Bang, Bang, Dance

Tonight we went over to Aunt Enid's for dinner. Here are some shots from the dance party that broke out in Greer's room.

Happy Girl

Villanova Day Trip

Grace went to visit Mom-mom and Grandpa today and welcome them back from Brazil. I enjoyed doing nothing, napping, eating and lounging while they chased her around. Week 85 Album.

Friends

This morning we drove out to CT to spend the day with Max, Jonathan and Charlie at Max's grandparent's house. Grace loved hanging out with her buddies. The kids munched on watermelon, played on Max's special swing set and enjoyed a picnic lunch. Grace was totally fascinated by a couple of large black ants, which she learned to call ants, and chased them around with a shovel. Unfortunately an attempt to scoop one up rendered the poor thing legless, but she didn't seem to mind. Just made it easier to snag him with her fingers. Lovely. In the afternoon, Grace and Max went swimming and stayed up well past their naptimes to play. After a quick drive/nap back to NYC, we watched some Dora and then went to the 76th Street playground to play with Charlie Winter some more. G can't get enough of her friends! Speaking of friends, "friend" is a new word.

Like Looking in a Mirror

You're cuter! No, you're cuter! Ok, it's a tie.

Playdate with Prince Packles

Grace had another good day - gym, storytime and her last summer Free to Be class. After a very nice nap, we went over to Max's, where the two of them had the most adorable playdate. They shared, hugged, snuggled in the crib, dined together and buried/found each other in stuffed animals. Too cute.

Whatever

Grace had a really good day - play in the morning, a concert in Central Park, a nice lunch, a 2.5 hour nap, a playdate with two very cute boys (Lucas Immerman and Jackson Lean), fun in the Immerman's game room, an orange-themed dinner (macaroni and cantalope) and more good times.

Slurp, Slurp

We are introducing the idea of cereal with milk for breakfast because Grace is becoming really skilled with forks and spoons. This morning she enjoyed some MultiGrain Cheerios with milk and loved it! What's hilarious is when she had almost reached the bottom, she picked up the bowl and drank the milk, just like her daddy would have done (although I can say w/certainty she's never seen him do that). Instincts - and DNA - are unbelievable, aren't they?! Today we went to NJ to see Grandma, where Grace enjoyed Jell-O for the first time. Big hit. Since she loves to eat jelly and jam, it came as no surprise. In other news, Grace's vocabulary and speech are accelerating. She's putting words together in combination and is adding more two syllable words such as mountain, pasta and abre (open in Spanish). Here are a couple pictures from tonight when she took a walk in Daddy's shoes. Week 84 Album.

Auntie M Comes To Visit

Whenever Aunt Meredith comes to visit, she is so patient with Grace and kindly sits and reads her whatever she wants, even if it's the same book over and over and over again.

Gracie Loves Her "Na"

"Na", for whatever reason, is what Grace calls yogurt. And muffins. Here she is covered in yogurt, literally up to her eyelashes.

Getting Clean with Dirty Harri(son)

This afternoon Grace met up with her buddy Harrison at the park, and then the two of them came back here to take a bath together before bedtime. Grace loves Harrison and was happy to share her tub, which definitely came as a surprise to me. Grace can definitely be territorial.

Tom ColicchiYUM

I'm going to dedicate one entry to Tom Colicchio this year because last night we had one of the best dining experiences of all time: TOM TUESDAY DINNER, where Tom works out the menu, prepares the food with his team and is there to plate and expedite from the open kitchen. They serve ten courses, and what's cool is that you don't know what you're going to eat until you sit down. Thanks to Lauren, who works with Alex (I love you, Lauren!!), we were able to secure one of the very limited tables in the space; they only serve 32 people once a week. It's one of the hardest reservations in NYC, not to mention this is the last meal Tom will be doing for a while b/c his wife is expecting the first week of August. Anyway, the meal was so special and amazing. I forgot to take pictures of the first two courses, but I got the rest (although they don't allow flash photography so the pics below each item don't do any justice)! Here was the menu. Mmm. Incredible.

OLIVE OIL POACHED HALIBUT

Zucchini & Lemon Thyme

POTTED TUNA

Soffritto & Chiles

ROASTED LOBSTER

Porcinis

SOFT SHELL CRAB

Linguini & Tomato Basil

SAUTEED FOIS GRAS

Brooks Cherries & Bitter Greens

ROASTED VEAL

Summer Vegetables & Tomato Emulsion

SQUAB

Apricot Chutney, Chanterelles & Wild Spinach

AUSTRALIAN WAYGU

Peas, Crispy Shallot, Radish

CUCUMBER MINT SPRITZER

Watermelon Granita

ALMOND POUNDCAKE

Tarragon & Nectarine

Baby Royalty

Grace enjoyed some park time, followed by lunch at Yorkville Diner, This afternoon Uncle Zman came to play in the park, and Grace had fun feeding him and making him chase her. Here are a couple of shots of Alex and Grace on our walk home. Every time we leave the park, we walk right by The Carlyle, where there are often paparazzi steaking out the entrance. They're not just there for Princess Grace, either; this week Prince William was in town. Week 83 Album.

Pretty in Pink

This morning Daddy played golf so Grace and I went to the gym and then Three Guys for lunch, followed by a visit to the park. After a nice nap, Grandma came to visit, and we all went back to the park for a stroll. Tonight Alex and I headed back to the park (again!) for Libby & Chris' beautiful wedding.

Getting So Big

Some new things Gracie is really into include: calling "Mommy/Daddy, come" when she wants us to come where she is; doing headsteads (all that yoga I did when she was pregnant must have something to do with it or maybe she actually got something from me?!); telling us to make her animals "run" and watching us animate them; counting things in Spanish, especially things in twos ("uno, dos" she says while pointing); saying "hiiiiii" and giving hugs and kisses when she wants to say she's sorry; taking care of Elmo (putting him in her stroller, putting her bib on him and telling him to eat, letting him ride on her toys); and giving us lots of commands in general. She's really chatty these days.

Pop

Today I noticed a difference in the belly. I'm 17 weeks now and look the way I did at around 21 weeks the first time.

Maya Visits

Maya came by this morning to hang out, and Grace was happy to see her. (Mostly.) We think that Grace might measuring Maya's thigh circumference in the middle picture.

Hooray for Tuesday

Today Grace went to play at the gym, which she loves. Then we went to Storytime and Free to Be Under Three. What a great day!

Things that Crack G Up

Rolling around in her crib and Aunt Katie making Dora act out silly stuff.