Weekend With Umbrello

A child will laugh at exactly the same joke thirtyseven million times. So this weekend Jacob was feeling particularly silly and called my Dad "Umbrello" (instead of Abuelo) the whole time he was visiting. Jacob thought this was HILARIOUS and would say it over and over and then collapse into a puddle of giggling.

On Saturday we visited The Big New House and marked all the fix-its with blue tape. My Dad is very knowledgeable about all aspects of carpentry, cabinetry, etc and was able to help us catch some things we might otherwise have missed. Thanks Dad!

Today, we went into Houston to visit the Minil Collection.
Unlike dealing with the Museum District, the Minil is easy to get to, has free admission, free parking, ample outdoor space to let kids picnic and run around and really icy cold air conditioning. A bit of the art contains some nudity but it was totally a non-event, Jacob stopped, looked and then commented blandly "that's a hiney and some boobs Mommy". Another funny thing he said was "When I get big then I will have a lot of art in my house and just live with it". We were in and out in an hour and a half and saw Picasso, Magritte, Warhol, Matisse and much more. Highly reccomend! Note: The Manil doesn't have a diaper changing station - they do however have a brown upholstered bench in the ladies room that will suffice in a bind.