Yes, we had the incredible privilege to have Josh Bers visited the boys a few months ago for a couple of hours. At the time I couldn’t post any pictures, so I am posting them now. The boys loved the presents, a little lion and a little dog. Josh showed off his ability of holding and passing around babies, you can tell he is a father of 3… Sorry Josh for posting this pictures so late, now everyone can see your “ugly mug” (as you describe it 
Yesterday we went with Noni to the park (Golden Gate) and made some soap bubbles for the first time with F&T. They were looking at them pretty stranged, they seemed to enjoy it.
Ahir vam anar al parc (golden Gate) amb la Noni i vam fer bombolles de sabo per primera vegada amb el F i T. Sembla que els va agradar, encara que s’ho miraven amb una mica de cara estranya.
Ultimament no he pogut escriure gens perque els nens no ens deixen dormir a la nit i durant el dia anem com zombies…Pero la ultima novetat es que el F i el T es poden posar drets tot solets agafats a una cadira o caixa!
Lately I haven’t been able to write because the boys haven’t been sleeping at night and we are like zombies during the day… But tha latest news are that F & T can stand up by themselves grabing onto a chair or box!
Finian
Teo
F&T are fascinated by the rumba. Until now they have been looking at it while it’s working, but now that they are more mobile, they follow it! It is really fun to look at them try it to figure it all out 
You will see in the video the first “real” crawling” of Finian.
El F i el T estan fascinats amb la rumba. Fins ara nomes l’han estan mirant com treballa i neteja, pero ara que ja es poden moure, la segueixen in es super divertit veure’ls intentant entrendre-ho tot Tambe veureu en el video el Finian fent els primers gatejos “de veritat” fins ara.
Pictures of their 8 month birthday here. This is a list of what they are doing right now:
They both can go from belly to sit position
They both can do commando crawling
They both have the 2 upper teeth
they love zippers and straps, my grandfather would be proud
they love to look at tags and labels, my father will be proud
they seem to start to respond to their names, sometimes
they eat bananas, rice cereal and yems, avocados makes them a rash
they go to bed between 5.30 and 7.30pm and wake up between 4.30am and 7am. sleep no longer than 3 hours…yes, pretty bad…
they start to bang toys on the floor or table…
they seem to have a good time together, for a few minutes, they smile at each other
Teo weighs 16lbs 12 oz and Finian 17lbs 5 oz
Fotos del seu 8 mesos aniversari aqui. Aixo es una llista del que fan ara:
Tots dos poden asseure’s des de panxa terra.
Els dos poden gatejar estil “commando”
Els dos tenen les dues dents de sobre (i sota)
Els encanten les cremealles is tires de motxilles, el meu avi n’estaria orgullos
Els encanta mirar i “llegir” etiquetes, el seu avi n’estara orgullos
De vegades responen quan els cridem pel seu nom
Mengen platan, arros de cereal, moniatos, i son al.lergics a l’alvocat
Se’n van a dormir entre les 17.20 i els 19.30 i s’aixequen entre les 4.30am i 7am. No dormen mes de 3 hores seguides…si, bastant malament…
Han apres a fer soroll picant joguines contra el terra…
Sembla que els agrada estar junts, una estona, riuen i es criden l’un a l’altre
El Teo pesa 7,6 Kg i el Finian 7,8 Kg
A few blocks from our house there was the Harvest Festival Noe Valley. It was cute, with lots of little tents with clothes, food, art and shops from the neighborhood. I ate a really good wrap from Lucey jucy. mmmm!!!
Molt a prop de casa nostra vam anar al festival de Noe Valley. Molt mono, amb paradetes de roba, menjar, art i botigues del barri. Vaig menjar un wrap bonissim, mmmm…!!!
Leila came all the way from New Zeland to see the boys (…sort of). She brought for them a really nice animals book and 2 little cute stuffed monkeys. Thanks Leila! We are excited that you, Jeff and the boys are coming back soon!
Stephanie came to visit the boys last weekend and she brought them this two little cute hats. Owen took a lot of pictures and they are so good that I created a folder for you to see them all (probably only my parents and Daidie will have the patience to see them all…) Here is a link to the album.
La Stephanie va venir a veure’ns el cap de setmana passat i va regalar aquests dos barrets al T i F que son una monada. L’Owen va fer moltes fotos i m’agraden tant que he creat un album (probablement nomes els meus pares i la Daidie tindran la paciencia de mirar-les totes). Aqui hi ha l’enllac a l’album.
El cap de setmana passat vam anara a veure la cursa que organitzava Redbull de cotxes fets per equips de gent d’aqui SF. Ho van fer al Dolores Park, a prop de casa nostra, i hi va haver 75000 persones que ho van anar a veure! He penjat algunes fotos que vam fer i un video que he trobat a youtube.
Last weekend we went to see the race that Redbull organized of soap boxes made by people from here SF. It was held at the Dolores Park, very close to our house and there were 75,000 people! I’ve posted a few pictures we took and a video I found on youtube.
