I have the fondest memories of playing in a Vito & Cathy’s clubhouse as a kid. They were our neighbors across the street and we spent many afternoons holding secret society meetings and munching on wild onion grass and the anise that their mom grew. Having a space for the kids kept us out of trouble (for the most part) and gave us a sense … Continue reading Kids Only!

Excuse Claire’s hair in these videos, it far exceeds her regular disheveled look. We took a tour of all 5 boroughs of NYC this day since traffic was so bad coming from NJ. Claire slept most of the way (thank goodness) and had a major case of carseat-hairitis. http://www.youtube.com/get_player The rest of the videos are uploading (slooooowly) to Claire’s YouTube channel. You can check out … Continue reading Easter 2009

Some new video footage of Claire and and our Easter festivities will be up soon, my camera lens took a nose dive and I’m eagerly awaiting the bill to fix that one (ha). In the meantime, I’ve got the cutest video from Easter of Laurie and Claire playing Easter eggs like a couple of maracas, some egg hunting fun and Claire with her great-grandfather. Of … Continue reading My Apologies!

Claire can fit through the cat door in our kitchen gate. Guess how I know?! I’ve had to start locking Claire out of the kitchen when the dishwasher runs because she has now located the cancel button AND the door latch. Mid-cycle sneak peeks into the mysterious washer by a toddler who loves to splash in the water…yeah, not for the feint of heart. On … Continue reading Escapee!

Claire can fit through the cat door in our kitchen gate. Guess how I know?! Continue reading Escapee!

Claire loves to gather. Give her a basket and she’ll happily place things inside and transport them to whatever make believe land she’s got going in her mind. Lately she’s been putting toys in her basket and chatting with them under the dining room table, it’s so sweet to watch her little imagination blossom. With the warm weather (finally!) the past couple of days, Claire … Continue reading Busy Baby!