5-6 pumpkins total and we paid $22! Awesome. Best part of all was to see how quickly Max caught on to picking out pumpkins (going for alot of big ones) and putting them in a wheel barrel. I can't wait to see how he reacts to trick-or-treating :)

Max poses on a hay stack

Daddy & Max on the hay truck

Max picks his first pumpkin

Leon paying close attention to fantasy football Max

Max & Daddy

More pumpkin pickin'

Two Sweet

You know, I been dying to tell you about these two, but I wanted their folks to be able to tell ya' first.

We are more than ecstatic to announce the arrival of our dear friends the Paulson's baby girls...yep twins! Congrats Angie, Brett, & Big Bro Henry!

Ruby Genevieve Paulson
October 7th   10:01 pm   6 lbs 3 oz   19.75 in

Charlotte Piper Paulson 
October 7th   10:07 pm   5 lbs 15 oz   18.5 in

Ruby & Charlotte

Ruby

Charlotte

Me visiting@ the hospital...they were so tiny & cute!

Very proud about using a spoon

Another reason Max & Tank are good buds

Max cleans house with Tank

I know I have been terrible at the blog upkeep...so here's a video to keep you interested! Max torturing playing with Tank. In case you can't tell, Tank is not a fan of anything that cleans the floor, be it vacuum, swiffer, or broom! (I also caught Max saying Uh-Oh on this vid :) )

The aftermath

Max had fun with the decor from Francie's baby shower too...don't you love how he's peacefully reading his book after he was done with the cupcake wrappers?

Showering for Mama Francie

On Sunday I had the honor of hosting a shower for my friend Francie and her second little one to arrive in December (it's a girl!). I decided on brunch, and while Leon had boys time with Max, we girls gabbed away over coffee & baked goods. I am so excited for Francie's baby girl and I know Andrew will be a great big bro...AND I also like shopping for girls :)

Now, when you are hosting brunch for a large group of people, labor intensive foods or those you cannot prep ahead of time are out (like pancakes, and made to order eggs). Instead? go for the baked stuff you can stick in the oven (and prep the night before!) and not think about while you run around decorating and getting yourself pretty.

On to the decor...

Stole this cupcake garland idea from Pinterest. (Thanks for the new addiction Annika!)

Serving up the food: Egg bake "Boozy" Baked French Toast (with Baileys), sausage, bacon, fruit salad, scones, & banana bread.

The "Wishes for Baby" idea was stolen from my awesome party-throwing friend Annika here.

Cupcakes stacked in a mason jar as favors...also stolen from Pinterest.

The guest of honor Francie (middle) surround by fam & friends!

Lily & Marie

Nhat, Karina, Roxanna, & Christina

Make a baby play-doh game - this was pretty funny

The winner Mary with Francie and the "baby"

Last shot of all the gals

Labor Day - Later

Leon and I had an awesome weekend in Mendocino with friends during Labor Day Weekend, but I have no pictures to show for it.

I do have pictures from Labor Day when we took Max to the Children's Discovery Museum. This kid had a BLAST. He paid for it though, because I am thoroughly convinced this is where he caught the Hand, Foot, Mouth Disease (don't google it...you will only be grossed out).

It was such a fun time for him that we had a hard time getting him to leave. I know we will definitely be back one day.

At the water tables

Getting soaked

Putting sidewalk chalk in the plant buckets 

And...um...in the plants too

Fun at this maze (that hole was a vacuum that sucked in the ping pong ball)

Cool technicolor room with a carousel shadow

Sand table

Same weekend - different celebration

Yes...it was a busy weekend that one before last. We headed out to the Ritz in HMB to celebrate the impending arrival of the Paulson's twins! Whoo hoo. What a great excuse to have a fancy brunch.

The Kavals, Paulsons, & Chens ate our hearts out, took a mini-walk around the hotel, and hung out the remainder of the day. How cute does Angie look...would you think she was expecting twins? No!

Congrats Paulsons - we can not WAIT to meet these little girls!

The girls

The guys

Angie thinking "Why yes, bloody marys sound like a GREAT idea!"

Mama & Papa Paulson

And another bday...for PK!

And in that same week, we did a little celebration for Peter at our place. I baked him a cake (and Ann and Peter both had to convince me that they NEVER had a cake baked from scratch for their bday...apparently, Italians don't bake? Always storebought...shameful!!!!).

Anywho, I am not sure we really tasted anything because we did a little more celebrating than we thought with the JD and coke. We even did a "re-do" on Peter's happy birthday song because Ann thought she was recording it...but she wasn't. Shenanigans.

Love spending time with the Kavals, and especially celebrating PK's bday!

The cake (yellow w/chocolate-sour cream frosting)

Peter is pretty shy in front of the camera 

Blowing out the candles - part deux

A good pairing