tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-144383002010-04-12T13:31:45.537-05:00Sammy: February 24, 2006 ** Robby: June 5, 2008Pamnoreply@blogger.comBlogger251125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14438300.post-7210367602802007542010-04-12T13:31:00.001-05:002010-04-12T13:31:45.608-05:00

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How did this happen?Sammy is four years old today!He opened his presents this morning before school. Robby gave him some glow in the dark stars and planets for the ceiling of their room, and Mommy and Daddy picked out some goodies from the MTA Museum & Store: two NYC Subway place mats (the map on one side, the color coded sympbols on the other); and two Long Island Railroad cars that are

Pamnoreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14438300.post-14902104830352469372010-02-19T22:02:00.003-05:002010-02-19T22:09:16.721-05:00

Somehow I've gotten off the blogging bandwagon. Burn out maybe.Blogger is switching things up on my over the next few weeks, so there is a good chance I might not post again until I figure out the changes. Hopefully I'll get back into the swing of things in March!

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Thanksgiving weekend was busy, but also mellow. We began by going to the traditional Thanksgiving Eve dinner in NYC with New York Pop, Grandmom Judy, Regular Pop, and Jennie.Here Robby "poses" with NY Pop, who will be 100 years old next month!The following morning, Sammy had a project to do: create placecards in the shape of The Mayflower for the total of 31 guests who would arrive later that

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Robby is officially one and half years old!Can you say, "Bruiser?"He is also really, really not a baby anymore. He can climb like an expert, talk, and get himself into all sorts of trouble. Luckily, he's still really cute.

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Hi!I'm Robby, and I love pumpkins.I really, really, really love pumpkins!When I walk around the neighborhood, I keep a lookout for porch pumpkins, then make whoever is with me go over to the pumpkins so I can say hello.But my favorite pumpkins are the ones in my house (real and paper decorations on the windows.) These two are from one of my great grandfathers, who likes to make scary faces with

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Robby loves other peoples' shoes. Today he tried on Daddy's sneakers:...then Sammy's rain boots.Surprisingly, it was easier for him to walk in Daddy's shoes than in Sammy's!

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Happy Halloween!Robby was a monkey. You might recognize this monkey costume from Sammy's first Halloween, and also last year, when it was too big, but we put Robby in it anyway. He thought it was a little bit of a bother at first:But he got used to it, so off we went to Centre Street to trick or treat!My old friend Mary was in town for a work visit, so she valiantly braved the crazy costumed

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It was a bit early for foliage, but a perfect day for many other fall activities: apple picking, hay riding, tree climbing, pumpkin sitting, and of course, eating cider donuts.We went to Honeypot Hill Orchards last weekend with a whole bunch of people. Actually, just Sammy and I went, because Robby had a double ear infection, so he stayed home with Daddy.Sammy was a bit nervous about the hayride

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Now that it is officially fall, I'll finally post or late summer vacation photos. We spent time on the Cape and on LI, and had a great time going to the beach, digging with diggers, dumping with dump trucks, hanging out with family, and of course, eating ice cream.At Newcomb Hollow beach in Wellfleet, the day before one of the tropical storms breezed past:The boys really, really love playing in

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We spent Saturday and Sunday in York, Maine, at Sean's parents' place. It was a perfect weekend for hanging out on the beach with some diggers and dump trucks, drinking a beer (for some of us), and eating fried seafood at the lighthouse. I think the weekend's highlight, however, may have been the ice cream:Ice cream + lighthouse = pure joyClimbing on the rocks near the lighthouse was a lot of

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Our old friend Cassidy moved back to Hawaii last week. Sammy and Cassidy first met in Fall 2006 at a baby and mommy class. Sammy and I started hanging out with Cassidy and her mommy, Brooke, regularly since we conveniently lived in the same neighborhood.Cassidy and her parents were in Boston while her father completed his medical residency. Yes, they hated winter here! But, they made Boston their

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A long time ago, it seems, we went to LI for the 4th of July. Here's Sammy, Robby & Miss Jessie at the New Suffolk parade in their festive 4th wear:Robby really liked his little flag:Here Robby tries to summon the paraders to hurry up already:Nothing says Happy Birthday America like icebox cake and Hawaiian shirts!We really enjoyed Horton's Point Lighthouse in Southold last summer, so we took

Pamnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14438300.post-82397821027478313702009-06-18T20:37:00.001-05:002009-06-18T20:37:45.574-05:00

Howdy!

