We visited our friends Catrine, Scott and Bianca to have a swedish breakfast (pancakes!). It was so much fun. Elliott brought a 6 feet inflatable elephant, and Calle taught the boys how to say ROCK’N ROLL!!! (with Calle’s jacket on) Now this is all what they say ALL the time, ROCK’N ROLL!!!
Here are pics of the exhibit of Sendak at the Jewish museum. They spent all the time trying to find all the moons that were drawn in every painting. Afterwards we went to the Yerbabuena gardens. Iphone pictures.
Fotos de l’exposicio del Sendak al Museu jueu. Els nens es van passar tota l’estona buscant les llunes dibuixades a cada una de les il.lustracions. Despres vam anar als jardins Yerbabuena. Fotos fetes amb l’iphone.
http://www.thecjm.org/index.php?option=com_ccevents&scope=exbt&task=detail&oid=42
Ha estat plovent molt ultimament, i a l’ultim “consigment sale” (pares de bessons es troben per vendre les coses de nens que ja no volen mes) vam comprar dos parells de botes d’aigua. Pero la talla era el 7 i no el 6 que es la talla del F i el T. Aixi que avui les hem estrenades. Primer hem anat a veure un trenet que han posat al Conservatori de flors, que passa per una mena de san francisco en miniatura. Als nens els ha xiflat. I despres hem anat a buscar bassals d’aigua pel parc. Han disfrutat com uns “locus”, encara que no sabien massa com caminar amb les botes que els arribaven mes amunt dels genolls. Nomes teniem l’iphone per fer fotos, aixi que la qualitat no es molt bona.
http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=/c/a/2008/11/19/BA6114719B.DTL
It has been raining lately, and at the las consigment sale (parents of twins get together and sell children stuff that they don’t need anymore) we bought two pair of rain boots. But the size was 7 and not 6 which is what they are. So today we went to use them. First we went to the Conservatory of Flowers where they have installed a little train that goes around a mini San Francisco. They loved it. Then we went to look for puddles around the park. They had a terrific time, although they couldn’t walk so well with the boots going higher than their knees. We only had the ipone to take pictures, so the quality is not so good.
We have recently joined a playgroup of other moms in the neighborhood that have children the same age as F and T. Although I’ve seen them only twice so far, I can tell we are going to have a really good time. This week we went to the zoo, and a side from everyone being terrified about the HUGE goats, we had a great time. The owls and the steam train were a big hit. Something amazing happened, we were able to sit ALL the children together to take a picture, I would have never thought that was possible. Click here to see all the pictures. Also the video shows the enthusiasm the boys have with the word Owl, I guess they need to say it loud. The same happens with the word Airplane: AAAAA-irplane!!!
Aquest ultim mes m’he ajuntat a un grup de mares de nens de la mateixa edat del F i el T que es troben per fer coses juntes amb els nens. Fins ara nomes hi he anat dues vegades pero em sembla que ens agradara. Aquesta setmana hem anat al zoo i a part de lo espantats que tots els nens estaven amb les ENORMES cabres, ens ho vam passar molt be. Els mussols i el tren de vapor van ser els guanyadors. I sorprenentment vam poder fer una foto de tots els nens junts sense que se n’anessin per totes bandes. Cliqueu aqui per veure totes les fotos. El vide ensenya l’entusiasme que el T i el F tenen per dir la paraula Owl (mussol), sembla que nomes ho poden dir cridant. Passa el mateix amb la paraula airplane (avio): AAA-irplane!!!
He trobat aquestes fotos de Barcelona a la camera que no havia penjat.
ahir a la tarda vam anar a passar l’estona al Golden Gate Park. Tenim uns cotxets per nines nous, i els vam anar a fer passejar amunt i avall del parc. Vam veure els anecs, tortugues, les flors, arbres… Ara que comencen a parlar ho volen dir tot, ho fan en una barreja de catala i angles: flor!, duck!, arbre!
We recently went to Lake Anza up in Berkeley and the boys almost got into the water completely. Maybe next time… It is a nice place because you are surrounded by nature in a beautiful lake, there are no (scary) waves and there is a sand beach for the boys to play. We definitively have to go back. Oh, the few pictures we took are all blurry because Owen changed the settings to Macro… thanks Owen….
