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!

August, Part II

How is summer over!? Here's a belated update on the second part of August...
A cute pic of Dylan with Papa and Mimi from one of their visits

We took a trip upstate for Sophia's first birthday and GGMum's 80th...

Here we are playing in Nonna's backyard

Fun in the bucket

This rocking chair and stuffed doggy belonged to Nonna when she was a little girl.

Hugs for doggy

We visited a friend's farm, where they raise cows. The little calves were SO cute!

Dylan and Nonna checking out the baby cows

Rocking COW!

Birthday girl with her Dad and Mom...What a cutie!
Note the cake on his face

Getting ready for GGMum's birthday brunch

Great aunt Cindy couldn't wait to get her hands on our little guy!My handsome boys!

We didn't get any pics of the birthday lady or of the group who celebrated with her. Those with the fancy cameras took more pics - but we haven't gotten copies of those...

I'll be back with September updates sooooooon...

August, Part I

August has been a wonderful month of firsts! Dylan keeps us smiling with new discoveries and developments almost every day! I've added a list of the words he has said. His favorite, by far, is wheel. He uses it to decribe almost anything that is round and excitedly disagrees when you try to explain that, yes, that object sort of looks like a a wheel but is, in fact, a button. Or a bowl. Or the top of the peanut butter jar. You can see he is also a big fan of animal noises! At his 15-month pediatrician appointment, his doctor commented on those being the most unique first words she's ever heard (this was before he had started saying mama and dada with meaning).


Aside from Mama and Dada, the only other person he's named is Papa. For whatever reason (and there are lots, we are sure!), he LOVES Papa. Poor Mimi will bend over backwards to Dylan's attention, but all Papa has to do is jump a few times, or just sit quietly on the couch and Dylan goes straight over for some hugs! Here's a great picture of Dylan with his Papa from a visit we took to Mimi and Papa's house at the beginning of the month. Also early this month was a family trip to the Museum of Natural History. Here's Dylan checking out the dinosaur skeleton in the lobby.

And here's what he was looking at: And here is the miracle of all miracles - Dylan asleep in the stroller!

We've been working on utensil use. Here's Dylan, hard at work:On Aug 15-16th we had our second sleepover party with Cy and his parents, Adam and Maya. I ran in the NYC half-marathon on the 16th and it was SO nice to be able to stay at their place the night before the race. Much closer to the 7 a.m. starting line than Yorktown Heights...and they even helped me carbo-load by cooking us a delicious dinner the night before! They also came to celebrate with Tim, Dylan, and me at the finish line. Thanks Adam, Maya, and Cy! What great friends.

Here are Cy and Dylan playing on our air mattress. Cy was instructing Dylan in the art of the BODY SLAMMMMMM!

"No, Dylan, it's face down...like this..."

Dylan up and at 'em, bright and early with Daddy on the morning of my race. First ride on the subway! Here I am at the finish line. Happy to be done.

Dylan enjoying a post-race refreshment - cheering is hard work!Another "first" for August - first haircut! Here's the before shot:Mommy, wielding the scissors:

Dylan did not like the scissors...

After shot...So handsome!!
More August updates coming soon!

The Rest of July...

July was a busy month for us! And that's not just an excuse for infrequent blogging. Here are some highlights...

Dylan checking out the scene at Uncle Dave and Aunt Michelle's block partyMy adorable niece, Scarlett. I love this kid.

Daddy disapproves of the pink car

Visiting the animals (and the farmers' market) at Muscoot

Cows

A visit from Nonna and Uncle Andrew

No diaper

Peek-a-boo!

Bowl hatBig smiles

Mimi and Papa crashed Nonna and Uncle Andrew's visit to celebrate Mimi's birthday with us and to Christen the BBQ. Terrible picture of everyone - no wonder Tim wanted to take it! Happy Birthday, Mimi!