A lot has happened so far in September and a lot more is about to happen, so I wanted to get ahead of the curve and post these photos from the first two weeks. Nico had his 9 month visit this month, complete with vaccines for 5 diseases (diptheria, tetanus, whooping cough, HiB and polio).  [...]

The Cape Charles and August Odyssey photos that we’ve already posted covered the first half of the month.  This slide show rounds out the month with a bunch of solo shots of Nico, plus our trip to Pittsburgh for Lisa’s bat mitzvah and the spice rack Frank built to house all of the Penzey’s goodness [...]

Right after we got back from Cape Charles, we headed out again — this time on a northeastern odyssey that took us through Poughkeepsie, the Catskills, New Hampshire, and New Jersey.  It was a trip filled with fun visits with family and friends.  Unfortunately we don’t have photos from his visit with Grandma and Grandpa [...]

After we had so much fun last year in Sperryville, VA with the Somobrights and Hjeltaks, we decided to take another group vacation — this time to Cape Charles, VA.  Cape Charles is a sleepy little town at the southern tip of the Delmarva Peninsula.  It was formed in the 1880s when an enterprising duo [...]

Hi all — a quick update from the beach for some breaking news.  After spending 3 days with 2 kids his age with voracious appetites, Nico has eaten his first food.  He sucked on some canaloupe today — willingly — and even asked for more.  We have finally found something he’ll actually eat!  (He had [...]

Nico’s big cousin Nick graduated from high school this year.  We went up to NY to celebrate his achievement and wish him well when he goes off to the University of Tampa this fall.  Enjoy the photos!

Before we head out to the beach, I wanted to post these photos from July.  This set does not include photos from our recent trip to NY for Nick’s high school graduation — those will come soon.  And there’s no time for a long update, but I don’t think Nico really reached any milestones in [...]

A while ago, Nico discovered his voice and started piercing our eardrums on a regular basis.  Frank had a theory that if he encouraged the squealing at sanctioned times, we would have fewer embarrassing moments when Nico screamed out in the middle of a silent crowd (like at a museum or in a restaurant).  It [...]