Fun in Florida!

We are down in sunny Florida (luckily, we made it out between the two snowstorms, on Saturday) and having a great time. Julesie is a bit sick, but still having fun. First a few cute pictures (including one in the snow), followed by what is possibly the cutest video ever made, of Julia meeting a puppy...

Welcome to the Jungle!

Here's our newest video, just for fun, inspired by a stir-crazy day in the house when Julesie was particularly rambunctious. Enjoy it!

Holiday season!

Hola, folks. Hope everyone had a nice weekend. Julia was very happy because Nana and Aunt Fran stayed over a few days and helped take care of her; Mommy and Daddy were very happy because they got to go to NYC for a couple of days and stay in a hotel! Here are a few nice pictures:

Happy Thanksgiving!

Hi, everyone! Hope you all had a great Thanksgiving. While this was not technically Julia's first Thanksgiving, it was her first that she didn't spend in her swaddler strapped into her bouncy seat like a mental patient to try to keep her from crying! (Though today she is teething (her top teeth are finally coming in!) and has been quite a crab for mommy and daddy...) Our friends Mike and Christi were here as per tradition. Daddy made the turkey, which was excellent if I may say so myself, and most of the sides, with help from Christi and Trader Joe... Here are some photos, so enjoy!







And last but not least, a little video of Julia's walking skills!

A weekend vid for no reason...

Here's just a little video of the three of us hanging out on a rainy Saturday...

Julia's Birthday Video!

Finally, the video from J's party that I have been promising. I figured out how to use iMovie on our new Mac and it's pretty cool! More will come soon. Enjoy! (BTW, for the geezers out there, I'm now putting them on Youtube, so you can click on the video, then click on "view in high quality" and see it in fullscreen, if you like...)

Fall fun continues!

Weekend's almost over, but we had some fun. Here are a few great fall pictures of our little girl:







Lastly, this was a very important week for Julia, and all of us, I think. I will never forget Tuesday night, and I will be proud to be able to tell Julia about this historic election when she gets old enough to understand what it means. After eight years of cynicism and frustration, I finally have some hope about the future, especially for my little girl... Jesse wasn't the only one who shed tears of joy on Election Night!

Halloween and Fall fun!

The weather here is getting chilly, and the end of daylight savings means 6 months of crippling depression here in Connecticut, except for Julia, who's doing great! She had a really nice time on Halloween, when she dressed up as a Tulip Fairy. First, she had a little parade through the nursing home that her day care is affiliated with, which the residents really enjoyed. Later in the day, we went trick or treating in Fairfield Center, where all of the local businesses were giving away candy and treats (those were mostly for Daddy, though). In the evening, Julia loved greeting the trick or treaters with a big smile, though she was sad when they left!

Oh, and the big news was that Julesie said her first official word today! Spoiler alert, here it is:... SHOE! That's right, Julia's first word may signal a lifetime of affinity for footwear. She said it over and over, and actually knew that it was for her little tiny shoe. Aww.... OK, here are some pics, some of Halloween, some just too cute not to post. Enjoy.

Julia's First Birthday! (part 1)

The hot event from last weekend was Julia's first birthday party, which we held in the backyard for just a few family and friends. We had a great time! Julia had a lot of fun playing with her friends, and the weather couldn't have been nicer for her big day. Here are a bunch of photos. I will make an album of all of the pics sometime soon, and some video is to come as well.

Fun Sunday!

Hola! A rare two post weekend... I don't have video of it yet, but Julia started walking! She is doing great and can balance quite well. Steps are pretty tentative, but she's getting there. Now on to the photos: First, some cute shots of Julesie eating...:







Because of Julia's aforementioned walking (and climbing up the stairs), we had to put up the gate to keep her from killing herself. She doesn't seem to mind it, though.



Next, we had a nice afternoon/evening with Sacha and his folks (Brad and Tara), who just moved right near us!





Julesie chatting up a storm, with Sacha listening intently--her future male friends better get used to this, too!