Memorial Day

So with July 4 fast approaching, it reminded me of the last time we had off back in May. We were blessed enough to be included in M+B's inaugural backyard BBQ along with their luxurious faux turf. Fake grass sounds weird anywhere else except for football fields and urban back yards. As you can tell from the photos, Hudson loved it and it was very comfortable...

Sterling loved the bouncy chair and EB was nice enough to share! It was such a fun day!

cute baby

Sterling is growing like a weed! We have an action packed weekend...just wanted to post some photos of him this week. The little rascal is flipping front to back, back to front and can "spin" on his belly 180 degrees. He is also starting to get on all fours but with his head down (he can't sit yet without support). He is a laid back smiley kid.... With giant feet!

day off

Violet has vacation off this week so Dave and I are splitting the child care duties. I had the beginning of the week and Hudson and Sterling and I have had a grand time. 

Today we met friends at Pier 6 in Brooklyn which has a ton of fun playgrounds and a cool water feature. The drive there was long due to some crazy traffic and road closures, but once we got there we had tons of fun! Hudson loves jumping in and playing with the big kids.

Climbing on the spider web! 

Checking out the view!

We had Italian ice and pizza for lunch. Sterling looked on longingly. He loves to eat!

experiments and improvements

The new job has been a great change of pace. I've had enough time to do bean experiments with Hudson. We sprouted black beans  and even have a bean box that Hudson loves pouring and funneling the beans. A good 30 minutes of quiet time = priceless. 

Also we decided to finally add a garbage disposal. We had kept the outlet below the sink from the renovation so it was a pretty easy add on. We got a batch feed unit on super sale from amazon so we don't have to have a wall switch. It is also safer as no fingers or utensils can go in while it is running. The stopper turns it off and on.

Also as our water pressure on the 4th floor isn't amazing, our kitchen faucet wouldn't switch from spray to regular easily. Consequently we always had water running down around the faucet leaking into the cabinet below. We ended up finding the Delta faucet on amazon warehouse for more than 60% off because the box was open. It also has touch on and off which is super cool and convenient. Dave says he feels like an adult now ;).

check up

Our little Sterling is growing! 14lbs 14oz and 25.5" long he is in the 52nd percentile in weight and 75th percentile in length! Can't believe he is four months old and can start real food this week!

happy Easter!

Although we celebrated Easter many weeks ago, the FB posts of my Orthodox friends reminded me that I had not yet written about it. Probably because the weather did not feel like spring, much less Easter!
We had a good time dying eggs with Hudson and playing 'Easter egg hunt' around the house. We also enjoyed going to church - the downtown congregation's first Easter celebration at the Salvation Army. And I got a priceless image of Sterling smiling. What could be better?

mornings

One of my favorite things about my new job is that I have my mornings back. I get to do this like this with Hudson!