SO glad the Ogden's (cousins) are close by!

The Peach Orchard




Thanksgiving Meal
the BEST last party of 2010


Fun in the Snow

time to go in

Bow and Arrow Adventures

Tire Swing FUN

Christmas

Temple Trips

And so much more that just hasn't been photographed!

Rockefeller Tree

Lucy turns 5

We started with cake & cupcakes

Next came the birthday dance--no pictures but some fun video clips.

Then we decorated "GingerBread" houses

And finished with a sweet costume dance recital thanks to MC and coordinator--Isabelle

I saved the best picture for last. When I saw this finished product I think I laughed for 5 minutes. Then I laughed about it again 4 more times through out the evening. Then when I was up at 4 a.m. after feeding Van I couldn't get back to sleep--my mind was whirling...suddenly the image of the huge blow pop sucker across Sabene's gingerbread house comes back into my mind and I laugh out loud in bed. I just love this thing....

not nearly enough pictures of Van!

Van's blessing day. Uncle Ryan was in town for this...
once again missed a picture with him

First bottle

The pictures don't often prove it--but this kid is so full of SMILES--

Halloween

Carving pumpkins with our friend Tao Li--her first Halloween

Some cute cats and one gingerbread baby

We headed up to Ithaca--our old stomping grounds for Halloween Weekend

And a quick trip to Hollenbecks, to watch the cider press and get my favorite fresh donuts...it is pretty much the ONLY place I enjoy a donut.

City Excursions

Traveling Light--one small stroller for 2 big kids

Enjoying some 3 dollar popsicles in Battery Park

Spending some time in Central Park with our friend Jeremy who was passing through...though I failed to get a picture of him with us!

Lucy's "date with dad" she couldn't stop talking about. She liked it so much she decided that for Christmas she was going to giver her dad another date with her! I guess she was assuming he enjoyed it as much as she did...he did!

Another cute tidbit to add to this story....Lucy recently received a "late" birthday card with 10 dollars in it. She immediately asked me, "Is this enough to buy two icecreams with? Because then Dad and I can use it on our date and get ICECREAM!" so 20th century--the girl pays!

Natural History Museum with Uncle Ryan--we also made it to "The Shake Shack" and I really have wanted to go back ever since to get another one of those monsters!


Bronx Zoo--thanks to Owen we frequent this place, he can't get enough of animals!

The Sea Lions were barking too loud

Our Cousins joined us one day!

Meeting up with a friend from Beijing at a Knicks Game