Gabriel Omar Lopez

Feb 2010 - Having Fun with Friends

2010-07-25T22:19:00.000-07:00

Gabriel is so curious about everything in his world. He had a wonderful time at the Sausalito Children's Discovery Museum with his friend Katya. Gabriel also went to Lauren's baptism with our great friends, Christy and Scott. Gabriel is so blessed to have fabulous friends in his life to share all of his first experiences. Hooray!

December 2009 - Christmas at Two Years!

2010-07-23T22:39:00.001-07:00

What a fantastic Christmas! Gabriel is so much fun at 2 years old. This year was really cold!! We went to the Fairmont in SF and had a great time indoors. Christmas at the Lopez House with Tita, Papa, Cousin Audrey, Tia Claudia and Uncle Mike was Awesome! Gabriel had the best time. He is so very loved.

October 2009 - Halloween, Our Little Kangaroo

2009-11-13T16:44:00.000-08:00

This year Gabriel went to Halloween as a kangaroo. He was sooo cute! Originally I had given him a disco costume. He took one look at it and screamed NO WAY! Then I found the kangaroo costume and he loved it. Must be the Aussie in him. We had the best time with Blanca and Herving's daughter, Amilia. Amilia was a little elf and the two of them took their cars and went trick or treating through the street. It was a blast. Grandpa came to visit and we took Gabriel out all over the neighborhood as a little kangaroo. It was an awesome halloween!

September 09 - Gabriels New PJs and Parties!

2009-11-13T16:38:00.000-08:00

Gabriel has new PJs from Tita and Papa! He is so proud of his SpiderMan PJs. Gabriel had tons of fun at Zane's BBQ chilling with his friend Katya. He also had a great time with all of my friends from Genenetech including Michelle's daughter, Aliya. Gabriel seems to have a lot of girlfriends already!

August 09 - Gabriel Having Fun

2009-11-13T16:24:00.000-08:00

This month Gabriel got to see a ton of his friends and have a great time with Grandma Lopez. Gabriel thought it was so much fun to get a mohawk in the bath and then snuggle up in his towel! He also had a wonderful visit with his Auntie Ramona from Idaho. She and Gabriel danced and cuddled the whole visit! I think they are in love. Gabriel hung out with his friend Gemma at the icecream shop. Yummy!

July 09 - Gabriel Turns 2!

2009-09-17T22:23:00.000-07:00

On July 17. Gabriel turned two years old. We had a huge party at San Bruno City Park with about 50 people. The food was amazing, Oliver Twist came to make balloon animals and do face painting, there was a spiderman pinata and all the kids (and adults!) had a fabulous time. Gabriel was so cute in his little island shirt and we were very proud of our little fella that he was a whole two years old. What a big boy!

July 09 - Aussie Family Visits SF

2009-09-17T22:06:00.001-07:00

In July we were so stoked to have my family from Australia come for a visit. It was fantastic. Rafael and his new gorgeous wife Lisa were here, Nikki, my auntie who I grew up with, and Dad and Louise came to join in the festivities. It was such a fun and special visit, we all loved it. Gabriel was especially excited to meet his Aussie family, he managed to get even more cuddles than usual and hopped around like an excited Kangaroo. It was wonderful. Yay!

June 09 - Monterey Holiday

2009-07-07T22:16:00.000-07:00

This month we took a vacation to Monterey! It was fantastic. Dad and Louise came with us and we had a wonderful time. Gabriel absolutely loved it. We took him to the aquarium where he played with everything and finished the day totally soaked from head to toe. We also took him to the beach where he wanted to run into the waves! Gabriel has no fear and is quite daring. We have to keep a good eye on him as he wanders about looking for spiders, rocks, bugs and anything else messy and fun. He is all boy!

May 09 - Beach Baby!

2009-06-06T13:23:00.000-07:00

Gabriel spent the day with Patty and Kourtney in Capitola. He had a great time finding rocks and putting them in his pockets or in his rock pile. Awesome! He loved running around in the sand and watching the waves. Such a cute beach baby!

May 09 - First Swim Lesson and Having Fun at Home

2009-06-06T13:15:00.000-07:00

Gabriel started swim lessons at La Petite Baleen this month. Sooo cute! He absolutely loves it. They get to splash around with floating toys, bubbles and inner tubes. It's also totally fun for mom as I get to swim around with him. Gabriel loves spending time on our deck at home but best of all he likes to cuddle up in our big bed and play with mom and dad. No rest for us! :-)

April 09 - Visiting with Adrian and Logan

2009-06-06T13:08:00.000-07:00

Gabriel's buddies Adrian and Logan came to visit in April. Gabriel had a great time playing with his cars, trains and getting up to all kinds of general trouble :-) He is SUCH a boy! Everything is about speed, mess and loud sounds. Lion GRRRR!

