James Ryan is 8 months old today! Can you

believe it? I can't.
We're so living in fast-forward.
The weekend is ending, I can't believe it's Sunday night.
This weekend, we went to Dazzio's on Friday to see Phil play. It was fun. Tara, Kevin, Laura, and Chris went too, Eddie was tending bar, Uncle Ed, Greg & Ang, Tommy Smith, Danny & Rochelle, and Shannon were there too. Several Physical Solutions friends were also there, and the Tiki bar was open. It was really fun.
Saturday we ran errands, went for a walk, enjoyed the weather...it was nice, and low key. Today we had a Physical Solutions event and then went for a little Sunday drive.
We checked out Wenonah, so cute, lots of great architecture. I wanna buy a house there just for fun:)






LJ is not officially crawling yet (at least in the forward direction), however, he gets around well by rolling, scooting, and crawling backwards. As you can see, he loves to walk (with assistance), anything that makes him feel grown up, he loves. He's just itching for more independence. We're in big trouble when he starts walking, he already loves to get into anything he's not supposed to. If he is surrounded by colorful, fun, seemingly interesting toys, he wants your cell phone, keys, anything but the toys:)
He has been saying "Da, da, da..." like crazy, it's so cute. I can't wait till he says Mama...I'm sure my heart will flutter the first time he says my name:)
Happy May to everyone! Tara and Kevin left for their cruise this morning, I'll be thinking about them and living vicariously through them this week:) Hmmm...Barbados, Saint Thomas, I'll be day dreaming all week.
Have a great week.

Busy, busy

We have lots going on these days:)


We're back home this week:)
Big News ~ Jim's practice at the NY Athletic Club will officially open for business on June 5th!! He has so much to do between now and then.

We had a lot of fun in NYC last weekend. James Ryan enjoyed his first trip to a museum and also his first trip to the Central Park Zoo! He loves animals, he was cracking up at the seals and penguins. He also sat in a high chair at a restaurant for the first time. He thought he was hot stuff! He likes doing things that make him feel grown up:)

Although we packed about a million things for our trip, we somehow forgot our stroller. You can not do without a stroller in NYC...we could have gone without anything but the stroller for a few days. Needless to say, there was a little drama when we arrived and a realized that we had to buy a new stroller. We had 4 strollers, now we have 5:)
We took the bus to the closest baby store and bought the cheapest stroller that money can buy. It is very flimsy, no 5 point harness, no shock absorption, no basket to store things in, and even I (all 5'2'' of me) have to crouch down to push the thing. I was not happy, I think I even stomped my foot once in the store. We decided to walk back to the Harmon's and as we passed countless Bugaboos and Maclarens, Jim said, "You have some serious stroller envy right now, I can tell." He knows me so well:)

Camp Klotzbach

As promised, here are a few photos from our stay with the Klotzbach's. We all had a great time, it was so nice to spend time together. James Ryan just loves Elizabeth and Emily:) He thinks Gregory and Uncle Shark-tankio are pretty cool too!

We grilled on Saturday and Annie, Dave, Julie, and Bill joined us for dinner before heading to Holly and Pratt's charity beruit tournament. Lizzy's friend Eva joined us for dinner as well. Jim and Mark golfed, I went to Nikon School on Sunday, and we even visited Lizzy's school on Tuesday!


I just love this one ~

Poetry

We spent the week at Camp Klotzbach, and the amazingly talented Miss Elizabeth is a great poet! Here are two amazing original works by Lizzy:

An Acrosstic Poem
Brothers

B ody Gaurds
R adical
O ut of this world
T he best people ever
H elpful
E xtraordinary funny
R idiculously crazy
S ometimes annoying:)

A Cinquain

Jimmy
cute, funny
laughing, amazing, crying
He makes me smile
baby

Pretty good, huh?
I'll be sharing a few photos from Camp Klotzbach tomorrow, we really had a great time. We're off to Chez Harmon later this week!

Sugar and Spice...

Fridays have become my day to visit with family and chase the kids around with my camera. Fun, fun!! Today I was prepared with bubbles and lollipops (yes, I resort to bribery) and caught a few cute shots of two little princesses.

I finally figured out how to make a storyboard ~ here's my first attempt...this could be fun!

Here are the images in full size and a few other faves (Susie, Kelly, and Nik, I will send you these on Snapfish ASAP, not tonight though, I need sleep:)





Also, I'm lovin these 2 of little miss thing...as you can imagine, she was a very willing model:) She is passing on her tiara tomorrow when the new Miss Clementon is crowned at this year's pageant.

I really like the lighting in this one...

The lighting is not very good here, but, oh the face....

James Ryan and I visited the Walt Whitman Stratford house this afternoon. It was fun to get out and enjoy the weather. I was thinking about a fond childhood memory from the Whitman house, involving my Nan, a concert, a firefly, and a tantrum. I had the urge to ride by and look at the place and I found out that they still have the summer concerts program in the yard. I'll have to take James Ryan, maybe he'll even catch a firefly and throw a tantrum:)
Enjoy the weekend!

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:)