Development Alert: Manipulation
For several weeks now, Tristan has been using mommy against daddy…and vis-versa. “Daddy said it was OK” “Mommy said it was OK to stay up”. This morning, a new form of manipulation emerged…bribery. While trying to convince daddy to get out of bed and go downstairs to play (and...
Balloonfest or Bust
Someone had the brilliant idea that we should all go to the Quick Check Balloonfest in Readington, NJ this weekend. It sounded like a great idea at the time. Tom, Jen and the boys joined Grandma, Pop-pop, Aunt Tara, Professor Stewart and Aunt Debbie on the runway at Solberg...
Development Alert: Volcabulary
William’s vocabulary started out with “daddy” and “thank you” and has expanded to include “mommy” and “hi”. (Tristan has added “ka-chow”…thanks to Lightning McQueen and Cars)...
Happy Birthday, William!
On July 3rd, William celebrated his first birthday! The day started like any other…with a HUGE William smile: Then the crouds of people started to arrive… Here you can see Uncle Skull, Anita and Anthony chatting. In the background is Jen, Tara and Godfather Bobby. Many family members came...
LBI
Thanks to our generous friends, Greg and Lisa, we were able to spend a couple of days down at the beach. We have been joining Greg and Lisa on Long Beach Island for several years now. Jennifer would come down here for crazy weekends during her early working days…while...
Froggies
Tristan has discovered that there are frogs in our koi pond (no koi, just frogs). Apparently, there is an gene which attracts young boys to frogs as he will no leave them alone. He wants to watch them, he wants them to jump into the water, he wants to...
Making Music
We are not exactly sure where Tristan learned to hold a violin, but he seems to have gotten the idea. And Dad is so proud that Tristan has discovered an interest in Lego (like) blocks....
Happy (11 month) Birthday, William
William is quite the cutie…especially on this his 11 month birthday:...
Memorial Day in Chappaqua
Tristan and William (along with mom and dad) enjoyed their first Memorial Day Parade in Chappaqua. No sign of Senator Clinton this year, but there were the obligatory vetrans....
Pool Party!
We recently joined a local pool club and they kicked off the outdoor swimming season with a Pool Party. The boys seemed to enjoy themselves: [youtube=http://www.youtube.com/v/LbjvnVBjrhg] [youtube=”http://www.youtube.com/v/aO1vajEYLMU”]...