April 09 - Easter

2009-06-06T12:54:00.001-07:00

Gabriel had a great visit with Grandpa Price and an excellent afternoon chillin at the SF Ferry Building. It was a gorgeous day and the bay looked amazing. We're lucky to live in such a beautiful place. Gabriel also had a big easter egg hunt in San Bruno City Park. He hung out with the Easter Bunny and ate his first easter egg! Yummy!!

March 09 - Nico's Baptism

2009-04-26T14:21:00.000-07:00

This month Gabriel went to the baptism of his cousin Nicolas. He looked so cute in his little vest! The whole family was there and Gabriel spent time with his Grandpa and Grandma, his cousin Audrey and his tia Odily. He ran all over the place and didn't sit still for a second! Whew, he's a workout :-)

March 09 - 18 months old!

2009-04-26T14:13:00.001-07:00

Gabriel is 18 months old already! He is starting to talk and some of his first words are Duck, Ball, Up, Down, DaDa, Moo, Bye, Done and Weeee!! It's so fun to watch him explore and learn. His favorite things to do are play soccer around the house and play with his cars and trains. He is All Boy! Here he is having fun with us at home.

March 09 - From Crazy Hair to Handsome!

2009-04-26T14:09:00.000-07:00

Gabriel had his haircut this month. He woke up from a nap with Crazy Hair! So cute. We took him to get his hair cut and he cried almost the whole time. Afterwards Gabriel ran around with his new do looking very handsome indeed.

Feb 09 Coyote Point Musuem

2009-04-26T13:57:00.001-07:00

This month Dario and Gabriel learned the new game of "Ride on Daddy Around the House". Gabriel now plays this with Dario on a regular basis! We also took Gabriel to The Coyote Point museum this month where he learned about science, animals and took a spin around the floor on large silk fabrics. Gabriel is super curious and loves to learn about new things.

Jan 09 - Grandpa Price Visits!

2009-04-26T13:54:00.000-07:00

gabriel was lucky enough to have his Grandpa Price come to visit! He had lots of fun and as you can see was all smiles. Yay for Grandpa!

Dec 08 - Lopez Christmas

2009-02-05T14:31:00.000-08:00

Gabriel had a wonderful xmas at his Granparents house in Vacaville. He and cousin Audrey played all night long. They are so adorable together! Audrey loves to chase Gabriel around the house and push him along in his little car. They kiss and cuddle, it's so sweet! Gabriel loved all of his toys and spent the evening walking around in his new cool toolbelt from Auntie Claudia and Uncle Mike. He looked so super cute in his pjs with his toolbelt! Thanks Mirna and Dario Snr. for hosting such a fun xmas for the family!

Dec 08 - Academy of Science

2009-02-05T14:24:00.000-08:00

While Grandpa Price was visiting, Gabriel went to the San Francisco Academy of Sciences in Golden Gate Park. The museum just reopened and is incredible. Gabriel loved watching the fish in the aquarium, checking out the butterflies, romping around the kiddie play area and discovering all sorts of new and wonderful things. Being a baby must be super fun when everything is brand new!

Dec 08 - Xmas Parties Galore!

2009-02-05T14:13:00.000-08:00

Boy, Gabriel was a little social butterfly this xmas! He went to Katya's xmas party at Emily and Mike's house, he went to the SF CityMamas xmas party to see all his playmates, then he had his friends Valerie and John visit too! And on top of all that, Grandpa Price visited and brought presents! Wow! Gabriel took it in stride, he loved it. Hooray for the holidays!

Nov 08 - Lopez Thanksgiving

2009-02-05T14:04:00.000-08:00

Gabriel spent Thanksgiving weekend with his Grandma and Grandpa Lopez in Vacaville. He got to visit his cousin Audrey and Auntie Claudia and Uncle Mike. Gabriel had his first visit to the NutTree playground where he had his first real ride in the race cars! Pretty exciting. Gabriel loved it and wanted to go on again and again. Go Speed Racer Go!

Nov 08 - Gabriel's Baptism

2009-02-05T13:52:00.000-08:00

Gabriel was baptized at St. Andrews Parish by Deacon Rusty in Nov. 2008. His Godmother, Odily Castro, and Godfather, Andres VanVliet, were there to support and love him. His Grandpa Jim came from Texas and Grandma and Grandpa Lopez were ready for the big occasion! We had a wonderful celebration with family and friends and turned the downstairs in to a big party room! There were bubbles outside for the kids, cupcakes, wine, salsa dancing and everyone had a wonderful time. Gabriel is now truly our little angel! He looked so handsome. What a gorgeous boy.