Aqui hi ha una foto que ens va fer un amic fa unes setmanes quan vam anar a banyar-nos al llac de OAEC
We are back from Barcelona. We have been there for 2 weeks and Fin and Teo have walked around the Gothic neigborhood, seen Castellers (human towers), gotten into the Mediterranean sea, celebrated the National Catalan day, celebrated their 18 month birthday, seen family and friends… they seem to be eating much better! It took a week to adjust to the new schedule but it was great to see everyone and all the nice places in Barcelona. We got to dance a tiny bit too! Here are some pics
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| Barcelona 2009 |
We went to Brian & Sunshine’s wedding last saturday in Walnut Creek. It was a beautiful day and the boys enjoyed running around, chasing the ducks, smelling the flower and dancing around. Here are some pictures from Ana Marie and Nora.
We finally made it! This morning we went to the Academy of Sciences with Moriah and her boys. As expected, Teo and Fin’s favorite part was the fishes. This time we visited the toddler room, which was a hit as well. Here are some pics. The video is of Teo trying to catch the very fast fishes. You can also see him walking in the cast, not too bad! On monday we will go to the doctor and if we are lucky the cast will be gone…
Finally I had some time to download the pictures. Sorry I didn’t take very many pictures of the family… There’s a lot of pictures of the house, some of them blury or dark, but I wanted to have them as a memory for everyone. Some of the pictures were taken by Rick, Liam and Jasper. Enjoy!
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| Forest Lodge-Matteson Reunion 2009 |
Moriah and I had the brilliant idea of going to the Academy of Sciences the day of the month that is free… There was a line of 2 hours at 9.30 am!!! So we decided to go to the De Young instead. The favorite part for the boys was the sculpture garden, specially the apples which had some rain water on the top that they could play with. Moriah and I will try to keep getting together and take the boys to museums and interesting places often, next: Academy of Sciences…
These past few days we have been in Wipigaki, Winsconsin, where the boys have enjoyed being all day outside, splashing in the water at the lake, playing with other babies and kids, playing around the fire… It’s been great. The best thing it’s been that the boys have been able to be around their grandparents (Owen’s side) for a bunch of days. Noni and Bubbles have been great taking them around, which really gives us a break from time to time. We’ve been able to have a meal until the desert, visca! Julia and Chloe (2 girls from the camp) have been playing also with them a lot, they were so happy every time they saw them 
Fin and Teo have a tan for the first time, and a few mosquito bites on their bodies, nothing bad. Next year we go to Wipi they will be talking, wow…
Aquests ultims dies hem estat a Wipigaki, Winsconsin, on els nens han disfrutat estant tot el dia a l’aire lliure, jugant amb l’aigua del llac, amb altres nens i nenes, al voltant del foc… Ha estat molt be. El millor es que els nens han pogut estar amb els avis (la banda de l’Owen) durant varis dies seguits. La Noni i el Bubbles han estat genials, fent-se’n carrec perque aixi poguessim tenir un descans de tant en tant. Hem pogut acabar un dinar fins a les postres, visca! La Julia i la Chloe(dues nenes del camp) han jugat molt amb ells, cada que vegada que les veien es posaven super contents. El Fin i el Teo estan morenos per primera vegada, i tenen algunes picades que mosquit al cos, pero res serios. L’any que ve quan hi tornem ja parlaran, uau…
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| Wipigaki 2009 |
Ahir vam anar al Zoo. Va ser la primera vegada que els nens van veure ovelles i cabres… estaven una mica cansats perque no havien fet migdiada i estan encostipats, pero a part d’aixo ens ho vam passar molt be.
Yesterday we went to the Zoo. It was the first time that the boys saw goats and sheeps… they were a little tired because they hadn’t had a nap and they had a cold, but a side from that we had a great time.
La setmana passada vam anar a l’Academy of Sciences aqui a San FRancisco. La part que els va agradar mes van ser els peixos i medusses. El mobil que ens van regalar els avis es molt maco, pero veure els peixos en realitat…van al.lucinar. L’oncle de l’Owen, Rob i la Daidie em van ajudar amb el FInian i el Teo carregant-los amunt i avall del museu, moltes gracies!!!
Last week we went to the new Acadamy of Sciences in San Francisco. The boys favorite section was the fishes and jelly fish. The mobile that their grandparents gave them is beatiful, but to see the fishes in reality… that was something! Uncle Rob and Daidie helped me out with Fin and Teo carrying them around the museum, thanks so much!!!
