Fun with Sophia

The weekend before last, Nonna came for her bimonthly visit and brought some visitors...

Sophia!! And Uncle Ben and Aunt Emily:)

Nonna crocheted this adorable scarf for Dylan
Nonna is clearly happy to see her grandson:) Dylan is happy to see some snacks in her hand.

Checking out the coin-operated toys at the mall. Thank goodness for dual steering!

Driving the choo choo...

Sophia, trying to escape from the bus

Dylan kissing Bob the Builder. Yes, giving kisses is a new favorite activity. It's very sweet!

Sophia and her daddy

Dylan and Sophia checking out the chickens at Muscoot Farm

Driving the tractor

Thanks for visiting, Nonna, Sophia, Aunt Em, and Uncle Ben! See you soon!

Baby Brian's Baptism

Here's Dylan in the back of the church, all dressed up for Baby Brian's big day. How handsome!?

Peek-a-boo with Grace while waiting for the service to start Isabelle, Grace (making a funny face), and Katie being so well-behaved in church!

Katie and Grace, with their adorable baby brother, Brian

Jamie (my cousin Michele's daughter) and Dylan, playing with the water bottles.

"We were going to put them back...we promise!!"

Fun-filled Fall Weekend, Part II

On Saturday morning we headed up to the farmers' market in Cold Spring. On our way home, we stopped in at Fahnstock State Park for a little hike in the woods - with Dylan on piggyback!
I like how you can see Tim's shadow:)
Pelton Pond
On the trail...

Fun-Filled Fall Weekend, Part I

The weekend before last (the last weekend in September, for those keeping track), Tim took Friday off and we had several fun adventures.

The first was a trip to the Rockwood Hall section of Rockefeller State Park. Getting there was an adventure in itself, since we could NOT find the entrance to this (free) section of the park (it is totally hidden behind Phelps Memorial Hospital for those who are interested). Once we got started, though, we had a great time. Dylan especially liked this collection of acorns and rocks at the trailhead.
Of course, we must line them all up perfectly.
This is an area where Rockefeller used to have an estate. Now it's just gorgeous land with a gorgeous view of the Hudson River.

Rockefeller family portrait. Aren't we so unassuming and humble?

I don't remember what we were looking at. A flower maybe?

Coolest tree ever!

All those branches and trunks belong to one, single tree!

Awesome, awesome tree, we love you...

Day at the Farm

A few weeks ago, we spent the day at Barton Orchards, just 45 minutes north of us - we had a great time!

Dylan loved the hayride and cried when it was over:(
That's a LOT of pumpkins...
This looks like a good one:)

CRUNCHY APPLES!

Pickin' apples on daddy's shoulders...

Soft donkey ears!