Oct 08 - Halloween with Our Little Lion

2009-02-05T13:45:00.000-08:00

Gabriel had his first year of trick or treating! Grandma Mirna, Mom and Dad went around the local San Bruno hood showing off our little lion. Gabriel loved being dressed up and thought he was the pride of the pack. He even roared! We had a great time. Happy Halloween!

Price Family Reunion

2008-08-26T16:38:00.001-07:00

Gabriel took his first trip out of California to the Smoky Mountains of Tennessee. We did a family reunion for my Dad's family and Gabriel loved it. He was able to meet his aunts, uncles and cousins. It was on this trip that Gabriel also learned to walk. No getting left behind! Gabriel went to water parks, Dollywood, took his first ride in the river and had a blast. Yippee!

Mothers Club One Year Party

2008-08-22T11:49:00.000-07:00

We made it through the first year! Gabriel had a terrific time with all his pals from mothers club. There was Maya, Olen, Natalie and Sadie for him to play with. Gabriel and his friends spent the afternoon at Sunnyside Playground in San Francisco. It was a lovely SF summer day, super foggy and chilly, but this didn't deter the kiddies one bit! It was a great day out.

Gabriel's First Haircut, 1 year

2008-08-04T14:48:00.000-07:00

Gabriel needs a haircut! His bangs are over his eyes and he's starting to get a mullet (oh no!). So we took him to get his first haircut. He got to sit in a taxi cab and play with toys the whole time! Afterwards he looked sooo handsome. What a gorgeous little guy.

Gabriel's First Birthday Party!

2008-08-04T14:27:00.001-07:00

Gabriel is one year old. Wow, time flys. We had a BIG celebration at Mirna and Dario Snrs. house in Vacaville. It was a beautiful day, sunny and warm. There were kids, pinatas, toys, Thomas the Train cakes, swings, great food and drink, salsa music and tons of celebration. Gabriel stayed the night and got to play with all his new toys in the morning. What a great party!!

Gabriel's First Fourth of July

2008-08-04T14:22:00.000-07:00

Let the fireworks begin! Gabriel had his first Fourth Of July party at Laura and David's house with his friends Caleb, Rex and Max! Gabriel had tons of fun playing in the pool and running around after balloons. What a cute little fella....

Gabriel - 11 months

2008-08-04T14:14:00.000-07:00

Gabriel is having sooo much fun. He can walk all over now and it's summer time so time to play! Gabriel loves the water. He went to visit cousin Audrey and they got to play together in the pool. He also had a visit from Auntie Patty who took him to the park and the mall! Gabriel is so big now he wants to have his own lawn mower for the garden. Yahooo!!

Gabriel - 9 months

2008-08-04T14:04:00.001-07:00

Gabriel is nine months already! He is starting to try to walk and cruises around everywhere. His favorite hobby is to go around and around the coffee table testing his footwork. It's adorable. He has an extra special visit from his Auntie Ramona and got his first pair of sunglasses. With all that running around, Gabriel loves to sleep, especially on mom and dad.

Gabriel - 8 months

2008-05-30T12:01:00.000-07:00

Gabriel loves spending time with Grandma Mirna and Grandpa Dario. He also loves to see his cousin Audrey and Aunt Claudia and Uncle Mike. His favorite toy is his chicco ride-on car. I think we have a speed racer here! Gabriel makes off like a bandit on his car and points his fingers in the air and yells! He loves it. Gabriel also had an extra special visit from his Grandpa Jim, all the way from Texas. Yay!

Gabriel - 7 months

2008-05-30T11:51:00.000-07:00

Happy Valentines Day! Gabriel had so much to celebrate in February, it is Valentines and cousin Audrey's first birthday! Gabriel enjoyed a big birthday party and lots of hugs from his Tia, Odily. He also loves going for walks with Dad, so much so he falls asleep. Gabriel also had a fun visit this month with his friend, Katya.

Gabriel - 6 months

2008-05-30T11:42:00.000-07:00

This month Gabriel had visit's from friends Andres, Raquel and Renee! Renee was generous and let Gabriel borrow her jumper. Boy, Gabriel is a regular jumping bean! He also had a visit from Suzannah and from his Genentech friends, Michelle, Martha and Prudy. Gabriel gets so many cuddles from all his friends! What a cuddly baby :-)

Merry Christmas!

2007-12-27T11:09:00.000-08:00

Gabriel's first Christmas was so much fun. Auntie Ramona came to visit and so did Grandpa Price. Auntie Odily was Santa and Gabriel had his first Santa pics. He was sooo cute! We spent Christmas in Vacaville with Grandma and Grandpa Lopez, Auntie Claudia, Uncle Mike and Cousin Audrey. Here are some pics of the occasion. Merry Christmas!

