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We loved our start of the new year! We began the day with a fun, delicious brunch with Gemma, Papa, Grandma, Grandpa, along with good buddies Luca, Norah, and their parents. Later that afternoon, Mike, Declan, Quinn, and I went … Continue reading →

What a wonderful couple of Christmases we had this week! On Christmas Day, the first thing Declan wanted to check was the plate of carrots left outside for the reindeer – YES! Santa had come! From there, he bounded into … Continue reading →

It’s been so much fun preparing for Christmas this year! During one of the days leading up to Christmas, a group of parents and kids from our website “hudsonvalleyparents.com” gathered together for caroling at a local nursing home, and we … Continue reading →

Declan participated in his first Christmas pageant this year – he and a couple of little buddies were the “friendly beasts” and Declan was the donkey. Mike helped him along through some delicate negotiations during the rehearsal before church, but … Continue reading →

Happy Birthday to me! I’m 37, I feel lucky as hell and love my life. Mike, Declan, and Quinn have made this the best birthday ever. Thank you, Mom and Dad for birthing and raising me. Celebrating with Declan, Quinlan, … Continue reading →

Quinlan turns 9 months old this week. Nine months on the “inside,” nine months out in the world. Nine months of being completely enchanted by her big brother is pretty much the way we’d sum things up around here. Many … Continue reading →

Hope everyone had a wonderful Thanksgiving! We sure did! We gathered at Gemma and Papa’s house with Grandma, Grandpa, and Gumpa, and after singing a hearty rendition of Declan’s favorite grace (“Appleseed”), we ate…and ate…we sang Happy Birthday to Grandma…and … Continue reading →

Quinn is pulling herself up on everything now to a kneeling position, which means our “Quinn-proofing” around the house has risen a few inches. Out of habit, we keep putting items in places that used to be out-of-the-way for her, … Continue reading →

The piece on Diaper Free Babies aired this week on the Fox 23 News Albany station and we’ve watched it around a million times! Quinn has enjoyed her fifteen minutes of fame (more like four and a half minutes…) and … Continue reading →

Quinny turns 8 months old this week! She’s a regular chatterbox like her brother, only she’s harder to understand. She’s crawling up a streak and pulling up on everything (and occasionally pulling everything down!). As some of you heard, our … Continue reading →