Mothers' Days

So we're officially taking it easy here in Mexico City. It is hot out here, and we've been slowing down and treating ourselves to some lazy summer days.

This weekend we spent Saturday with our Southside primos: the Suarez family of Coyoacan.


It had been too long since we'd managed to hang out with our cousins and we were psyched to have a free weekend to let them show us around Tlalpan, a town just a bit further south than Coyoacan with a similar laid-back vibe. We all had lunch on the plaza in Tlalpan before breezing around the zocalo and spending some serious playtime at the park.


There was a lot of jump-roping, talk about American elections and baby advice. A wonderful way to spend Mother's Day! (Dia de las Madres is celebrated on Saturday in Mexico.)

Pedro Quinn revisited.

Sunday we celebrated American Mother's Day with some phone calls home and a little bit of puttering in the new nursery. Sergio got to show off his semi-secret basketball court to our newest neighbors -- imagine playing 21 with a dude from Burkina Faso in a working-class neighborhood in Mexico City. What a life. He then treated almost-mom Sasha to a delicious dinner and some cheerful flowers for the windowbox.

And finally, at last, we are happy to report that both of the ladies of the house seem to have made full recoveries from their respective tummy troubles earlier in the week: LouLou is happily chowing down again, and Sasha has nothing but good things to say about Dr. Felix and his expert medical care---her own tummy seems to be in tip-top form again, too.

Almost done...

Happy Mother's Day, everybody!