Tom’s latest obsession is the family tree. His sister, Deborah, started this a long while ago with the goal of seeing how far back the family went. Tom’s simply want to understand how his boys are related to Jennifer’s sprawling branch of relatives. Check out the tree at http://paynebancroft.myheritage.com....

Coloring Easter eggs is very serious business. OK, not really… Dad thought the eggs would look nice out in the front yard But the boys put out their colored Easter eggs in hopes that they Easter Bunny would come in the morning and hide them… The Easter Bunny made...

Is is becoming something of a tradition for the Payne’s to celebrate Easter with a visit to the Lieberman’s for Passover Seder. This year, we were joined by cousin Mikey. It was Mikey’s first seder. Here he is reading a portion of the haggadah, the story of Passover, while...

One of the positive aspects of Norm’s passing was the fact that Tristan and William got to spend some quality time with their cousin Madeline. Here are some cleaner pictures… Madeline (from South Carolina) was joined by 2nd cousins Kasey and Konnor. Kasey and William enjoying some down time:...

Tom got to show off his new Irish knit sweater at this year’s Saint Patrick’s Day Parade in Pearl River, NY. Tristan is currently avoiding the camera, so the only way to get a smile out of him was to dangle him upside down! Uncle Skull and Aunt Patty...

Tristan celebrated his birthday with 19 of his closest friends at the local indoor playground/gym, KidsU. They had a blast climbing on the “playquad” and running around the gym area. Afterwards, Tristan and his guests enjoyed pizza (due to allergies, T had chicken fingers) and a special dairy-free (allergies...

This year’s “recession Christmas” was not to be out done by the “recession birthday”. As you can see, Tristan was quite spoiled on the morning of his third birthday. (yes, that’s Tristan behind the mounds of gifts)...

This weekend, Jennifer marched with the Junior League in the Mount Kisco Saint Patrick’s Day Parade. Cousin Jessie was actually more interested in the antique cars…but was disappointed to find out they were all Fords. What was he expecting…Toyotas?...

William is getting better and better at communicating his wants and desires…but his favorite “word” right now is “Ka-Chow”, mimicking Light’ning McQueen from Cars....

There was a slight error in Norm’s Journal News obituary: William “Norm” Bancroft, Jr. of South Salem, NY, died March 6, 2009, he was 69. Born in Queens, NY on April 29, 1939 the son of William and Elsie (Neuman) Bancroft. He was a graduate of White Plains High...