Patty Cake

We got a very cool new video gadget, and here's our first movie release. A little ditty by Gabe (it's patty cake, in case you can't understand him).

Grammy!

March 21-22: Grammy came to visit, and we had such a great time! Gabe especially loved reading to her, and he also loved his new book, Smash Crash! Grammy also brought Gabe a really special treat: A cool backpack with a construction hat, gloves, a level, and Gabe's favorite, "a smoother."
On Saturday morning, we stopped by the Brooklyn Heights Easter Egg Hunt. It was a pretty competitive hunt, and Gabe had no idea what was going on, since we hadn't discussed it with him at all, but he got right into the spirit, looking for eggs in the colors he likes best!

Slam Dunk

March 20: In honor of the first day of March Madness, Gabe did some shooting of his own. He's pretty good (in his own mind!).

Happy Birthday Mommy.

March 18: Today was mom's birthday, and it started with a great rendition of the song by Gabe, and also a really nice birthday picture! Later, Uncle Seth and Aunt Linnea came over for a nice visit. Seth came early to get a refresher course in picking Gabe up from Daycare, which was really fun. Gabe showed him all the trucks and cars on the way home. And when we got home, they did some coloring together. Seth also brought over his cool new computer, and Gabe got to use it. He's hooked (Gabe, that is... we all knew Seth was).

Happy Birthday Gianluca!

March 15: Today we went to Gymboree for the first time ever to celebrate Gianluca Putek's first birthday. We all had a great time. We loved the basketball hoop (boy are we ready for March Madness), the bubbles, and especially the birthday cake!

Walking Feet

Gabe is no longer really walking; he really prefers to run. This is often really cute, and leads many people to say "wow, he's fast." His teachers at daycare always are telling him to "use your walking feet." And it's a great way to tire him out on a cold but sunny afternoon like the one pictured here. It's not so cute, however, when you are trying to pay at the grocery store and he picks that very moment to "go outside." It's OK... I caught him. But he IS fast.

Happy to be Home

March 9: It was a great vacation, but we were happy to be home!

Suzki and Pops in the Hiz-ouse!

Feb. 28 - Mar. 4: This (LOOONG) weekend mom and dad decided to head out of town (out of the Country, actually) and Suzki and Pops came to stay with Gabe. A fantastic time was had by all. Gabe got to go to the NYC Transit Museum and drive the bus, and also to the Prospect Park Zoo where he saw that sea lions and kangaroos (which he is STILL talking about). And mom and dad got to relax in the sun in Mexico. Suzki and Pops were a little cold, having left their warmer home for the chill of NYC, but otherwise it was pretty much perfect. There are lots more pictures on Gabe's smugmug page.
Oh, and the way we know Gabe had such a good time other than his constant chatter about the weekend is that any time we do anything he doesn't like, he picks up the phone and yells "Pops? Suzki? hi!" We think he's trying to get them back up here as soon as possible!