Today we have been at the Frankie weekend here in SF. It’s been really fun, and the boys have been really good! Daidie, has been taking care of them while we were teaching and they’ve had tons of attention, everyone has been playing with them. Lucky them (and us), they’ve had the priviledge to have a picture taken with the one and only Frankie Manning!
Avui hem anat al “Frankie weekend” aqui a SF. Ha estat molt be, els nens s’han portat molt be! La Daidie els ha entretingut mentres nosaltres donavem les classes i han tingut moltissimes atencions per part de tothom, que volien jugar amb ells. Han tingut la sort ( i nosaltres tambe) de poder fer-se una foto amb el Frankie Manning!
Yesterday we went to the de Young Museum to see the Maya Lin exhibit. Really nice… Check out her website… beautiful… http://www.mayalin.com/
Afterwards we went to the park, so here are some pictures.
Ahir vam anar al “de Young Museum” a veure una exposicio de la Maya Lin. Molt maco… Mireu la seva pagina web…maquissima http://www.mayalin.com/
Despres vam anar a passejar pel parc, aqui hi ha algunes fotos.
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.
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…!!!
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.
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.
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…
Here are finally some of the pictures from the Matteson reunion last week in Bainbridge Island. It was great to see Finian and Teo surrounded by all the family, being taken from someones arms to the others. Thanks so much to all of you, we had a really great time!
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| Matteson reunion 2008 |
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| Wipigaki 2008 |
La setmana passada vam anar a Wipigaki a passar el 4 de Juliol. Wipigaki esta al nord de Winsconsin, i la familia Donnelley hi te una cabana que comparteixen durant tot l’estiu. Aquesta setmana hi erem el pare de l’owen i els seus germans, aixi que l’owen i jo vam tenir “babysitters” durant estones i vam poder anar-nos a banyar i fer migdiades. El viatge, d’unes 9 hores entre cotxe i avions, va anar molt bei van dormir gairebe tot el cami.
Last week we went to Wipigaki to spend the 4th of July. Wipigaki is located in North Winsconsin and the Donnelley family has a cabin that they share during the summer. This week we were there with Owen’s dad and his brothers and sisters, and they helped us with the babies so we could go for swims and take naps. The trip there, about 9 hours between the car and planes, went great and the babies slept through it almost the whole time.
El dilluns vam anar al metge. Com que teniem el cotxe al taller (tota una historia) hi vam haver d’anar caminant. Per sort no es massa lluny de casa (uns 20 minuts) pero per mala sort teniem visita a les 15h, en un dels dies mes calurosos de la temporada. Pero tots vam sobreviure…
Tots dos nens estan molt be i van creixent molt be i aixo fa que els pares estiguin molt contents. Afegire les noves dades de pes i alcada a la taula.
On monday we went to the doctor. Since we had the car being fixed (a whole story in itself…) we had to go to the doctor’s office walking. Luckly it isn’t too far (20 min) but bad luck, we had the visit at 3pm on one of the hottest days of the year. But we all survived…
Both boys are doing very well, and growing very well, which makes the parents very happy. I’ll add the new numbers on weight and height to the table.
Ahir vam celebrar els 3 mesos del Finian i Teo i vam anar a Occidental a veure la Daidie. Abans pero, vam parar a comprar roba de segona ma d’altres mares de bessons. Vam comprar moolta roba, gairebe tot a $1 o $2. Va fer un dia precios i l’Owen i jo vam poder relaxar-nos per una estona a l’hamaca mentre la Noni es cuidava dels nens.
Yesterday we celebrated Teo and Finian’s 3 months and we went to Occidental to see Daidie. Before that we stoped to buy some second hand clothes from other parents of twins. We bought a lot of clothes, most of it for $1 or $2. It was a beautiful day and Owen and I were able to relax for a few moments at the hamac while Noni was taking care of the babies.
El divendres passat vam celebrar l’aniversari de la Sandy i l’Anna Marie, i vam portar el Finian i el Teo. Els dos es van portar molt be, el Teo va dormir gairebe tota l’estona i el Finian va estar despert fent carones i somriures a tothom. Vam tenir una menjada per cadascun, i una caca pel Teo, tot un exit!
Last friday we celebrated Sandy and Anna Marie’s birthday, and we brought Fin and Teo with us. They both were so good, Teo slept almost the whole time and Finian was awake making cute faces and smiles for everyone. We had a feeding for each one and a poop for Teo, success!!!
