Emme & Jack's First Frozen Yogurt Experience!

Holy WOW! This was a cool experience for all of us except Lauren who is a regular! Emme loved picking out her toppings and taste testing the flavors. Even Jack got in on the action. SO much fun and just as expensive as King Kone but better. Too bad it is so far. Thanks Lauren- it was great seeing you!

Child Labor???

I think not! This is merely a game of  "Pick the Peas and Throw Them in the Pot!" She had such a fun time. Well until I told her to stop eating them all!!

Jack's First Strawberry

Cortlandt Farm Market has delicious fresh fruit, vegetables.. (plants, Christmas trees etc) We make all our own baby food for the kids and we get almost everything fruit and vegetable here! They are super nice too. Oh yeah and another favorite thing is the delicious apple cider donuts!

Music Together

 Emme & Daddy singing along with Mr. Ernie.

 I see a future drummer here!

My Parents' New House!

This is the exciting news I couldn't wait to share. My parents just moved into their new house. NEXT DOOR TO ME! We are all so excited to have them so close. It will be so awesome for Emme and Jack to be able to walk next door to Grammy & Papa's house as they get older. AND my old neighbor used to be a piano tuner and he had an upright piano in the house which he sold to my parents. I am so super excited because we really want the kids to learn piano and now we don't have to figure out where to put one in our house!

Just Jack

 Jack is doing a good job with his fruit feeder thing. You cut up large chunks of fruit and pop them in the is neat mesh feeder and they can suck and chew on it but cannot choke! Ingenious. Emme loved it and Jack is doing a good job hanging onto it! He did end up needing help. He has to start lifting weights to strengthen up those arm muscles!

So stinking cute! Watch out ladies!

Peas and Piano

 THIS will be hers one day!!! Exciting news coming soon!

Not sure Jack was into the peas here. He was not digging the texture the first few bites but then was ok with it.

Keri & Bobby's New Kitchen

Babushka Emme

 Jack

 Making cookies with Aunt Keri

Breaking in the new oven and waiting and waiting for those yummy cookies!

Follow Up Cardiologist Appt

 Today Jack had his follow up appointment with Dr. Crowe. Jack was born with several small holes in his heart . After our initial visit several months ago, it was determined that these holes should close on their own and if they do not they will become smaller as Jack grows bigger and therefore will not hinder him in any way. I was basically told that this was the "best heart condition" anyone could ever ask for! There was also a fetal structure that was still present on our first visit which was also thought to disappear as Jack grew. So today his EKG looked awesome and Jack "helped" the doctor check his heart during the ultrasound. The fetal structure did indeed disappear and the holes are still there but much smaller that they can only be seen on contrast ultrasound. This was great news. We have another follow up after Jack's first birthday.

After our appointment we were on our way to picket with the Verizon workers and stopped in to visit Aunt Jeanine and new baby cousin Kaitlyn. Jack is only 5 months older and he looks gargantuan compared to Kaitlyn and she weighed more than him at birth!

Verizon Strike

Well Verizon finally did it. Paul and all the other workers are out on strike indefinitely because Verizon is being greedy and trying to strip away all the years of bargaining for rights that have been gained as well as eliminate health care plans. All the while the CEOs are making millions and have unlimited access to private planes and own multiple million dollar homes. Is it too much to ask for decent healthcare and a salary to survive???? Share the wealth Verizon. We are the ones who are making you so rich! So Emme, Jack and I will be hit the picket lines today with our signs to show our support.

Happy Birthday Grandpa!

 Birthday Boy blew out all the candles!

 Daddy and Baby Jackie

 Jackie trying to steal chocolate dipping sauce and profiteroles from Uncle Bob!

Emme, Grandpa and Jack

Another Busy Saturday

 Emme's first time holding Kaitlin. Kaitlin is 10 days old.

 Emme working hard on her home depot workshop project. This month Pencil Boxes for back to school!

 Super paint job!

Nursing her baby doll Cinderella with her nursing shawl because you need privacy of course!

A Picture Says a Thousand Words....Or does it?

If I had you guess what was going on this photo I am certain the only thing you would guess right is that Emme is eating ice cream. This is an overdramatization (is that a word? if not it should be to describe this photo!) No one was crying, no one's legs were detached, not even ice cream spilled on any clothing. It was just one of those weird unexplainable moments.