Pacific Palisades on Madison Avenue

This afternoon we went over to JoJo's to see Rita and Mary, who were in from California. They gave Grace a leotard, which she insisted on wearing immediately. They also gave Nate some bath toys, which Grace insisted were hers. Well, duh, obviously. Everything is. June 2010 Album.

Happy, Cute & Starting to Move

Naked With Bow

Chef Grace and Sous Chef Nate

Sunday

This morning we had a great time at Harrison's pool party. This afternoon Grandma came to hang out, and the Gleser siblings/cousins came over to eat dinner. The kiddos are getting so big.

Saturday in the Park

Gracie and Sofia had fun playing together, and Nate and Nico strolled and snoozed. Hot day, good times. In Nate news, he's kissing on demand, waving hello/goodbye, can say Dada and is starting inch forward. He's also trying to sit up from his belly to his butt. Crawling is next!

All By Myself

Grace wants to do everything on her own these days - eating, reading, singing and more. For the past several nights, she has been making in the potty all by herself, too. Just at night before bed, though, not during the day.

Can Someone Please Get Me a Halo?

Because I'm an angel baby.

Happy Father's Day

...to the best Daddy in the whole world!

Awesome Day

This morning Grace went to Jackson Lean's 3rd birthday at Jodi's Gym and had a blast jumping, tumbling, sliding, hanging and eating cake. This afternoon we went out to CT to hang with Max, J and Chrissie, and Grace was in heaven - the friends, the pool, the bouncey barn, the swingset, the missle launcher, the food and the skinny dipping, drumming and running. The Winters came up to hang out, too. The kids spent the afternoon playing outdoors, and Max gave Grace some rides in his Jeep. She was very impressed. Everyone stayed up late, even Nate, and had so much fun. In developmental news, Nate is starting to check if I'm nearby.

Indoor Lobster Bake

First Word & Making Up for Lost Video

At 5 1/2 months, I had probably taken 100 videos of Grace. Nate has about 10 as of today. Here are some videos from the past few days. Nate is cracking up a lot and saying Mama. I'd like to add that there is no question he knows "Mama" is how to call me - or thinks it means "I need help" - b/c he says it from his crib in the morning and when I leave the room. PS Nate, don't kill me for putting Grace's purple bib on you yesterday.

Grandma's House

This morning we went out to Grandma's, and Grace had a blast playing with all the fun stuff there. Grandma and Aunt Katie are so much fun - and so good at sharing all their toys. Daddy came home before bedtime tonight, which was awesome.

Another Special Date

This morning, Grace and I went to the Bronx Zoo with Max, Jonathan and Chrissie and Ayla, Ben and Becky. It was an awesome day.

We saw some Bison, Giraffes and Ostriches, and then we went to the Dora & Diego 4-D Movie. It was 8 spectacular minutes of 3-D film. The fourth dimension included aromas (banana) and sensations (water, vacuum, being on an airplane). Grace and I were totally mesmorized. After the film, we visited the Mouse House, grabbed lunch abd hit the Children's Zoo, which had so much to see, touch, climb and feel. Something that definitely struck Grace was the rooster, which was cockadoodledoing a lot. She and Max spent a lot of time feeding the goats (dumping/dropping food in their pen). When the two of them are together, they forget they're with anyone else; I can barely take the cuteness.

After that, we rode on the Bug Carousel, another huge hit. Then we walked all the way to "Asia" to take Camel Rides and try out the monorail, where we saw everything from elephants, rhinos, tigers and more. What a day! Everyone had so much fun, and behavior was good all around.

When we got home, Nate was happy as could be. He's understanding some words now: his name, our names, jump, kick and run. Here is some video.

Grace Gleser, City Mouse

Today Grace and I went out to CT, and afterwards we stopped by Alexa's to see Miller and meet Dane. Grace had a blast with all their toys, baking cookies, eating ice cream and reading a couple of e-books with Mills before heading back to NYC. It's amazing how easily G is motivated by getting to "go in the blue car"; riding in a car is such a novelty. She loves a good road trip. Nate stayed in NYC and looked cute all day.

Back Again

We were back in Philly for Dave and Sarah's wedding, which means the kids got another vacation at Mom-mom and Grandpa's. Grace had a blast at the club, running around in the yard, getting water ice and more. Although there are a ton of awesome pics, the one that cracks me up is Nate checking out his socks. Yes, Nate, those socks do match your shirt. Oh no you didn't. Oh yes I did. Actually Judy Kinderman did.