Ok, after a lot of complaints from Sean and Heather about the picture I posted of them, here are a few more where they don’t look as scary.
Ja us havia dit que ara es mengen els dits dels peus, pero no en tenia fotos. Aqui en teniu del Teo.
I had told you that they are chewing their toes, but I didn’t had any pictures. Here are a few of Teo.
No havia posat fotos del Teo al “saltador”. Aqui les teniu!
I hadn’t put any pictures of Teo in the jumper. Here they are!
Ara els encanta sortir del matalas i explorar coses, i sobretot buscar joguines dins del cistell on les guardem. Aquesta foto m’encanta…
Now they love to leave the matress and go explore, specially to look for toys in the basket where we keep them. I love this picture…
Uncle Elliott would be proud…
Doncs ja hem comencat a donar-los solids. Vam comencar amb platan i despres amb avocat. L’avocat els va provocar una mena de irritacio a la boca, aixi que ara nomes els donem platan. De moment sembla que al Finian li agrada mes que al Teo.
We have started to give them solids. We started with banana and then with avocado. The avocado gave them a little irritation on their mouth so we only give them banana now. So far it looks like Finian enjoys it more than Teo.
Teo’s upper tooth has arrived!
La dent de dalt del Teo ja ha arribat!
He loves the wheels of Owen’s chair…
Li encanten les rodes de la cadira de l’Owen…
Teo has been sitting up for a while now (maybe 2 weeks) but I never posted any pictures of it. Here you go!!!
El Teo ja fa temps que pot seure ell solet (potser fara unes 2 setmanes ja) pero encara no havia penjat cap foto. Doncs aqui les teniu!!!
We have new nannies!!! Our cousins Sean and Heather have come to San Francisco for a few months and they will be helping out with the boys. We really like them, they are calm and patient, perfect to take care of twins! It is great that Fin and Teo will have the possibility to have more members of the family close to them. We are excited that Sean and Heather have arrived and hope they will like their stay here in San Francisco. Welcome!!!
Sean and Heather
HAPPY BIRTHDAY BIG BOY!!!
they are talking now…and they are also very hungry!
Look what we found in the basket!!!
For a few weeks already we have been eating with Teo and Fin at the table. It is really nice to have them so close, they feel much more like boys and no babies anymore…;-) Now we have to be careful what we put in front of them, they want it all!!
Des de fa unes setmanes hem estat menjant amb el Teo i el Fin a la taula. Ens agrada molt tenir-los a prop, semblen molt mes grans, mes com nens i no bebes…;-) Ara hem d’anar amb compte amb el que els posem a davant, ho volen agafar tot!!!
Finian
Teo
Finian
We recently got a few new toys for the boys. We really like the toys from this company: Plan Toys. They are environmentally friendly, really good looking, made out of wood, and have no toxic paints… And the boys seem to like them too. 
Here is a few words from their website:
Plan Creations Co. Ltd, founded in 1981 is the manufacturer and distributor of educational wooden toys under the brand ‘PlanToys’. Our company creates toys that inspire imagination along with being environmentally responsible and maintaining good values. With PlanToys’ innovation and quality, our toys have been welcomed into the hearts of many children around the world. We do our best to make a positive impact on all areas such as the nature or the working environment. In every stage of production, from selecting materials to making the toys, we aim to satisfy all parties rather than targeting only business gains.
PlanToys selects environmentally-friendly materials:
* Preservative-Free Rubber wood
PlanToys is the first and only manufacturer to use chemical-free wood taken from rubber trees that no longer provides latex. Most of the rubber trees that stop producing latex are 25 years old and would be cut down and burnt to make weak quality coal that is ecologically harmful. PlanToys has raised the value of rubber wood to its highest and helped sustain a healthy ecosystem.
* E0 (Non-Formaldehyde Glue)
PlanToys realizes the harm of Formaldehyde glue often found in wooden toys. We are the first to come up with special materials and process to remove the glue from our wood. This is for the safety of all children which is PlanToy’s top concern.
* Water Based Color
PlanToys uses non-toxic and environmentally-friendly colors that are safe for children of all ages, including those under 3 years old.
* Recyclable PackageThe increasing waste level around the world is damaging the environment and deteriorating ours and the future generation’s quality of life. That is why PlanToys chooses to use recyclable packages that can be re-used to help reduce waste.
PlanToys’ products are produced under environmentally responsible conditions:
PlanToys received ISO 9001 (Quality Management) in every of our production stage simply because we care–from choosing chemical-free preservatives to maintain the wood to wood conversion, detailing, erasing edges, and assembling products according to the required standards. We apply non-toxic colors that are harmless to children’s health and wellbeing. Before the production is complete, all PlanToys pass quality standard check before being packaged and delivered.PlanToys has recently been certified with ISO 14001 (Environmental Management). This reflects the company’s determination in managing safe and ecologically-aware productions and activities. PlanToys recognizes the importance of our employees and our society.
