Cy Playing Around

This week Cy has become much more involved in play. He seems to favor his cars and the cooler for some reason. Here's a little video of him feeling like a dare devil.

Kelly Visits

My sister in-law Kelly and her girlfriend Penny flew out from San Francisco to shop and visit us for a couple days this past weekend. It was a gorgeous day on Sunday, so we drove into Manhattan and enjoyed all the chaos of Soho...which included a hole in the wall Chinese Restaurant in Chinatown (delicious) some pinkberry and Cy attempting to join in a street band with Mike's old harmonica.

Happy Birthday Jenn

Last night "the ladies" went out to dinner at the Cheesecake Factory in honor of my good friend Jenn, who was celebrating her birthday. After a long day of testing at my Doctor's office and getting a flat tire from running over a screw the size of my finger, it felt better than ever to get out of the house and talk with friends. Happy Birthday Jenn, I love you!

Labor Day

For Labor Day we met with a few friends at our local beach for a day of fun in the sun.

Nature Hike

Madi and I decided to attend a little tour of our local Marshland Conservancy nature walk, which is only about a mile from our house. This place is just beautiful and has free informational nature programs a couple times a month...I highly recommend the locals check this place out. It makes for a great Sunday family activity. We learned about different insects, trees, flowers and other plants. Here are a few pictures Madison took.

Finding the Force

I'm not sure what Cy was dreaming about, or how he got into this position, but a few hours after putting him down for bed this is what I walked in to.

First Day of 8th Grade

I can't believe I am the mother of an 8th grader. I refuse to believe I am that old. I warned her that this was the worst year of my school career and to brace herself for the worst...hopefully the girls at our little school will be a little less harsh than most 8th graders. ahhhhhhh Regardless, Madi looked gorgeous on her first day of school and I'm sure will have a great year.

Summer Parties

As the last few days of summer break creeped up on us, a friend invited us over to her house for a little water party for the kids. Madi helped me make some colorful miniature cupcakes for the event. Cy enjoyed hanging out with his buddies and getting wet.

The grown ups went to a local lake for another wake boarding birthday party