Ahir vam sortir una estona a caminar al voltant de casa. Ara ja comencen a mirar mes enlla de les notres cares, i miren a tot arreu.
Yesterday we went for a short walk around our neighborhood. They are now starting to look farther than just our faces and they look all over the place.
Avui el Teo i jo hem fet la primera sortida sols al barri de Castro. Hem anat a correus, a la ferreteria i hem comprat pressecs i pomes. El Teo sha portat molt be, encara que nomes ha estat despert nomes a la baixada, uns 5-10 minuts Dema mirare de sortir amb el Finian.
Today Teo and I have gone for a walk at the Castro neighborhood. We have gone to the post office, the hardware store and have bought peaches and apples. Teo has been a very good boy, although he has only been awake on the way down, about 5-10 minutes Tomorrow I’ll try to go for a walk with Fin.
Ahir vam anar a fer una caminada a Marin, una ruta que no haviem fet mai abans. Com que feia bon temps, vam treure el F i el T dels slings i van poder prendre una mica el sol. Al cami de tornada hi havia caravana, i al mig del Golden Gate Bridge es van posar a plorar histerics de gana. Per sort soc el “menjar ambulant” i els vaig donar al pit tant bon punt vam poder parar. He afegit algunes fotos que vam fer despres a casa.
Yesterday we went for a walk in Marin, a new trail that we haven’t done before. Since the weather was nice we took F & T out of the slings so they could enjoy of the sun as well. Coming back there was a lot of traffic (memorial day) and in the middle of the Golden Gate Bridge they both started crying. Luckly I am the “walking food” and I fed them as soon as we were able to stop. I have added a few pictures we took afterwards at home.
Avui hem anat a veure el final del Bay to Breakers, i a menjar al parc. A veure si quan el Finian i el Teo son mes grans la podem correr…o caminar. Aqui teniu una mica d’historia de la cursa:
Today we’ve gone to watch the end of Bay to Breakers, and to eat at the park. Maybe when Finian and Teo are older we can run it…or walk it. Here is a little of history of the race:
At 5:13am on April 18, 1906, a devastating earthquake – that would become one of history’s most notorious natural disasters – rocked San Francisco. The subsequent fire and destruction were unimaginable, and many feared the City would be gone forever. But San Franciscans, displaying their typical fortitude and innovation, immediately began rebuilding the city and producing events to lift their morale. One of those events, the Cross City Race – known better today as ING Bay to Breakers – was first run in 1912 as a precursor to the world-class athletic events planned for the 1915 Panama Pacific International Exposition. There were less than 200 participants that first year and Robert Jackson Vlught was the first person to ever cross the finish line, with a finishing time of 44:10.
It is the longest consecutively running footrace in the world (other races’ courses and lengths have changed over time). During World War II participation sometimes slipped below 50 registrants, but the tradition carried on and the race held the Guinness World Record for the highest participation footrace with nearly 110,000 runners from 1986 to 1994 when it lost it against the Cursa of Barcelona.
In the true spirit of San Francisco the race is a celebration for everyone. Thousands of costumed participants join with families, weekend runners and people just out for a stroll. As they make their way through the heart of San Francisco they are cheered by thousands of spectators and live music along the course. They also have to dodge the “spawning salmon” who each year make their way from the Finish line, through the masses, to the Start.
The route is typically dotted with various local bands performing. At the end of the race is “Footstock”, a gathering where participants and spectators can enjoy musical performances by various musical acts.
http://www.ingbaytobreakers.com
Last Friday we went to Palo Alto (the farthest Fin and Teo have been) to celebrate Zain’s birthdate. They behaved so well, they were sleeping most of the time, and were fed in the car also for the first time. Yey!
Zain, here at home we celebrated your birthday, here are some pictures. Nice outfits, eh??? The pictures of the dinner are little dark, but oh well…
(here are also a few pictures of Zain and Olana from the trip we did in Rwanda)
Ahir el Teo i el Finian van anar al casament de la Claudine (que balla al grup Loosechange) i el Danny, a Tilden Parc. Es van portar molt be i despres van anar a casa la Daidie durant estona i l’Owen i jo vam poder ballar fins al final de la festa.
Yesterday Teo and Finian went to Claudine’s (dancer in Loosechange) and Danny, in Tilden Park. They were really good, and at the end they went to Daidie’s house so Owen and I were able to dance until the end of the party.
