Happy 2nd Birthday!

How did our little man turn 2 so quickly? Where did the time go? He is such a little angel. We celebrated with friends in our building, went to the Macy's Parade Balloon Inflation, then had dinner with Mommy and Daddy and ice cream!

Loving opening presents!

Celebrating with our little man!

Pre-birthday party with friends in the building.

Sports Mania Weekend

Blake got a glimpse of what his future has in store for him...two major sporting events in one weekend with Daddy! They were both in their glory.

On the train on the way to the NY Giants vs. Atlanta Falcons football game.

Daddy and Blake at the NY Giants game. Blake's second NFL game already. Even though the Redskins weren't playing, Blake was shouting "Go Redskins" the whole time!

Daddy and his little Tarheel. Blake shouted "Go Tarheels" over and over again, so cute!

Our future Tarheel, Daddy was in heaven. The UNC vs. Syracuse basketball game at Madison Square Garden.

Fall in the Park

One thing we will miss about the city is the beautiful changing of the leaves. That is hands down one of the Northeast's claim to fame and with good reason. The only thing that could make it better is throwing some adorable kids into the mix of colorful leaves.

Kitties Out, Baby Claptrap In

Sad to report, but our giant "little men" have left us. The kitties have flown down to live with Grammie for a while, in preparation for our new arrival. In our NYC apartment, I just did not see how it was possible to fit all of us in here and be comfortable. So the temporary fix is a temporary stay in Atlanta for the boys until we move to Alabama.

Ironically, Daryl flew out on a plane the night before the cats flew out. So since telling Blake that both Daddy and the kitties went on an airplane, he thinks they are all together up in an airplane (even still, 2 days later) and looks up in the sky, sees a bird or an airplane and says "hi" to the kitties and daddy. Very cute! Until Daddy comes home, Blake will continue to think he is on an airplane the whole time.

So after the kitties vacated, the next task was to go fill the apartment back up with more stuff, wouldn't want to have any sense of space for too long! Blake and Mommy took a trip to Aunt Cheryl's in nearby Connecticut this morning and filled up a carload of "essential" baby paraphrenalia. A big thank you to Aunt Cheryl for being our nearby storage facility. It really is amazing, the smaller the little person is, the more stuff they seem to require! So we are now officially ready for baby to arrive (even though baby is NOT going to surprise Mommy and come early)! So less than 3 weeks to go...

Haircut...Finally

While mommy had a big dinner out with the ladies last night, daddy stayed home and gave Blake a muchly overdue haircut. He has decided that he doesn't need haircuts anymore. We have gone to two different salons and he has absolutely refused to have his hair cut at both. So Daryl pre-occupied him in the tub last night and chopped away. He looks like a different child, but still just as adorable. And this face, this is what he does when we ask him to smile for the camera!

A face only a mother could love.

Science Museum

This past weekend we took a field trip to a children's science center museum in New Jersey and Blake had so much fun "learning."

Playing "doctor" like daddy!

Enjoying the museum with his girlfriend Gabi. This was the slowest he ever moved, only when holding hands with Gabi, otherwise he was running around like a crazy man at all times. Amazing the effect women have on men!

I know I shouldn't be standing on this, but I am so cute, mommy won't mind!

Halloween Football Player

We were in Florida for Halloween and our little football player was the cutest ever! At the beginning of the night, he also wanted to wear his fireman hat with his football costume!
We went trick-or-treating at the mall with a million other kids and then to our friend's neighborhood. Blake loved getting candy and kept saying "next house" after leaving each house in the neighborhood in search of the next piece of candy. He then wanted each candy opened each time he received a new piece! Considering his dinner consisted mostly of candy and getting to bed late, he was an angel as usual and slept well.
Mommy and Daddy really benefited from the trick-or-treating as well!!! What a fun night.

In Florida via Atlanta, not France

We have been a little busy lately and time has slipped away. We cancelled/postponed our trip to France. We would have been there over a week by now, but due to family being ill, my pregnancy getting toward the end, plus the swine flu epidemic, we decided it was best to delay. We are very relieved to not be sitting in France, as we got the unexpected news that my wonderful Uncle Ruben passing last week. Since we were not overseas, Blake and I were able to attend his service. So in 5 days, we were on 5 different planes! And now we are down in Vero.

I want to send lots of love and support to Uncle Ruben's family. He was such an amazing man. His zest for life was beyond what anyone can imagine, even though he had cancer for over five years, he never let it get him down and never, ever stopped living, not even for a moment. I'll never forget all of the special memories we shared. And I will always cherish the special picture we had from so long ago when I was a little girl bouncing on his lap as well as the heartfelt speech he gave at my wedding. I love you Uncle Ruben! Fuggetaboutit................

Shop Around

Blake has recently become very interested in riding the tricycles at the playground. Onto craigs list I went to look for a used bike, because they cost so much new. So with a little perseverance, we found a bike and our little man is in love with it! We circle the block almost daily, while mommy pushes and he pedals. Can't do it on his own yet, but still loves riding his bike!

Teach 'Em While They're Young

This is how we amuse ourselves sometimes. We go into the back alley behind the building and Blake likes to "seep," as he calls it.