Summer Thunderstorms with Alyson

Stay up late. Turn off the lights. Watch some lightning. Have a photo shoot. We are really going to miss our wonderful babysitter.

Alyson made this awesome puzzle for the kids so they'll still get to play with her when we move.

5 Days. Only 5 days until we move. Luckily the kids will have one last long day with Alyson when the movers are here. Starting to say goodbye to everyone is really sad for us. Maybe when we're in NC and haven't made any new friends yet, Mama will finally make time to post our year's worth of back logged photos of all our growing over the last year and all our fun adventures and all our wonderful friends here. Leaving our friends is the hardest part. We're really sad to be moving far away from all of them and will miss them every day.

"I try!"

Is what Vivienne says to everything she sees her big brother doing...

And she's tried several times. Usually right before she pees on the rug.

happy day away mama

mama is spending a day away with her friend bri-jeeeet today. ollie and i miss her but we know she needs a break from us every once in awhile. we love you mama. as papa says you rock our world. happy mama's day!!!!!

 

 

 

 

Last Stop in Coney

Before we head off to live in the wilds of North Carolina in 3 weeks (!!!) we are trying to fit in some NYC favorites. A trip to Coney Island was on the top of our list.

 

 

 

 

 

Date Night

Spring break still! Mama and Papa are on a daytime date today, stretching it out into the evening. This is what Ollie and Vivi are up to. (Thanks Alyson!)

Who's That Baby?

Guns and trucks

At a BBQ buffet somewhere in SC....

A natural....

 

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Road trip

All smiles, little did she know that we were going to drive 12 hrs to NC. 

Other than learning a new filter on the iPhone, we found out that sometimes you need a break no matter the destination....like picnicking in a Podunk bi-rite parking lot somewhere in NC. 

Yeah

spring break

guess what?

we got something to tell you

do you know why this guy is smiling?

 

three months of spring break!!! looking forward to lots of play time papa!!!!

 

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Just General Cuteness

 

Thanks Grampa!

For bugging us to post... it has definitely been WAY TOO LONG.
Here's a cute one for you.

Happy Birthday Super Ollie!

FOUR YEARS OLD. My baby is 4 years old. He had a superhero birthday party this past weekend and then a special day at school today. Ollie's babysitter gave him tickets to a Brooklyn Nets game for his birthday. So on Sunday Mama and Ollie went on a birthday date, which is something Mama really cherishes—those special times she has with you.

Ollie, I think the coolest thing about you being 4 is how much fun it is to go on those new adventures with you, and to have actual long, involved conversations about everything. It's so incredibly fun to see you happy and excited about new things. To see you incorporate all the new things you learn and see into new games and stories and imaginary characters in your elaborate super hero make-believe. I love talking to you and hearing all the new things you learn and figure out and think about. You are silly and funny, and full of emotion and intensity. You have two speeds... asleep and full throttle. If you're not whispering a secret in my ear, you're yelling, mostly just because whatever story or fact you have to tell, or question you have to ask is SO EXCITING to you that you just can't contain it. My favorite thing in the world is to watch you talking to someone else and get to see and hear the excitement and thrill in your voice over the littlest things. You fiercely love your sister and are so sweet and wonderful with her. Seeing the two of you make each other laugh is the most incredible thing in the world. I love it when you're doing something you love or something you're really happy to be doing and you suddenly stop and say to me, "Mama, I love you!" And when you tell me how much you love me and Papa and Vivienne... bigger than an elephant, bigger than a building, bigger than all the planets. And you say yes Mama, I can fit all that love in my heart. And Ollie, I love you even more than that, and I can't wait to see in what ways you grow into an even more amazing little boy this 4th year of your life.

 

4 Years. 20 Questions.

It's that time again! Tomorrow is Ollie's birthday and today we did our yearly 20 questions. You can see how things have changed since last year...

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#^* polar blog vortex *^#

my big brother tells me that when he was my age mama and papa used to let him post on the blog at least once a week. i cannot remember the last time i had a chance. perhaps it has been the never ending winter and multiple polar vortexes or maybe something else has been keeping my folks busy. anyways, almost 2 months ago we went on a fun trip to north carolina. when we first got there papa put on what he called a monkey suit left for a few hours and then came back with a big smile on his face. i am not sure what that was about. we then spent the rest of the weekend exploring the bull city and surrounds. my favorite part was rassling with ollie OUTDOORS in a playground. will this winter ever end?