Hectic Chinese
Jennifer has been dreaming about Chinese food for months now. The problem is that she has been spoiled by the food at Grand Sechuan in Manhattan (9th Ave at 24th St). We can not find anything comparable in Westchester. So, we made a pilgramage to the City. Originally, we...
Development Alert: William Walking
William took his “13 steps” this weekend and is now an offical walker (lucky us!). This is not video of his first steps. That video was a but dark, but can be found here....
Labor Day in Kent
Even though Tristan’s friend Rory has a luxurious in-ground pool (up behind the barn), the seem to truly enjoy the simply pleasure of a $4 inflatable puddle. What you can’t see in these public pictures is that both boys are in their “all together”. They would taking running starts...
Acceptance Day at West Point
Today was A-Day…or Acceptance Day…for the Class of 2012 at West Point. Jennifer’s cousin Mike is now officially a member of the core of cadets at our nation’s prestigous military academy. more video The symbolic ceremony starts with the Point’s upperclassmen lined up on the parade grounds. Then the...
There’s poopy in my potty!
Ok, this may not be the most appropriate topic for a public website, but it is a major subject lately here at Paynecentral. Several months ago, Tristan show significant interest in his new potty. This interest faded quickly and it has been a struggle to get the whole potty...
Role Reversal
This afternoon, Tristan was taking his nap a bit too seriously, so we had to wake him up. To this end, Tom litterally pounced on the poor unsuspecting boy, bouncing the bed around him repeatedly. Once Tristan started to come to consciousness, Tom pronnounced “I’m up! I’m up!”, mimicing...
The Great Goldfish Hunt
Jen thinks Tom has been drinking during the day. Tom insists he has seen a large goldfish in the Koi pond. The problem is, no koi have ever been put into the pond. But for two days in a row, while visiting with Tristan’s froggies, Tom insisted he had...
Baby in a Box
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Norm and Mary Ann…circa 1960
Jen and Tom were pulling together some photos for Jen’s dad’s apartment and came across a couple of classics. Here is Norm and Mary Ann (Jen’s mom) sometime in the 1960’s: Here is Grandpa Norm somewhere in Africa with the Army some time in 1963-65:...
Tristan’s Frogs
Tristan loves his froggies. Hardly a day goes by where Tristan doesn’t insist on visiting his slimy green friends. Sure he wants to poke and prod them. Sure he wants them to jump into the water…or jump out. Sure he throws wood chips at them. But there is no...