Author: tompayne

Tom has finally figured out how to convert videos from his Treo 650 mobile phone into something you can post onto YouTube. This should mean we can expect to see a lot more video on the blog. Here is some video of a giggling 3 month old version of...

Tristan’s aunt Tara came over to babysit while Jen and Tom took a tour of the hospital where the new baby will be born. While there, Tristan posed for some photos, demonstrating his flirting skills. When we looked at Aunt Tara’s camera, it turned out that she had been...

Over the past few days, Tristan has been taking more and more confident steps…working them together into a genuine strut. Here is the first time it was caught on film:...

Today’s adventure included a walk to St. Patrick’s Cathedral, a viewing of “Atlas”, a trip to the Disney Store and FAO Schwarz. The day was wrapped up with a short visit to the Central Park Zoo (in a vain attempt to see the new baby seal) followed up with...

Jennifer’s friend Marsha and her daughter Emily have been out visiting for a couple of days. Dinner tonight was at Benihana, another first for Tristan. Jennifer stopped by a store to buy Tristan some yogurt, concerned that he wouldn’t enjoy anything at the Japanese steakhouse. Ha. Tristan loved the...

Tristan went shopping today…and bought a new pair of shoes. His first sneakers. Don’t they look cool!...

Due to some minor complications during Tristan’s birth, Jennifer has no option but to have a scheduled Cesarean for baby #2 (affectionately referred to as “the Wog”). After consulting with her doctor, they have scheduled the blessed event for the morning of July 3rd. Apparently, all of the Payne...

Since Tom’s company is expecting him to work from home and with Tristan becoming a big brother, the Payne family was simply running out of space in their NYC apartment. So it with mixed emotions that the seemingly inevitable move is upon us. Chappaqua, here we come! If everything...

Apparently, even the local Chinese restaurant thinks Tom is a computer geek. Take a look at this evening’s fortune:...

Tristan decided to help his dad work on the stereo when one of the speakers wouldn’t work. It turned out that this wasn’t even the location of the problem, but Tristan and Dad had fun working together....