I found a few new kiddos....

to follow around with my camera! They were so sweet and cooperative and here's what we came up with...






Today Angelisa was the 'model' and Cassandra was the 'photographer's assistant.' We'll do another shoot soon where it will be the other way around.


Of course I had to snap a few of Luke, I was lovin his tiny hands and chubby cheeks today:)

I'm trying to give LJ a little break from the camera, however, I snuck a few shots of him today and had to include one of my favorites, 2 ways, which color and crop do you like better....



Nothing terribly exciting going on for now, Jim worked everyday last week so LJ go to hang with out Aunt Laura, Mom Mom & Paw, and Grandma Sue! He had a great time:)
Hoping to get some spring cleaning done tomorrow and make a Trader Joe's run, we also need to file our taxes. Exciting, huh? The forecast is looking terrible for Sunday and Monday, April showers I guess.

Happy Easter!

Happy Easter everyone! I hope you had a great time today:) James Ryan did!


Kayleigh finds an egg!

LJ was obsessed with the purple egg he found during the hunt. He loved shaking it, it was filled with a whole 59 cents - cha-ching!


Zack on the prowl for more eggs..

Miss Ava...

My cutie:)

LJ having a ball with Aunt Laura!

If at first you don't succeed...try...try again

James Ryan and I are very, very proud of Jim.
He has been working for awhile now toward opening his own practice, and I'm happy to report that today he received some very exciting on the business front.
It's big:)
His dedication to his dream, and hard work are finally paying off!
Sorry to leave you hanging, but I'm not going to spill all the details on the blog, at least not tonight. It's Jim's success and he deserves to share it with all of you:)
I'm sure this topic will get more action on the blog in the coming weeks as everything sinks in and we nail down the plans. We're in the 'pinch me' phase right now and have some decisions to make and details to work out.

More exciting news ~ James Ryan has slept through the night 2 nights in a row! We're going for the three-peat tonight, wish us luck!

Happiness is.....

Well, today, it's flip flops!
I had a rough morning. First, I forgot a few important things that I needed for the day, then realized on the train that I had gross mushed avocado all over my jacket -thanks little Jim! I finally got to work and had a very intense morning meeting. By lunch time, I really needed a little pick-me-up. I found it a J.Crew.

Is it wrong to love a pair of shoes? I hope not, I LOVE them...love the polka-dots, love the pink, and love that they give me a little height. They are perfect.
I'm not much of a shopper, and typically don't indulge in 'retail therapy,' but I'm so glad I did today.

Now I just need a pedicure:)

Put me in coach...

I'm ready to play...


today, look at me, I can be center field;)



James Ryan had an exciting day of rooting for the Mets, hanging out with his cousin Gianna, and getting spoiled by Mom Mom and Paw. It's the typical grandparent thing, he gets to have things there that we don't let him have at home, like a few tastes of orange sherbet and vanilla ice cream.

Here is a cute shot of the adorable Miss G:)

Almost better and up all night

I'm feeling much better:-)

I have, however, reverted to my old sleep habits since my Mom and Dad babied me a lot when I was sick. Yup, I'm getting up a few times at night again doing my best to convince my Mom and Dad to let me sleep in their bed. They're trying to hang tough, but I have to try, right;)




Happy weekend everyone!

Love,
James Ryan

Under the Weather..

James Ryan is sick. Nothing major, he has a cold, so he's stuffed up and coughing and not sleeping very well. We're all a little tired today, hopefully he'll sleep well tonight.

Look at these lashes ~


Yesterday, we went shopping and LJ got some new duds at baby GAP. Then Laura and Chris stopped by to see him, James adores his Aunt Laura!



We finally had nice weather today, figures I had to work:( We did go for a quick walk when I got home, it was nice. My spring fever is in full force now so I hope the warm weather is here to stay.

I've been a bad blogger...

I'm sorry; this week was all work and no play for the most part. I worked a lot because my boss is in Morocco and I'm acting for her. Then we went to Long Island on Saturday and I forgot my camera:( Too bad because LJ hung out with his cousins Aidan and Kate and they are adorable. More about the weekend later, here's a supercute shot I caught after bath time today.

Overprotective first-time parents

That's Jim and I.
We saw the Conways (Lisa, Aidan, little Aidan, and Katie) at Sue's yesterday. Katie is one month older than LJ, and she decided about a month ago that she will not eat baby food...at all. Talk about personality! So I saw Katie eating all different kinds of foods, including Ritz crackers, apple puffs, avocado, and a bowl of spaghetti! LJ's baby food (sweet potatoes and peas in a jar) seemed bland and boring compared to Katie's feast and I wanted LJ to try some real food. I was a little nervous about giving him a cracker and some apple puffs, but Jim's apprehension was through the roof. He was nutso about it... on the edge of his seat the entire time, ready to jump up a moments notice to administer CPR:) Lisa Conway, a mother of 4 just laughed and said, "don't worry if he chokes, just flip him over, it will come out."

I think we'll wait a few weeks on the crackers, cheerios, apple puffs, etc:)

Back in Action

In case anyone is wondering about our Farley - he is fully rehabilitated. His weight is back up and he's back to his old tricks; swatting at my Dad, tearing up the furniture, and trying to sneak out the door. Jim has been calling him 'pure evil.'