"Ti o Teet!!"

Mati's second Halloween was pretty much a repeat of the first. He got dressed up, this year as a 70s disco star, he went trick or treating (ti o teet), and was oblivious to the whole celebration. Major differences: this year he ran from house to house and he showed lots of interest in some Halloween decorations, like the carved pumpkins and some machine that made "scary" noises. The night could be summed up like this: Mati just wanted to run wild, while the adults (Nico, Tia and Tio to be precise) wanted the candy and chocolates. So poor Mati had to go from house to house getting his family their sugar fix!!!

Exciting news everyone: Mati is potty trained! He is no longer wearing diapers (except at nap and bed time)!!! I still have to constantly ask him if he wants to go or I'll take him directly if I see that his face is starting to get all serious or he starts to do the typical "I'm holding it" dance. We've had a couple of accidents, the worst one was on Tuesday when he peed on the floor of the cheese store!! He was so aware that he had done something bad that he stayed still the rest of the time we were there, so in a way, it was a blessing in disguise(?)!

Finally, Mateo now wants to WALK EVERYWHERE! He rarely uses the stroller anymore and the hills are no obstacle for this little guy! I have to buffer in extra time when we go places by foot because he doesn't let me strap him in. Along the way, he asks, "What's that?" or "What mami doing?" or stops to smell the flowers, look at the mushrooms growing in the dirt, run through the fallen dry leaves, look at the moon and the chimneys, wave at trucks, try to open the doors of EVERY car parked on the street, chase after squirrels or cats ... ALL GOOD STUFF!


Mati and Liam, his only French buddy.




Mati had a BLAST at Baker Beach last Sunday. He chased after the waves, until he fell in the water, and was super excited to be so close to the Golden Gate Bridge!