Entries Tagged as ‘Family’

July 5, 2008

Swimming Lessons

Saturday John Patrick had his first swimming lesson. He really enjoyed it. It was his first time in a pool and he took to it like a fish in water (so to speak). Well, he didn’t cry anyway.
I was really nervous about my 6 1/2 month baby having swimming lessons but it’s [...]

June 17, 2008

Totspot - The Place to Be

Check out: www.totspot.com.
Jim (my hubby) found this amazing site and I am totally addicted. It’s an easy way to set up a website for your little ones that tracks everything going on in their lives. This is great for us because basically our entire family lives in Florida or places other than [...]

March 23, 2008

Tradition! Tradition!

I love that I have the opportunity to create traditions with Becca that she may possibly recreate someday on her own or with her own family. I also love blending my own family traditions with Omar’s traditions and adding our own OMARY twist.
I was speaking with some friends this week who had older children [...]

February 26, 2008

Meme Monday (on a Tuesday)

Daniel tagged me to do this.
Find out more about Meme Monday by going to Livin’ With Me.
5 Things I want my kids to know

How to laugh at themselves.
How to see some good in all people.
That their parents will always love and support them.
How to drive (hey - I live in NYC, it’s possible they [...]

February 14, 2008

When the cat hates the baby

I’ve had Theo (our fat, fluffy, orange cat) for 12 years. He was my first pet as an individual outside of my parents’ home. He has been through countless moves and lived in 3 states with me.
He’s never been perfect. For one thing, he doesn’t handle change very well. Which brings me to [...]

February 4, 2008

Fun Fabulous February!

February is historically a tough time of the year for me. For one thing, I have had a number of traumatic events occur during this month. I also think it is a rough time of year because the excitement of Christmas and the New Year have long faded and spring still feels eons away. The [...]

July 26, 2007

The Magic of Older Cousins

Becca’s two cousins, Jo Jo (2) and Caroline (5), came for a visit last week. In the short time that they were here, they helped Becca make huge strides in the crawling, standing and cruising department. It was amazing to see the impact they had on her life. I also loved seeing how much she [...]