Cupcakes rule (yes, A's cheap and easy birthday party was a success)

We came. We sang.

They ate.



And played.

And those threatening clouds behind these water-pistol toting mamas? Fuggetaboutit.

Fourth of July weekend

A parade. A block party. A barbecue. Fireworks. Brunch at the Signature Room on the 95th. Two too-cold visits to the pool. And lots and lots of rain.

We fed her soy nuggets and G-d approved

Pictures of the Goony Sisters

Someone brought crack to the 57th Street Children's Book Fair

A large, quite beautiful woman sat to the right of my children to watch a storyteller on the first fall-like day of the season. Do you think she could feel a breeze?

Portland photos are up!

Check out even more on my Flickr page.

My, how our families have grown

I last took my family to visit Franny in September 2005. Here's what we looked like then...


Here's how we look now.

Cousins!

My sister Eleanor is visiting from Australia with her darling 5 month old daughter Eliza, pictured here with Baby A.

Z is really into Eliza, particularly since Eleanor's let her help spoon feed her!

Happy Jewish New Year

5767 was a blessed year for me. May 5768 prove just as sweet. L'shanah tovah to all my Jewish readers.

Want to see what I had to say on Rosh Hashana last year?

Stop in the name of bugs!

Z poses with her magnifying glass, which we took out in search of bugs and worms. She found an ant, which she squished between her fingers and dropped into the grass "so he could go back to be with his mommy."

Baby Photoshoot!

I undressed Baby A, turned off my camera's flash and snapped this photo of her on our bed. See more here.

We got a new camera

Baby A is too cute to go for long without a replacement camera. We bought the latest version of the Canon Powershot Digital Elph that we've loved for so long.

More photos here.

Smiles

Baby A started smiling a week ago, but thanks to our friendly neighborhood burglar, we've been without a camera. I captured these images with Josh's mobile phone.

New baby pictures

Who does she look like?

She looks like herself.

Entirely edible piggies

See even more pictures by clicking on my Flickr link.

Pictures from Portland

Check out a few of the snapshots I took on my trip.

Best day ever

75 degrees and sunny. Brunch with playgroup. Two park outings. And dinner ruined by soft serve custard from the Hole in the Wall. Pretty much perfect for a two-year-old. And I loved it too.

The sailor dress

I bought Z this sailor dress at the Parenthesis Consignment Sale last weekend ($9 for a beautifully knit dress, made in England), and she has been clamoring to wear it every day since. The weather has warmed up slightly and her white tights were clean, so I let her put it on today. And you know what she said?

"I'm wearing my new sailor dress! I'm Captain Hook!"

My mother has a well-documented weakness for sailor dresses (even on adult women--yikes!), so this should be a big hit with her.

Fun on the front porch

It's likely it won't be 73 degrees when I arrive home from work today, but yesterday was simply glorious. Z had lots of fun telling me that I was the baby and I "needed to go to sleep and stay in my bed." She would head for the door and say, "I'm going downstairs!" Then, seconds later she'd say, "What's wrong? You thirsty? You want some water?"

Photos from Akumal

There are a few more photos here.