Our NEW House

  Mom here. So why haven't we posted as much as usual? Well, we were a little busy getting ready to buy this house! We are moving back to the LI 'hood. After searching for almost two years, finally selling our house (with a few tears of course, since it was in our family forever) we found this split colonial on a great block in Glen Cove. We are thrilled to be moving closer to our parents and I am thrilled that my commute to work will be five minutes. It will actually take me longer to bring the kids to my parents (a whole 9 minutes). 

The house needs a little work inside, but we get to make it what we want, so that's super!

 

Take a look at my brand new push button operated cooktop!

 

 And if you need some tinkle time, please feel free to use our modern pink bathroom!

Actually you won't be able to use my stove or pee here because these are two of our big projects.

The good stuff is a family room with a fire place. Four bedrooms. Two-car garage! AND a big yard!

Come see us soon!

For the Fourth of July we went to Grandma and Grandpa's house. They have a really good view of all the fireworks in Connecticut. I missed the fireworks, but Page stayed up this year. He said fireworks were pretty and he dreamed that he was a firework!

Bayville: Enjoy our sunsets.

Page did! and then he enjoyed the lightshow too!

Random Parker

One night Mom was getting me ready for bed and instead of putting my PJs on, she started snapping some pictures. Here's the results!

Yankees Rock (and so does Blake!)

Blake took me (and Dad) to Yankee Stadium for my birthday. Well, actually (my new favorite word) my birthday was in March, but the game was in June. I know it's July now, but Mom's been busy so this is the first time we've been on the computer in awhile.

The game was lots of fun. I ate that hot dog and probably 50 bucks worth of other food and drinks! And I got presents like this flag!

Here I am with Dad in from of Babe Ruth's name!

It was a great day!

I'm a Movin' on Up

Well, it's not the East Side and it's not a DELUXE apartment in the sky, but next year I'll be in the three-year-old class at preschool. I will miss my teachers very much! I do have one or two weeks of camp at school coming up where I'll get to hang with them, though.

We sang songs and had snacks and I got a diploma!

My firend Caliegh is in my class next year! I am quite excited!

Everyone Loves a Parade!

And we're no different!

Grandpa led off the Memorial Day Parade in Bayville this year again and he was carrying the American Flag. I was busy at school this last week making American Flags and then there was Grandpa with a great big one!

I watched some of the parade from this cool perch on Dad's shoulders.

Mom held Parker and then Amber held Parker.

On Sunday we went to "adventureland." (Mom here: it wasn't really Adventureland. It was a fair in our neighborhood, but anything with rides is Adventureland, don't you know!)l

Oh! Auntie Dana!

Do you have to go back to California, Auntie Dana? I will miss you. Parker will miss you. See? He is reaching out to you!

We had fun with you this week, Auntie Dana, Even when I was misbehaving (which you have to admit I am good at these days) I was doing it to show off for you! I liked playing with you while Mommy and Daddy went to sell our old house.

I had fun playing with you at the park.

and making funny faces with you.

I love you Auntie Dana!

Happy Mother's Day!

Mom is really tired, so she said I have to keep this short. I'll help her put more pictures up tomorrow from her new fancy tiny camera! Even some videos!
Happy Mother's Day everyone.

Happy Hour

This is THE END

Not the end of the blog, sillies, although I know some of you thought that! It's the end of Long Island! Montauk. We went there a few weeks ago. It rained and rained and then it rained some more. But then it stopped long enough for us to go here.
Mom stopped at her old job, The East Hampton Independent and saw some of her old friends. I was sleeping and so was Parker, so we didn't get to see her old iMac that was still there from more that 15 years ago.

In the morning before these pictures, we flew a kite on the beach. I like to say, "it's a nice day to fly a kite!"

Nine month check-up

Hi everyone!

Mom took some pictures of me the other day, but she has to upload them onto the computer. Meanwhile, I went to the doctor yesterday for my nine month check up. Here's the stats:

Weight -- almost 21 pounds (50th percentile)
Length -- 29 inches (90th percentile)
Head -- 44 somethings (25th peanutheadile)

I didn't even cry when I got my Hepatitis shot and then didn't cry while the nurse squuezed blood out of my finger for like 20 minutes. Mom thinks I might have a banana allergy (big time bummer because I heard her first birthday banana cake rocks) so the doctor is going to do a RASP test and check me for banana allergy and other common childhood food allergies.

Pictures on the way. I know these word blogs are boring.

Oh hey, Mom is blogging for her students now too. check it out and become a follower so her kids at school think she's cool: The Shelf Life

I told you I like to eat

This is me smiling about spinach, peas, pears and apples that mom made for me. YUMMY!

I like to try to feed myself. Can you see my bottom two teeth in these two pictures? They came in about one day apart.

Delicious!
I learned from the best you know ...

Brunch for a BIG boy

Parker here. My BIG brother Page turned three a few weeks ago. He can do so much, but my favorite thing he does is make me laugh.

Mom and Dad hosted a brunch for Page's birthday. There was all kinds of yummy looking food like smoked salmon (one of Page's favorites), quiches, bagels and fruit. I didn't get to eat any of it, but when I am allowed to eat real food, watch out!
Granny, Papa, Grandma, Grandpa, Aunt Helen, Eric, Aunt Amber, Blake and Claudine came over to celebrate.

Page got some cool presents including some remote control construction vehicles and a ticket to go see the Yankees with Blake and Dad.

Aunt Helen posed with Parker. Hi Tanya! Do you believe how big I am????

Page told Mom he wanted a Huckle cake. Mom was freeking out about how to make those Richard Scarry characters, but then she remembered ... color printer and lamination machine!!!!!

Page loves singing Happy Birthday. He practices at school, along with the Pledge of Allegiance, which he is very good at saying. Mom is helping Page write thank you notes for all the nice things he got. In the mean time, I'll tell you all that Page really really likes all his new stuff. Thanks for celebrating with him!