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The whirlwind of birthday week is over. It started, of course, with Robby. Here's his cake:Sammy agreed to let us use his train candle holders for the cake that he and Nana made for Robby. Matt made the candy railroad tracks and letters.It took all four of us to blow out the candles!Robby seemed to like the cake, but only ate a few bites. He did, however, eat quite a bit of his birthday pasta

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How did a year go by so quickly?? Here's to one sweet little boy, who has filled our house with lots of smiles and hugs.Robby had a lovely first birthday--more photos this weekend!

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I've been a little lax on the blogging front lately. So much to do!Here are some recent photos of our to-doing over the last few weeks. [click to enlarge.]First and foremost, Matt is now an MBA! We celebrated his graduation from Babson with Nana and Poppop Fred:When Sammy saw Matt in his cap and gown, he commented, "Matt, look at you! Look at your hat! What is that?"Here's Robby at Andy's

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Time keeps flying.Robby is 11 months old today. Just one more month of being a baby, kiddo. Which makes me a little sad, but I'm also looking forward to Robby and Sammy being able to play together, talk to each other, and be boys together. Like this for instance:Robby crawled under the couch for the first time today, so Sammy joined him (he's under there at least once a day.) They had fun

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Woohooo!! Look at me!Robby really likes to move. He has been walking with the guidance of a tall person since December, but just got up the nerve to take independent steps a week or so ago. Since last Sunday, he's been walking with more confidence, and even pulling himself up on various pieces of furniture to start a march across the room.Here he is walking on the front porch one cool and

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Hello.April was a hectic month around here. Sammy's surgery on the 10th was successful, but the recovery was kinda rough. Luckily we had a team of grandparents helping us out (thank you Nana, Poppop Fred and Grandmom Judy!) We seem to be past the worst of it all, and he's doing much better--he can actually breathe through his nose now!Of course, one of the main perks of having your tonsils and

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Robby is a big ten month old now!! Can you believe it?He's been working on hard on taking steps--just a few at a time so far--and cruising around the house. He loves to push anything with wheels, or to stand up and see the world from a higher altitude.Sammy has taken to napping on the couch in the tv room lately. Robby has taken to trying his best to wake him up:I'm not sure what it is about

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How did it get to be the end of March already? Craziness. We have been busy with colds, double ear infections, hanging out at playgrounds, learning how to clap:and practicing yoga:In other news, Sammy goes in for his operation in two weeks. He's getting his tonsils and adenoids removed to correct a breathing issue (sleep apnea). It should stop his drooling, too, which will be a huge cosmetic

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Today is Robby's 9 Month birthday!! If you are good, maybe he'll cook you up something tasty in Sammy's new kitchen:Robby loves to stand at the kitchen and play with the knobs and pots.He especially loves to play with it when Sammy is not around to push him away.This morning, as we do on every Thursday morning, we went to the Brookline Rec Center for playgroup. Robby loves to crawl through the

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Today is Sammy's third birthday. Can you believe it?!?After celebrating with friends and family over the past two weekends (more on that later), Sammy had a fairly low-key, but busy, birthday.He slept really late--until 8:15, which is unusual. We then put some candles in his breakfast patties, which he really liked:He went off to school, where he and his friends celebrated with a fruit salad (

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I left Robby in the boys' room while I went to retrieve something from another room. I heard him happily babbling to himself while I was gone. Here's what I saw when I returned to the room:He is pulling himself up on everything, crawling all over the place, and generally driving Sammy crazy. Robby is definitely not allowed to play with the trains, try as he might!

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