The Crazee Crafteez fabric label is out!

Crazee Crafteez fabric label
Originally uploaded by manueb

After a lot of brainstorming, designing and re-designing :) We finally came up with something that made us both happy!!!
Printed on PaperFabric, not straightforward... because the instructions say to let the ink dry for 15min. We tried, but the ink ran out, so we actually threw away a few sheets :( My guess is, let dry overnight!
Now I can sew my own designed labels on my creations!! Pretty awesome.

Chocolate goodies for thanksgiving

Chocolate goodies for thanksgiving
Originally uploaded by manueb

A liitle thanksgiving 'extra' (more of a xmas-y thing but whatever)

With pistacchios, walnuts, pine nuts, pecans, dried cranberries, dried aprictos, semi-sweet and bitter-sweet chocolates :)

Double yum!!

Thanksgiving 2007

Thanksgiving 2007
Originally uploaded by manueb

This was our delicious meal, maybe some would say less traditional:
- green beans almondine with lemon
- potatoes and red and yellow bell pepper piperade
- turkey with porcini mushroom gravy
- cranberry/pear/ginger chutney
- plain ol' stuffing
- corn muffins
- pumpkin pie
And of course a good white Becker wine :)

all the recipes from Bon Appetit nov 2007 issue

Gabe - nov 19 - week 12

Gabe - nov 19 - week 12
Originally uploaded by manueb

New this week: Gabe can grab stuff, hence, his little blue bunny rattle!

One of my cool bday gifts from Shad

Gabe - nov 23 - week 12
Originally uploaded by manueb

The swinger chair!!!! It's so comfortable, I am going to love sitting in it with Gabe! Except of course, since I got it we lost 40 degrees over Thanksgiving and it's kinda freezing on the back porch! brrrr

My Bday - Thanksgiving potluck in our backyard

My Bday - Thanksgiving potluck in our backyard
Originally uploaded by manueb

We had a great time with a few friends yesterday, a nice thanksgiving potluck in our backyard... and it didn't even rain like it was supposed to!
It was a really nice day :)

Hangin' out in the hammock

I cleaned out the back porch yesterday while Shad was mowing - to each our own crappy task :P

I changed all the dead light bulbs, and dusted, cleaned out the nasty bugs... So we had a nice appetizer in the hammock all three of us, Shiners and some lobster terrine :)

Praying Mantis vs Stink Bug ; who's gonna win?

Praying Mantis vs Stink Bug ; who's gonna win?
Originally uploaded by manueb

We found both bugs on the back porch (super yuck, and what's the point of screening???). I asked Shad to kill them, but he was like "no we can't kill them, they're wonderful creatures"... whatever... He put them in a jar and we watched them for a while... They got in a fight! But we released them before any damage, Shad is soooo sentimental :P I was rather waiting to see which would kick the other's butt!!!! hehehehe

UsedisBetter is now available online!

UsedisBetter is pleased to announce the launch of our their website,
http://www.usedisbetter.com. They've been in the business of selling
used books now for 4 years, and have finally been able to create a
shopping experience worthy of their own online store.

They'd love to earn your business back, and in doing so they have listed
their titles below the lowest prices online, and their shipping rates are 20% less than the big online shops!!!

So don't wait and go read more books!!! :)

Gabe on the changing table

He likes that a LOT :)

Mayfield Park and Preserve

Yesterday afternoon, Gabe and I joined Ame and Azalea in the Mayfield Park, on W35th St.


It is starting to be much nicer weather to hang out with babies outdoors during the afternoon.. Maybe we were slightly under 90 yesterday?


Anyway, we got to enjoy this beautiful park almost to ourselves, and look at all the peacocks.

We'll have to go back when Gabe is in age to understand what's going on, Azalea seemed to have really enjoyed it :)

Hanging out in the back porch...

... While Shad is rescreening (and gave me the fright of my life when I saw him on the very very tall ladder...).
Thanks to my hubby we're on the way to being able to hang out in the back porch again, swinging in the hammock... Cause Gabe loves it, but right now it's impossible to sit there with all the mosquitoes...

Looks like all that work exhausted him :)

Gabe loves his bathtime now!

Gabe is checking out his first Halloween Pumpkin

I got pumpkins at Whole Foods yesterday... guess we'll carve them a few days before, and we'll take pics with Gabe.. again :)

Playtime with Gabe

We are starting to have a great time playing with Gabe who hangs out for lapses of 15-20min after each feeding. He just checks stuff out and looks around, and makes new cute little noises...

Gabe is slowly waking up...

... ready to breastfeed!

Gabe is one month old today!!!

How said three's a crowd??

Gabe - sept 21-22
Originally uploaded by manueb

When I can't even remember what life was before Gabriel ? :)

Gabe - sept 11th

Gabe - sept 11th
Originally uploaded by manueb

We were super proud yesterday to see that Gabe was losing his umbilical cord, to leave room for the cutest belly button (I'm still not very un-biased... it's true :))
We had a bottle of champagne in the fridge for a week, since we came back home from the hospital, and it was the perfect night to have it..
Funny to see that we're amazed by Gabe just making big poops and stuff...

Gabe is home

Gabe's home - Sept 5th-6th
Originally uploaded by manueb

We brought Gabe home barely 40 hours after delivery... a bit of a challenge, but we did it, and are now (almost) on a routine pattern with the feeding and diaper change, although what happens during feeding time is quite unpredictable: how many diaper changes, how long before he'll go back to sleep, etc... We certainly aren't getting enough sleep and spend most of the time he sleeps resting!
He's just the cutest, most charming little boy ever. And I don't just say that because he's our little boy :P