Memorial Day Weekend, Part I

We spent Memorial Day weekend upstate with Tim's family for GGMum's family reunion. We arrived late Friday night. We were all pretty frazzled from a terrible car ride. Dylan was NOT happy about being strapped into his carseat at bedtime. Plus, as we later found out, he was probably not feeling so great, either. He had had his MMR vaccine about 10 days before and wound up getting a fever while we were away (the doctor had said this might happen). Poor little guy...

Here he is Saturday morning, looking dazed (I think he was also a little confused as to why Nonna was giving him pasta for breakfast...).BedheadBefore heading to the reunion, we stopped for a visit with Papa Scott and Nana Wendy where we met Uncle Ben, Aunt Em, and Sophia. Daddy's little girlFirst guitar lessonAfter Papa and Nana's house, we headed down the road to the reunion. Dylan was super sleepy at that point so I dropped off Tim and kept driving so Dylan could sleep in the car. Well, for a little boy who generally doesn't sleep much in the car, he did a great job...He slept for TWO hours! I should have realized he wasn't feeling well. I just drove and drove, thinking he would wake up any minute! I got to know the Auburn and Skaneateles area quite well. Thank goodness for our GPS.

Walking with GGMum at the reunionTreats for the babies!

Belated Mother's Day Post

We didn't take ANY pictures on my very first Mother's Day (even though I had to wait 363 days to celebrate it!) but we had a great day with my parents and Tim surprised me with a TREE! We had been talking about planting some trees in our yard and I had expressed an interest in getting a pink Dogwood. And that is just what he got for me! It will be so fun to watch it grow each year, and it usually flowers right around Mother's Day! Here are some pictures of Tim and Dylan planting the tree in our front yard a few days after Mother's Day."I don't know about this..."

"Seriously, why are they making me stand in a hole???!!!"

We forgot to take a picture of the tree once it was planted - oops!

One Year Old - For Real!!

On Dylan's actual birthday, we didn't have big plans. We met up with some mommy and baby friends of ours and I made some cupcakes. Then Daddy met up with us to pick up Dylan to bring him home so I could go to work - so much for family time! We did take the time to snap a few pics of us with the birthday boy (and the birthday hat, of course:)

Big Boy Birthday Bash!

We celebrated Dylan's first birthday on May 2nd - a little bit early because May is such a busy month for our families this year! We weren't sure what the weather would hold but it turned out to be a nice day! First, it was just a sun hat. Then it was pizza time, so he needed a bib. Then, well, he needed his birthday crown.
"What is the deal with this silly hat?!"

Happy birthday boy!
The choo-choo "cake" (pull away cupcakes):

He wasn't sure about the cupcake at first.

But he quickly warmed up to the idea.

Happy Birthday Dylan! We LOVE you!!

Sunday BBQ

After Tim's dad left on Sunday morning, Tim, Dylan, and I drove down to Long Island to meet baby Brian and visit Aunt Lisa in the hospital. We were silly and forgot to take pics of cute little Brian! After the hospital visit, we met Mimi, Papa, Uncle David, Isabelle, and Scarlett at Uncle David and Aunt Michelle's house for a fun barbeque.

Cute pic of the girls:

Poor Dylan had to borrow Scarlett's pink bib......and her purple sweatshirt. Bad mommy and daddy for not bringing Dylan his own boy stuff!

Visits in April: Part III

The weekend after Tim's mom (a.k.a. Nonna) visited, Tim's Dad (a.k.a. Papa Scott) came down for a visit. It was great for both Tim and Dylan to get some quality time with him.Papa Scott brought a Build-A-Bear Monkey for the almost birthday boy......and a chainsaw for Tim. Okay, not really. He did bring his chainsaw though, as well as his tree chopping skills. And now there is one less dying tree in our front yard!

In return, Tim let his dad borrow this totally awesome T-Shirt. How could we not take his picture in it?

Visits in April, Part II

April 24th brought a slightly-earlier-than-expected "visit" from Baby B. That's right! Brian Craig Marrin, Jr. just couldn't wait for his Mom's c-section, which had been scheduled for April 30th. He arrived 6 days prior to that! He weighed 7 lbs, 7 oz. (just what his big sister, Grace weighed when she was born) and was 19 1/2 inches long. Mommy and baby are both healthy and happy. Dylan finally has a boy cousin to play with! Welcome, baby Brian!!