May Update

Oh my, have I been neglecting this site! So much has happened since the last time I updated. So here's my attempt to put it all down... We survived our first trip on a plane. As my mother-in-law likes to say, it was like going to war. Everything from naps to baths were infinitely harder on the go. Oh, the baggage... there was so much of it! The part that I was most dreading, the plane ride, wasn't nearly as bad as it could have been. At least Olivia slept for some of the time on each leg of the trip. Sophie... well, she was having too much fun in first class with Auntie P and Uncle J to sleep. There was snacks, fruit, a puppy, and did I mention first class??

Now, we've been to SF several times. But I gotta say, bringing the kiddos was a whole other experience than all the other times. We didn't do all the regular touristy things that most people do (been there, done that) or eat our way through SF (also done that, to disastrous results). We mostly "chilled" as much as we could, with two babies under 1 who are not used to their environment. We hiked Angel Island, ate ice cream in Hayes Valley (OMG, Smitten is amazing), and went to the Ferry Market. Then it was time to go to Sonoma for a wedding!

What a whirlwind the weekend was! Between naps and feedings, somehow we got in a small wine tasting, went to Oxbow Market and went to the rehearsal dinner. The scenery was beautiful but I saw very little of it. Maybe it was because I was looking at it with only one sleep-deprived eye while the other was trying to make sure no one was spitting up, crying or throwing things. It was like there was a screen in front of me that was semi-covered and I couldn't clearly see or appreciate what was in front of me.

The wedding was hard to get both babies dressed and in a non-fussy mood, at the SAME TIME and ON TIME. Poor Denver hustled like he never did before to get two babies roused from naps and dressed so he could make pictures! An untested parent's nerves really get shot when you have to do it in 20 minutes, whereas it normally takes 1+ hour to get out the door. It's enough to need a drink badly but can't because you have to take care of twins! But no matter what he felt inside, he looked cool as a clam on the outside and that's all that matters.

We did end up coming home in one piece, but definitely battered and needed a vacation. Of course, there was no time, but that's another story...