Necessity is...

the mother of invention. For our super exciting Memorial Day, we did absolutely nothing. I am leaving on a trip this afternoon, so instead of the traditional barbecue with friends or trip down the shore, we are doing a lunch and mall trip. Not too exciting, but what can you do. As far as inventing goes, I thought I would post these pictures for fun. Sam had a rough night last night as he was very congested (we think it is the amount of pollen in the air right now). I have mild hay fever, so we think he may also, who knows. Anyway, this morning he had a very runny nose and we were constantly calling for a kleenex. As I was in a different room Laura rigged this little contraption up as a joke. I guess we should call it the "Kleenex Katcher" and market it as the newest thing for toddlers with a runny nose. I kind of think it looks like a sumo wrestler belt or something. That is what happens when we are bored!

A Visit from Lisa

A few months ago my cousin Lisa (who was a best friend to me growing up) moved from New York to California. I was sad to see her move so far away, but luckily since we are cousins we knew we would see each other soon. This last week she flew in for business and we were able to meet her and her boyfriend Ryan who flew in from California as well for dinner in Brooklyn at Grimaldi's (awesome pizza). It was so great to see her and I miss having her around, but we are so glad she is having such a great time in California.

Happy Mother's Day from your boys!

Happy Mother's Day from your two favorite boys! We love you! For mother's day we took Laura shopping to the King of Prussia mall in PA. We had plans to go to Cape May for the weekend and hang out on the shore but unfortunately the weather disagreed, so we went shopping instead. I have to tell you, for not being much of a shopper I was impressed. Cartier, Tiffany's, Bloomingdales, Nordstroms, and just about anything you wanted was there. Of course, I passed on the $10,000 Cartier diamond necklace, but we were able to find some nice things for Laura anyway. Apparently it is the second largest mall in the nation and I believe it after seeing it. Today Sam and I cooked her breakfast and lunch. Well, OK, Sam wasn't really much of a help, unless you count systematically destroying the kitchen, then he did really well. The highlight of the day for Laura was when I gave Sam his card to pass along to her. He actually grabbed it, then waddled over to Laura with a huge grin on his face and deposited it in her hands. This for Laura was finally a true testament that she was indeed a mother.

Haircut Trauma

We finally decided it was time to get the little one's hair cut. He was still super cute, but we figured he was getting a little shaggy. Here are a pre-cut bath time picture and a picture of the curls on the back of his head.
We came prepped for the breakdown, with treats, toys, books etc... but they all failed to sooth his troubled nerves as captured below.
Once the cut was done he actually relaxed a little in his car chair. However, his mouth is still stuffed with Nilla wafers.
From baby to little man, we think he looks great!