Saturday, July 29: On a trip full of many firsts, today was a biggie: Gabe's first swim. Those of you who know his Mom can truly appreciate how much she was hoping he'd love it. And love it he did! He's a natural in the pool, though getting some help from Pops certainly made it all the more fun. With this first taken care of, who knows what tomorrow will hold!
Thursday, July 27: Today Gabe took his first trip on an airplane. Not surprisingly (to us at least; the rest of the plane couldn't belive it), Gabe was a total star. He barely made a peep, and really seemed to love all the new sights and sounds. Thank goodness, because we sure love coming to visit Suzki and Pops in Florida! Oh, and a big shout-out to jetBlue and its flight attendants. They were so great; we have a new favorite way of getting to the beach.
Wednesday, July 26: Gabe is so excited about his first trip in an airplane that he could barely sleep. At least he's still got a smile on his face.
Tuesday, July 25: Today, Gabe got to meet his friends Kevin, Corinne, Lili and Luc. They came to visit from Austin, TX. Gabe had a great time, and despite lots of attempts by Luc to bring Gabe over to Longhorn fandom, he's still a Gator. Was there ever a question?
Thursday, July 20: Today Gabe and Mom went to their first yoga class (first together and first ever for both of them). It was great! We met lots of other nice moms and babies, and Gabe really seemed to embrace the calm atmosphere. Mom was just glad to get a bit of a workout in. Oh, and the sling from Great Aunt Sheila was the perfect transportation method! We fit right in.
Tuesday, July 11: Gabe took his first trip on the subway today to go visit our friends Jess and Jeremy's new apartment in Park Slope. It was a great success. Look at how comfortable Gabe looks on the F Train. That's probably because it was such a nice escape from the NYC heatwave going on outside the train's doors.
Sunday, July 9: Gabe had his first pancakes today at an old Shanoff favorite - The Pancake House. Yum.
Saturday, July 8: Gabe spends a little time with the birthday couple. Uncle Mark decided he'd be the one to wear the birthday hat. We think Aunt-to-be Alexis was OK with that decision.
Saturday, July 8: This morning we went and hung out with our friends Nathan, Jill and Henry, and got to meet their new addition: Truman! Gabe loved meeting them all and can't wait until he's big enough to really play with Henry and Tru. Oh, and for all those readers who knew Dan and Nathan back in the day... did you ever think you'd see this? They look pretty good, no?
Thursday, July 6: Gabe decided to head to the Washington, D.C. area this weekend to visit his Grammy and Grandpa and to help his Uncle Mark and Aunt-to-be Alexis celebrate some big birthdays. Aunt Emily flew in from Chi-town, and Gabe brought us and GG along for the ride from Brooklyn. Despite breaking our "longest-trip-ever" record by about 3 hours, we had a fantastic weekend. We loved getting to see Grammy's new digs, and Dad was thrilled to bring Gabe to his childhood home.
Tuesday, July 4: ... to the U.S.A. Gabe decided it was ok to share his 7-week birthday with the U.S. of A and showed his patriotism by welcoming some friends over to watch the fireworks. Of course, Gabe slept just until the fireworks started and then he couldn't wait to catch the awesome view from our living room window.
Saturday, July 1: As if a walk over the Brooklyn Bridge and lunch in Madison Square Park wasn't enough, Margery, Dan and Gabe walked all the way downtown to one of our favorite summer spots: The outdoor basketball courts at West 4th St. and 6th Avenue, where Dan insisted that Gabe make a pilgrimage in the hopes, of course, that he will one day rule there.
Saturday, July 1: One of the best benefits of not going away during a long summer weekend in NYC is that the place clears out. Normally, the Shake Shack in Madison Square Park has a line that regularly goes anywhere from an hour to two hours. But when you show up at 11:30 on a Saturday morning of July 4 weekend, you can get your food without the hassle. It also helps when you have nice friends like the Connellys to get there early and place the order for you! So Dan, Margery and Gabe enjoyed a lovely lunch of hamburgers and milkshakes on the park lawn with TJ, Kristin and Brendan.
Saturday, July 1: After regaining our strength after the big wedding weekend, we took advantage of a break in the heat wave to make Gabe's first trek across the Brooklyn Bridge. Thank goodness we had the Bug, which made it a smooth ride across the Bridge's mile of wooden planks.
Sunday, June 25: Well, it's wedding day, and Gabe's being left behind. Doesn't he look happy about it? Luckily, he got to spend the evening with Moorea, a local teen who babysits for the hotel during weddings and other events. She was very nice and took great care of Gabe. As you can imagine, he had lots of visitors checking in on him throughout the night. (Including his Dad, who set the event-high record of 6. But he's not crazy or anything.)
If you want to see more photos from the entire wedding weekend, check out Gabe's Flickr page. And don't forget to check out Gabe's entire Flickr photoset!
Saturday, June 24: The Shanoffs joined the combined clans as the Millers and Hartsuykers converged on Buttermilk Pancakes Falls State Park for Seth and Linnea's rehearsal dinner, featuring delicious food, plenty of drinks and great company. Gabe was too young to participate in the ultimate-frisbee game, but he made the rounds, meeting and greeting. Friend-of-Gabe (F.O.G.) Marvin had some words of advice for Margery and Gabe. Being up in the mountains of Central New York, Gabe eventually retreated under his hair net for protection against the critters.
Friday, June 23: Today, Gabe, Dan and Margery drove up to Ithaca for Uncle Seth and soon-to-be Aunt Linnea's wedding weekend. Gabe knew he was going to meet all his relatives, so he slept the whole way up to preserve his strength for what undoubtedly would be an onslaught of love and attention. Great-Aunt Jaquie can't possibly have ever enjoyed a soupcon of pleasure more than these moments with Gabe from the 2006 vintage. And cousin Aaron sees many babes in Miami but very few as cute as Gabe.
Thursday, June 22: Gabe gets dressed up before heading out for yet another trip to the bars.