Social Contribution
PlanToys is encouraging the building of a supportive environment by establishing institutions and organizations that promote learning and the development of children.
Estem fent progressos en el nostre gateig. Ara ja ens posem de quatre grapes, encara no ens movem, pero tirem el cos endavant i endarrera. Estem a punt de sortir del matalas i anar a explorar el mon!!! Ai, ai, ai…
We are doing progress on our crawling. Now we can stand on our hands and knees. Although we can’t move, we shake our body back and forth. We are ready to leave the matress and go explore!!! Ai, ai, ai…
Teo
Finian
Teo
Finian
El Finian ja pot seure ell solet. I el Teo gairebe tambe!
Finian can sit up by himself, and Teo is getting there!
Ja ens toquem els peus!! I fins i tot ens els posem a la boca!
We can grab our toes!! And we can even put them in our mouth!!!
2 wekends ago went to the little farmers market in Noe Valley. The boys usually fall asleep on the way there, but it’s good for them to just look around and smell and see all the diferent produce, people…It’s nice that we are able to walk to a farmers market in the city.
Ara fa 2 caps de setmana vam anar al mercat de pagesos (el que seria un mercat normal a barcelona, pero que es temporari, nomes per 1 dia de la setmana. A SF no hi ha mercats, tot son botigues o grans supermercats). Els nens normalment s’adormen del cami cap alla, pero quan estan desperts poden olorar i veure totes les varietats de verdures i fruites diferents, la gent… M’agrada que tinguem la possibilitat de caminar fins al un mercat a la ciutat.
Teo amb el barret nou/Teo with new hat
A few days ago we went to Big Basin State Park with the boys. It’s pretty close to San Francisco but we had never been there. We stayed at a camp place with tent/cabins, all very cute. We went for some walks around the site and visit the Big Basin Park. The weather was great…here are some pix.
Ara fa uns dies vam anar al Big Basin State Park amb els nens. Es forca a prop de San Francisco pero no hi haviem estat mai. Ens vam estar a una mena de tendes/bungalows, molt monos. Vam anar a fer algunes excursions pel voltant del camping i pel Big Basin Park. Aqui hi ha algunes fotos.
Avui hem posat al Finian al “door jumper” que vam comprar de segona ma d’una familia de bessons i despres d’uns minuts de no saber que passava, el Finian s’ha posat a saltar i fer bots i s’ho ha passat de conya. Dema hi posarem el Teo, que avui estava cansat i “cranky”.
Today we have put Finian at the “door jumper” that we bought from another parent of twins, second hand. After a few minutes of not knowing what to do Finian started to jump and he had a great time. Tomorrow we will try Teo, he was a little fussy today.
L’owen i jo hem decidit netejar el jardi i posar gespa en una de les terraces perque la primavera que ve el F i T puguin jugar-hi. Ens ha portat mes feina del que pensavem, pero gracies a l’ajuda del Michael ho hem pogut acabar mes rapid. Gracies Michael!!!
Owen and I have decided to clean up the garden and to put a lawn in one of the terraces so next spring F and T can play in it. It’s been more work than we thought, but thanks to Michael’s help we have been able to finished a little faster. Thanks Michael!!!
Avui el Teo s’ha xupat els dits del peu. Tota una proesa. Qui ho voldria poder ser tant flexible…No en tenim cap foto encara.
Today Teo has sucked his own toes. A big success. I wish I were so flexible…We don’t have any images yet
El cap de setmana passat hi va haver el Lindy Exchange a San Francisco. Com que no tenim cangur, no hem ballat tant com voldriem, pero on si que hem pogut anar es als balls de dia. Els nostres amics els agrada agafer el Finian i el Teo i sembla que a ells els agrada.:-) Calle com sempre, el millor en fer l’espectacle…
Last weekend there was the SF Lindy Exchange. Since we don’t have a babysitter, we didn’t dance as much as we would have liked to, but we did go to some of the day events. Our friends like to hold F and T and they seem to like it Calle as always, the best entertainer…
Hem comprat un cotxet nou pel Finian i el Teo! Els voliem treure a fer una volta avui, pero han agafat un encostipat i s’hauran d’esperar fins que es trobin millor. Pero hem donat una volta per casa i em sembla que els agradar molt!
We bought a new stroller for Finian and Teo! We wanted to take them out today but they have a cold so we will have to wait until they are better. But we have tried it at home and I think they will like it!
Last Sunday we went to the park with Catrine and Bianca to listen to the free opera concerts (a small taste of what will be in this next opera season). It was packed. Bianca is about 6 months older than F&T and she liked to touch their faces.
El diumenge passat vam anar al parc amb la Catrine i la Bianca a escoltar opera, un event organitzat per l’ajuntament, i on vam poder sentir part de les operes que hi haura aquesta temporada a SF. Hi havia molta gent. La Bianca es uns 6 mesos mes gran que el F i el T i tota l’estona els volia tocar la cara.
Doncs ara tots dos ja en tenen dues.
Teo has the 2nd tooth! Now both of them have 2 teeth.
