things I like

We spent Thanksgiving in Chicago with our family. It was a quiet and a blessed Thanksgiving day. Kids had a lot of fun. This was a little vacation trip we planned at the very last moment and spontaneity worked really well since with a very little planning we had great results and lots of fun. We also went to downtown Chicago. It is such a beautiful place. What a city. Every time we go we think the same: What a city this is. Its architecture is really something and the combination between both, architecture and water -the Michigan lake- really takes your breath away.  Shopping is A M A Z I N G too. I love Chicago. Some pictures to share. Have a great, healthy and peaceful week everybody. Christmas is getting closer.

Always a happy moment when I see the very first snowfall of the season. Always magical. It started last night and it got stronger and stronger during the middle of the night. This morning we woke up to a winter wonderland scene. More photos coming up. Peaceful and healthy weekend to all. barely snowing last night lots of snow this morning

Some of the awesome books we are reading right now. My favorites from this batch: My traveling eye and Don't let the pigeon series.

For long time I've wanted to write about this little thing that lives in our home named Token. She is a little cow with a weird name. I should begin this post by saying that we found her (or she found us, not sure) more than 4 years ago during a weekend we were looking around to buy a new couch. We walked in a furniture store and as part of a promotion the store was having that weekend, a sales representative gave Diego -who still was a 2 year old baby- a little cow, who he immediately named: Token. Not particularly cute, just a regular (on the unattractive side actually) little stuffed cow. "Mama, she is not just a stuffed animal, she is family" my now 6 year old boy told me the other night. Yes, she is family I replied, not just to agree with him and make him happy but believing in my own words, yes, she really is a member of our tribe. Many toys and new little obsessions have come and gone in our house, Thomas the tank engine, Starwars, Legos of all kind, pirat

It seems like the Christmas craze starts earlier every year, don't you think? Anyway, some pretty ideas I found around the web that seem really easy to apply to our Christmas decor. Some awesome Christmas trees too and cute little accents. Holiday inspiration is ON.

a bunch of pictures I hadn't shared from our trip to New York a few weeks ago. They make me want to run to the airport and take the next flight back to the city......... from Bryant Park on the tram towards Roosevelt island just a silly monkey around the Soho waiting for the train Dinner @ Lombardi's. Oldest pizzeria in the city just a gorgeous building another gorgeous building, form Central Park busy Time Square The Plaza The Financial District Subway Station @ Bryant Park Not sure where this is........... The Soho