Mother's Day

I heard that Mother's Day is a Hallmark creation, harnessing sappy sentimentality to sell greeting cards. Whatever. If it means spending a spring afternoon playing in my cousins' big backyard, meeting alpacas at the farm behind their house, and hanging out with people I love (including Abuela & Abuelo back from Florida) -- I'm all for it.

my first Mother's Day card:

(I'm no cog in the capitalist machine... take that, Hallmark!)

funny faces at the alpaca farm



funny faces at home, too

I love Abby and Sam!


Getting the kids together for a family picture was like herding cats

Sammy coaching the next generation of Red Sox hopefuls

Xela Papelbon fires the ball to Jack...


my motto: I never met a holiday I didn't like!
love, xela

and another... Happy Birthday Athena!

do I get presents, too?

make a wish, Tita!

mmmmm, turbot birthday cake

Tita loves her new pluma... well, somebody does

Loving our little silver-bellied Burmese baby, Athena,
aka Tita... You're still one hot pussycat!

xoxox xela