Happy 3rd Birthday, Cousin B!!!

It's great that you and your sidekick cousin, KK, share the same age for a month. :)

Happy Birthday, B!!! We look forward to many, many, many playtimes with you.

Summer Loving!!!

I'm patiently waiting for Spring to arrive. I'm tired of seeing the bare trees and brown grasses. I'm looking forward to scooting around on our Razors and teaching the kids to ride bicycles. The twins and KK got their first bikes with training wheels back in October. Unfortunately, we have not had much riding time.

On this cold blah day in February, I received some much welcomed mail, so much so that I want to wish Spring away (not really, but close). It was our lease agreement for a beach home in the Hamptons this Summer. I wish we could stay the whole Summer, but I'm thrilled that we are staying a little longer than normal.

I grew up in NYC and from the time I was 10yo, my family spent the whole Summer in the Hamptons. We even made the 1.5 hour trip every weekend throughout the school year. That was actually a drag when I was in high school. My parents still have their place there, but unfortunately our family of 5 has outgrown it. We've been fortunate, though, to find reasonable rentals within 5 miles of their home.

So, this is what I'm looking forward to!!!

Fun Day Saturday

This morning all the little cousins gathered at CoCo's house to get their picture taken together. This is the 3rd year we have gathered the little ones for a picture to give to Mim & Pop at Christmas. The first 2 years we met at Picture People or Portrait Innovations for "the" picture. This year we decided to try on our own. All the kiddies wore jeans and white turtlenecks, and were barefoot. Since CoCo is the only family member I know that reads this blog, I'll share my favorite photo (taken with my iPhone). Most of the pictures were taken with a pretty fancy camera, but we haven't had a chance to review them yet.


Once we were done with the cousin photos, Mr. O took Tank and Baby Girl KK for a fun day of their own. I took Banana for a "Mommy & Me" day. We went to lunch at Santini's; I had my regular grilled chicken club, & Banana had pizza. From there, we went to a birthday party for one of the girls in her pre-K class. The highlight of this party was the professional face painting and balloon figures. Banana chose a butterfly for her face painting, and a princess wand as her balloon. Looks pretty good, don't you think???



I love that monogrammed sweater. CoCo gifted those monogrammed sweaters for all the cousins two years ago. It looks like I need to order the next size up for my kiddies. We're always complimented when the kids wear those sweaters.

This face-painter was AMAZING!!! Check this little chick out...her eyes are closed. Actually, after I cropped the pic, it looks scary!!!



If KK still wants a Princess in the Castle party for her birthday (6 months from now), I may just hire this painter for a Princess in the Castle and Pirate party. Tank and Master B would be too disappointed if they weren't invited.