Sunday, April 11, 2010

Emalie adopts a baby at FAO Schwarz newborn nursery!







As grandma fed baby Makenna, many people stopped to comment on how life-like she looked... it was a clever trick to play in the middle of the toy nursery!

Thursday, April 8, 2010

Trip to NYC with Grandma Emalie!!

We had a wonderful time while in the Big Apple with grandma Emalie!!  She came out to see us AND to dance and the IZOD center during a NJ Nets Basketball game...guess which she enjoyed most!




Do they get any more cute!?






The st-HAT-tue of Liberty!

Times Square at night

Eating off of the street...

Like kids in a candy store at the M &M.....store!

Making tunes on the BIG piano made famous by Tom Hanks in the movie "Big"

FAO Schwarz and a life-sized LEGO Chewbacca...is Joey having fun?!

Tuesday, March 30, 2010

Makenna laughing

Now, just try to not smile while listening to this little angel!

Friday, March 12, 2010

They say it's good you forget . . .

. . . the morning sickness of pregnancy, the pain and fear of childbirth, or the sleepless nights.  I didn't even have to suffer through any of the prgnancy discomforts this time, but I honor-with all my heart-the amazing selfless and beautiful woman who suffered those things for me.  Unfortunately though, I also seemed to have forgotten the amazing peace that comes from holding your precious child close to you as you rock her to sleep.  Or the comfort of having her snuggled up to you in bed for a few minutes after an early morning feeding.  How the whole world is ok when she shares her first smile or how your heart turns to soft butter when you hear that first coo!  They bring their love with them, and sometimes I fear that my heart isn't capable of holding anymore love without bursting!!!   So even though I have got piles of laundry to fold, bathrooms to scrub and a shower to take, I am going to forget about all of those things for awhile and rock my baby--because babies don't keep!

Monday, February 15, 2010

And they come with such fun toys...


...that have practical uses, like keeping your ears warm!

Baby Makenna (isn't she just adorable!?)