Gabriel - 4 to 5 months

2007-12-27T11:05:00.001-08:00

Here are some cute pics of Gabriel. He is such a smiler! Enjoy.

Visit with Grandpa and Grandma Price

2007-12-27T11:02:00.000-08:00

Grandpa and Grandma Price came for a visit to see Gabriel. We had loads of fun and Gabriel loved all the hugs and kisses. Thanks for coming all the way from Texas to see me Grandpa and Grandma!

October - Gabriel with the Lopez family

2007-12-27T10:58:00.000-08:00

Gabriel attended his cousin Audrey's baptism. It was quite a grand affair! The family was so sweet to him and he got tons of cuddles. Here are some other photos of him with the Lopez family including Grandma and Grandpa Lopez, Odily, Claudia, Mike and Audrey.

October - First Halloween!

2007-12-27T10:50:00.000-08:00

Gabriel had his first halloween and was a little devil. He was sooo cute! Here he is with our friends Scott, Christy, Jon, Andres, Raquel and their daughter Renee. Boy, what a socialite!

Gabriel Week 8

2007-09-14T19:37:00.000-07:00

Boy, this guy is a charmer! Gabriel is smiling all the time now, it is the most adorable thing ever. Especially when he first wakes up from a nap and sees your face, he lights up into a big grin. We are officially in love with him! He is learning about his hands and has decided they are absolutely delicious. So much so he tries to eat his entire hand at once, it's hilarious. We love him!!

Gabriel Week 7

2007-09-13T13:50:00.000-07:00

This week Gabriel started to learn how to smile and is recognizing objects and faces. He recognizes mum, dad, Grandma and Grandpa with a twinkle in his eye. He is gorgeous! Of course, we are still dancing with him as you can see in this video with Dario. We have fun trying new outfits on our little guy, he is so handsome!

Gabriel Week 6

2007-08-31T09:11:00.001-07:00

Gabriel is changing so fast! Now he likes to sit in his papasan seat and hangs out while we make dinner and do things around the house. He also loves to coo and is cuter than ever. We are making lots of day trips with him now. He seems very social and loves to spend time with friends. This week we visited our friend Isabelle and spent time with our family and visiting auntie Ramona. Grandma Mirna and Grandpa Dario came to see Gabriel many times to give him baths and cuddles. He loves it!

Gabriel Week 5

2007-08-23T13:42:00.000-07:00

Gabriel had his first outing to Golden Gate Park with his new friend Maya, who is only a week older than him, along with fellow new parents Todd and Kearsley. Gabriel went to his first baby shower for Nicole where all the girls admired him. What a flirt! He is doing so well and growing so fast.

So much happened this week! Gabriel began to make adorable cooing sounds and has grown to over 9 pounds! He was visited by his Grandpa Jim, his Auntie Ramona, his cousin Andy and his friends Patty, Nicole and Cooper.

Gabriel Week 4

2007-08-13T10:57:00.001-07:00

Wow! Almost a month old. Time has flown by and Gabriel is getting bigger by the day. Mom and Dad are getting used to being parents and loving their little boy. He likes to have play time in the morning where mum sings to him and dad dances with him. Our favorite CD is Big Night with lots of Italian tunes. We sing and dance daily!

Gabriel Week 3

2007-08-13T10:53:00.000-07:00

This week mom took Gabriel out for his first stroll of San Bruno with auntie Blanca. Gabriel slept most of the way. We also had our family over for a fun Sunday together. There was Grandma and Grandpa, Auntie Claudia and Uncle Mike and cousin Audrey. Audrey is 6 months old and looks so big compared to little Gabriel! He has alot of growing to do :-) Gabriel's favorite place to nap and relax is the swinging chair. He loves it!

Gabriel Week 2

2007-08-13T10:49:00.000-07:00

In week two, Gabriel started to recognize some of his surroundings. He has his own bassinet where he is a great sleeper! He sleeps from about 10pm to around 8am every day. Mom and Dad feed him every 2-3 hours and are getting used to their new sleep schedule. Gabriel is sooo cute!

Gabriel Week 1

2007-08-10T19:42:00.000-07:00

Our first week with Gabriel was all about learning how to do the basics, how to change a diaper, how to change clothes, breastfeed, burp and cuddle. Gabriel was so small and delicate, it was amazing. He had his little bassinet where he slept and our bedroom became his nursery. We were looking forward to getting to know our son.

Welcome Gabriel Omar Lopez

2007-08-10T19:35:00.000-07:00

On July 17, 2007 at 5.30pm in the afternoon, we welcomed the arrival of our son, Gabriel Omar Lopez. He weighed 6 pounds, 10 ounces and was cute as a button. Mom and Dad and Grandparents were so excited to meet him! Welcome to the world little Gabriel!