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We had a fabulous time with Grandma at the state museum in Albany. We rode the antique Carousel countless times, saw some great displays including a plow made in Syracuse by great-great-grandpa Chase!, and Declan was thrilled to use a … Continue reading →

We’ve been spending lots of time outside, with all of this mild weather. Enjoy the pix! Quinny LOVES the swing! Getting dirty outside is fun! Making butter with Linda Brook’s butter churn while buddy Olin plays nearby Jamming with Daddy!

It’s so wonderful how Livi and D just jump in and play together. They were acting out “Diego and Alicia” again and kept calling Quinny “Baby Jaguar” (from the TV show “Go, Diego, Go!” ) We started out with a … Continue reading →

What a fun way to start off our first week of 2007 — with LIVI!! The two of them jumped right into chatting and playing together, beginning with observations including colors they were wearing when everyone accompanied Livi in the … Continue reading →

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 →