Gabe Meets Jonah: The Fun Continues

New brother, new blog!

Welcome, Jonah Ryan. And introducing our new blog:

gabe and jonah

The adventures continue at http://shanoffs.blogspot.com.

From now on, all posting will take place on the new blog. (But if you want to re-live all the fun of Gabe's first 2-and-a-half years, this blog will always be around at gabeshanoff.blogspot.com.)

So head on over to the new blog, bookmark it and check back for new updates!

This has been so much fun. Can't wait for what's next!

Adventures with Suzki and Pops

Since they've been in town, Gabe has had so many amazing adventures with Suzki and Pops. Here are some pictures, but there are lots more at Smugmug!

Oct. 13: Thanks to dad's press "credentials," Gabe and Suzki headed to the Sports Museum of America today. Gabe's favorite part was obviously seeing Tim Tebow's jersey at the Heisman Exhibit, and we love this picture of Gabe doing the pose.

Oct. 12: Today Suzki and Gabe headed to the newly-renovated Brooklyn Children's Museum. Suzki's a museum expert and she says this one is really awesome! Gabe loved it so much he's still talking about the shells (among other things).

Oct. 11: Today Suzki and Pops took Gabe on a boat cruise around New York. They had such a great time. Gabe loved seeing the Statue of Liberty, and couldn't believe how big she is when you get close up. He also loved seeing the Staten Island Ferry from the water instead of the Promenade. It was a really fun day!

Honey Cake

Oct. 8: For Yom Kippur this year, we were lucky enough to have Suzki and Pops in town as we all get ready to welcome Gabe's new baby brother. Tonight we had a real treat with dinner - Erin Masi's honey cake. Gabe sure loves it! YUM!

Atlantic Antic

Oct. 5: Today was the Atlantic Antic, and we had a very special guest join us as we roamed Brooklyn's biggest street fair: Suzki! While mom, dad and Suzki liked the food and drink part of the day the best, we're pretty sure Gabe liked the Transit Museum's bus exhibition. It was great. Gabe loved climbing in and out of the old (and new) buses and trucks, and also got to make his own bus! It was also fun for both Gabe and mom to wear our Obama pins (we got a lot of great comments from people at the Antic!). What a fun (and exhausting) day.

Muffin Man

Oct. 4: Today Gabe helped mom make muffins! We love to cook together, so this was a great opportunity to really get the kitchen messy. Gabe especially loved the mixer, but doesn't quite understand the beauty of licking the bowl yet (just means more for mom!).

L'Shanah Tovah!

Sept. 30: Wishing everyone a very happy new year, full of many sweet and wonderful things. Gabe celebrated with the requisite apples, honey, round raisin challah. He chose not to taste the delicious brisket and potato kugel mom made. Oh well; more for us! We were a bit surprised, though, given the incredible appetite he must have worked up with all the soccer (yes, it's his new favorite game!).

Tough Guy

Sept. 28: Gabe went to his friend Lukas's birthday party today, and there he got his first tattoo! Needless to say, we're hoping to avoid the real ones, but this octopus was pretty exciting for him. Took him a while to decide which one he wanted, but boy was he happy with his choice!

Rainy Days

Sept. 28: Today was a nasty rainy day in NYC, thanks to the remnants of Hurricane Kyle. But Gabe and his dad were well protected in their matching yellow raincoats. All weekend Gabe preferred his Fireman raincoat, but once he saw dad in his yellow slicker, he just HAD to match.