tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18751784.post8312624353787023320..comments2007-12-28T16:17:14.055-08:00GIRL'S GONE CHILDhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07130764109593048451noreply@blogger.comBlogger18125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18751784.post-27657868578225320622007-12-28T16:17:00.000-08:002007-12-28T16:17:00.000-08:00My favorites are the pictures of his expressions. He was so captivated that he didn't even care that the camera was on him!Daisyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11647906900944224234noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18751784.post-64619992421708662772007-12-18T23:31:00.000-08:002007-12-18T23:31:00.000-08:00What a beautiful post. Reminds me how much I like to be a mom. I forget sometimes when I'm tired and they won't stop.Meemshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14097227932245447166noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18751784.post-29104236885032407562007-12-18T13:20:00.000-08:002007-12-18T13:20:00.000-08:00i'm sorry but the best belinda song is "mad about you". best belinda song EVER!!t-rock outnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18751784.post-13530224193182370142007-12-17T17:49:00.000-08:002007-12-17T17:49:00.000-08:00Your boy is ungodly adorable.Fernhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08385300459967135657noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18751784.post-15480044057230994622007-12-17T16:59:00.000-08:002007-12-17T16:59:00.000-08:00What great pictures! I might need to take my own son down to the canals this weekend... The look on your son's face reminds me of the look on my son's face, which totally made me cry. Because as you know, being a mom can do that to you.McSwainhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16600646161985648267noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18751784.post-70846819945581404932007-12-17T14:34:00.000-08:002007-12-17T14:34:00.000-08:00I am with you on the wonderment...I never get tired of hearing Cameron say "wow" at every turn. I totally get the Grove love too...although my first love will always be the promenade.<BR/><BR/>And Belinda Carlisle???? Rowr...Domestic Chickyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06464391259920737902noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18751784.post-23276427917817950202007-12-17T12:20:00.000-08:002007-12-17T12:20:00.000-08:00Milk is NEXT DOOR to my office! Well, my work space... Insomnia Cafe has been my spot for eight years. I'm there every day, pretty much working on secret project(s)... Come visit sometime and say hi! I'm usually there late afternoons and come January will be there early-afternoon while Arch is in preschool. Nights, too, sometimes.GIRL'S GONE CHILDhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07130764109593048451noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18751784.post-28436730441497001812007-12-17T11:30:00.000-08:002007-12-17T11:30:00.000-08:00i like the grove too... sounds from the comments like you're not alone :). have you ever been to Milk (ice cream place)? I've heard it's good but never been.<BR/><BR/>and i live not too far from those same canals, glad to hear Archer was in my hood :)mfknoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18751784.post-63330514586053575482007-12-17T11:05:00.000-08:002007-12-17T11:05:00.000-08:00Love the second to last picture, with Archer all awestruck. So sweet!<BR/><BR/>Thanks for such a happy inspiring post.clueless but hopeful mamahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11011524864788495788noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18751784.post-28168977754745407782007-12-17T10:37:00.000-08:002007-12-17T10:37:00.000-08:00You've gotta read The Death and Life of Great American Cities by Jane Jacobs... She goes into detail about why busy pedestrian-focussed streets, the kind replicated in the Grove, are the safest, awesomest places ever. Maybe the city planners should be taking their cues from the developers of malls, because it would be nice to have a democratic public space that people could take their kids to instead of the mall.<BR/><BR/>Meh. I'm probably preaching to the choir here.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18751784.post-75847568779817301402007-12-17T10:00:00.000-08:002007-12-17T10:00:00.000-08:00Archer is ADORABLE!!! Such a cutie! Isn't that the best, watching the innocence of kids remind you what things are all about; and what we've taken for granted/forgotten?? :) <BR/>And I totally get your love of The Grove....even though I've never even been to Cali. I felt the same way about The Village at Merrick Park, when I lived in Ft.Lauderdale, and now I feel that way about the shops at Southpoint, in NC....ahhh, capitalism.Jaimehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05374227090285159716noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18751784.post-30451216917321793552007-12-17T09:50:00.000-08:002007-12-17T09:50:00.000-08:00The look of wonder in Archer's eyes just made my heart feel two sizes bigger. Thank you. It's been a rough Monday.Petunia Facehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14749250899924259648noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18751784.post-59506923460949414872007-12-17T09:28:00.000-08:002007-12-17T09:28:00.000-08:00Man, he looks like such a big boy in those amazing pictures. There's something so perfect about seeing that amazement and wonder in their eyes!!EricaShttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15753441140768629247noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18751784.post-82821510307698486852007-12-17T09:17:00.000-08:002007-12-17T09:17:00.000-08:00I love the Grove as well. so easy. I think of it as a city centre, we can walk around, drink coffee, everything you said. I try not to buy anything then I feel better about being there and not promoting consumerism.Louhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09892372569458885008noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18751784.post-42256036587720772482007-12-17T08:57:00.000-08:002007-12-17T08:57:00.000-08:00oh, he's gorgeous...and you get all the holiday magic without snowsuits or snow...sigh. Wonder if Hubs is done shovelling us out of the latest foot of cold white hell yet?Badness Joneshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05660823596302637985noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18751784.post-12650796734514619682007-12-17T08:10:00.000-08:002007-12-17T08:10:00.000-08:00I LOVE these pictures!! So cute!Frauleinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07905145889568999476noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18751784.post-45494472794182411702007-12-17T07:18:00.000-08:002007-12-17T07:18:00.000-08:00Aww - those pictures and your descriptions brought a tear to my eye. That's what I love about being a mom - watching them get som excited over things and the good will that people around you extend just because they are touched by your child's excitement as well. It's just wonderful.Don Mills Divahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03733674458423525738noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18751784.post-6895886400891527372007-12-17T00:23:00.000-08:002007-12-17T00:23:00.000-08:00Ha, I just wrote about The Grove the other day. I love it there too. It just feels safe and clean, which let's face it, aren't the most common feelings one gets in a lot of the cooler places in the area.Whithttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14818211552756821661noreply@blogger.com