Book Break

January 16: The only thing Gabe likes more than his shoes are his books. He was more than thrilled to take a book break before putting his shoes on to go to school today.

Stack 'Em Up

January 12: We also did a little stacking today. Well, Gabe did it. HIMSELF. We think he did a pretty good job, but there were definitely some frustrating moments!

Back to the Playground

January 12: We haven't been to the playground in a while because it's been cold, but today we headed over. We can't get over how much bigger Gabe looks in the swings than he did the last time we were there.



Plus, he's really into sliding by himself now. Luckily he only likes the small slides!

New Table

January 8: This weekend we went on an adventure to Ikea! Everyone had a great time, especially Gabe, who LOVED all the airplanes we got to see from the car. Mom was pretty excited too, since she loves Ikea! One of our amazing finds was a new play table for Gabe, where he can color and do his puzzles. It's a perfect Gabe size, and he loves to sit at it, especially now that Dad got him some cool new crayons. Depending on the day, he even lets us sit in the second chair, though you can imagine that it's not a great fit for us.

Scoop UP

Dec. 20-27, 2007: NYC was getting a little cold for us, so we headed down to Florida for a fun visit with Suzki and Pops. We spent the whole time in St. Augustine, and boy was it fun. Gabe loved paying on the beach with his sand toys (he now knows it's important to scoop UP when you are trying to shovel the sand into a bucket, and he reminds of this often), eating strawberries and playing play-doh, and looking to see the moon!

We also got to see Gabe's cousin Charlie, which was great! We think they are going to have a lot of fun playing together as they get older.

Big Shoes to Fill

One of Gabe's favorite new things to do is to wear other people's shoes. In particular, he loves to tell you whose shoes he is wearing, and then put them on and walk around. Needless to say, this does not always work out very well. But dada's shoes are his favorite.

New Camera

We know you were all worried that we weren't getting enough good pictures of Gabe, so we decided to get a new camera. Here's one of the first pictures we took with it. It's pretty fancy, and we still have a lot to learn (luckily Uncle Seth is usually around to help out... when he's not jetting off across the world!), but we really love it!

Hard at Work

Dec. 7, 2007: Today was a HUGE kids party at mom's work. Gabe seemed most interested in getting a little work done before the festivities stared, though he also loved the chipwich (but really... who doesn't?).

Plus, what a treat to have Grammy here with us all weekend! We had a great time!

Say Cheese!

Gabe is learning to take pictures with "his" camera. He is very clear about the fact that the camera is "his" and that it says "click" when the picture is taken. The whole point and shoot part of the process is still a little lost on him.

First Snow

Dec. 2, 2007: It was the first snow of the year, and luckily for us it coincided with a trip to NJ to celebrate Great Great Uncle Milton's 90th birthday. It was a fun party, and Gabe loved that there were so many yummy desserts!