First Sugar Cube

The view from our new backyard paradise :)

I've wanted a hammock my whole life! It recently occurred to me that our little backyard was the perfect place for one. I finally bit the bullet and bought a hammock from Walmart.com. I guess I hate Walmart a teeny tiny bit less now :)

Jakie Pasta Hands

Drumming on water glasses with rock candy sticks

At Augies in Larchmont with the whole family (Mommy, Daddy, Peepa, Geedah, Mema, Papa, Uncle Greg, Aunt Laura and our friends Emily and Justine).

First Day of Pre-School!

My tiny little baby boy is at his first day of pre-school as we speak! He protested beforehand - "I don't wanna go to school!" - but was completely excited the minute he got there. Luckily, his great-aunt Maddie works at the pre-school, so I know he is in good hands.

(Note about pic below: even the most technology savvy among us have technical difficulties. I can't find a card-reader for my point-and-shoot camera's SD memory card, so this is a cell phone shot of my digital camera screen - pathetic!)



Now, what on earth do I do with 3 hours all to myself while Jake is at pre-school?? First order of business: pick a gigantic bouquet of hydrangeas from the big healthy bush on the side of our house. :) Thank God for all this rain! I am thrilled to have hydrangeas in the house before July. The hydrangea bush has come a long way in the last two years. Last year it had "dozens" of blooms, two years ago it had barely any. This year, I have estimated at least 100 blooms. Maybe I DO have a green thumb afterall... Big shout-out to my mom who taught me last year what to do with the poor old plant, and I have been rewarded by it ever since! :)

Disney, Part One

Jake went to Disney.... uhhh.... a few weeks ago?... (Hey - it's wedding season and I've already had 6 weddings in 8 weeks - cut me some slack!) with my parents, aka Geedah and Peepa. He had an amazing time and my parents were delighted to go on "It's A Small World" nearly a dozen times!

I've been meaning to post pictures, I really have. Actually, if you want pictures, head over to my photo blog! ;) Sorry, shameless snarky plug. I promise think it won't happen again.

Anyway, here are some lovely images taken by the lovely people at Disney, who were hoping I would buy these pictures instead of just taking a screen shot and posting them on my poor neglected blog. Sorry. As a photographer, I should know better. Should.

As with every single other picture of Jake ever taken by a 'professional' other than myself, Jake looks thrilled:









Okay, he actually does look really happy here:







I PROMISE other Disney pics will be coming soon. Geedah and Peepa gave me their memory cards to download, so I HAVE the pictures, I just need to edit and post them. Thanks again, so very much, Mom & Dad, for taking Jake to Disney. I know he will remember this trip for years - he STILL hasn't stopped talking about it!

(Late) lunchtime entertainment