Favorite Things

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Oct. 14: We thought we'd share with you a few of Gabe's new favorite things. First, the headband has been a huge hit. Usually Gabe wears it, but occasionally he puts it on other people. It was mom's lucky day today. And this is one of the great new books he has received lately (this one is from his Great Great Aunt Esther). It's about a helicopter named Hector, and boy does Gabe love it. We read it an average of 6-10 times each day! At least all that repetition means that now Gabe can help with a lot of the words!

San Francisco!

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Oct. 5-7: While we don't usually feature pictures or posts regarding other people, we figured you might be wondering why we weren't living it up in the Hamptons with Gabe and his entourage. Well, we got to spend a wonderful weekend AWAY, celebrating the wedding of our friends Deb and Frans. It was a totally great weekend, and we loved San Francisco (which is featured in the background of this picture)!

Little Pumpkin

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Oct. 5, 2007: This weekend Gabe went to the Hamptons with Suzki. He also got to see lots of family! He especially loved going to the pumpkin patch and playing with his cousin Marc and his Uncle Benjamin and Aunt Rachel (just to name a few!).

Atlantic Antic

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Sun., Sept. 30, 2007: Today was one of Brooklyn's most fun events: The Atlantic Antic. It's a great street fair that runs right near our apartment, and this year Gabe was able to enjoy it a bit more than last year. It was another beautiful day here in NYC, and we saw so many of Gabe's neighborhood friends. It was quite a treat!

Still Summer

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Sept. 29, 2007: Since it still feels an awful lot like summer here, we decided to hit the Promenade for a little walk... though there is no question that "flying" is more fun than walking.

Shoe Shopping.

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Now that Gabe is really walking (and running), it was time to get some new shoes! Turns out he has really wide feet, so it was off to the New Balance store to get some of their special extra-wides.

Lots More Florida Fun

The rest of our time in Florida was so fun. Gabe had his first taste of raisin challah with honey, his first shofar blowing, a chance to dance with Pops at Pops' birthday party, and, of course, his first time meeting his cousin Charlie! It was a wonderful week. There are too many great photos to post here, but check them out at our flickr site.

Gainesville!

Sept. 12: Today we explored some of our favorite places in Gainesville. High on the list was The Swamp! Gabe loved the steps, so he did some stadiums, and then did the Gator Walk. By then he had really worked up an appetite, so we went to Leonardo's for a slice. Yum.

Happy Birthday POPS!

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Sept. 11: There were lots of reasons we came to Gainesville for this vacation, but the biggest one was that it was Pops' birthday! Tonight we had a really nice dinner at 706, a restaurant we really love in Gainesville. And Pops shared a little bit of his birthday cake with Gabe, which made everyone happy.

Reunited and it Feels So Good!

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Sept. 11: Mom and Dad came back to town, and we were pretty relieved that Gabe was so happy to see us!

In the (Waffle) House

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Sept. 9: this morning Gabe went with Mom, Dad and Pops to the Waffle House. It's one of our favorites, and we figured Gabe should get to share the love, but we also thought it would distract him as Mom and Dad headed off to St. Augustine after breakfast and Gabe stayed with Suzki and Pops. We're pretty sure the distraction was mostly helpful to Mom, but we sometimes pretend about this stuff to make her feel better! Regardless, everyone had a great few days apart (and together).

Splish Splash

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Gabe learned A LOT on this vacation, but one of the first things was how to say "splish splash." He said it about his awesome water table, but also whenever he went swimming with Suzki or Pops, which was pretty much every day! There's no doubt that it's an awfully nice way to live!

Vacation!

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Sept. 6: Gabe and Mom headed to Florida today. Gabe was pretty excited to go on the airplane, which he now says! Plus, when we got to Suzki & Pops' house in Gainesville, there was this fabulous Sesame Street "truck" waiting there. It's awesome. Gabe loves it, and we think it epitomizes the saying on Gabe's shirt: "my grandparents don't spoil me; they're just very accommodating."

What a view!

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Sept 3: This is a picture of all of us on the Pool Lady Barge! It's quite a view, hunh?

The Floating Pool Lady

Sept. 2-3: This year Brooklyn was lucky enough to have had a visit from the Floating Pool Lady Barge. It's the coolest thing: a fabulous clean public free pool on a big barge in the East River. It was only around during the summer, so we didn't go as often as we'd have liked, so we really took advantage of these last couple of days! Gabe loved the water, even though it was a bit (ok, a LOT) cold, but he loved the water sprinklers even more. His very favorite part by far, though, was getting to see all the helicopters flying overhead!

Shoes

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Sept. 2: Gabe has developed a bit of an obsession with shoes. Yeah, you heard right, SHOES! He just loves them. If he's not wearing them he will bring them to put on. Sometimes he likes to wear two pair at a time! We can only hope this won't turn into his father's sneaker obsession in 30 years!

Urban? Are you there?

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Sept 1: Gabe and dad are busy talking to Urban about some concerns they have with the Gators. We sure hope he's listening.

Game Day!

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Yes, it's finally here: College Football Season 2007! Gabe is ready to go with his Championship shirt and hammer. We might need the hammer this year, but we hope not!

Grammy in the house!

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Aug 29-30: Grammy came to town this week to hang with Gabe! It was so fun for everyone to have her here, and Gabe especially loved walking around Brooklyn with her, taking her to the playground, and getting to play with his cool new play stroller! We all can't wait for Grammy to come visit again soon!

Mom's Last Day TOO!

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Aug. 28: Well, it wasn't mom's last day quite yet, but we had a very fun lunch party with the Judge mom has worked for this past year. We all had a great time, and Gabe even said "Judge"! That was a pretty big hit.

Graduation Day

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Aug. 28: today was Gabe's last day of "school" at FedKids. He had such a great year there and we were all very sad to go, but we think the next school will be great too!

Just Cute.

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Aug. 24: This picture was taken to send to Gabe's Grandpa for his birthday. Awfully cute, hunh?

Azzurri Gabe!

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Aug. 19: This picture is very very overdue. When Gabe was born, our friend Michael gave him this awesome shirt to celebrate Italy's victory in the World Cup. It was especially great because Gabe actually watched the final game. Of course, he was rooting for Italia, despite some evidence in his early days to the contrary (it's a picture involving a Brazil jersey)! His Italia shirt is still a little big, but it's awesome. Thanks Michael!

"Coffee" to cool down.

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Aug. 18: after lots of running and playing at the park, Gabe thought he'd cool down with a little "coffee." It's his current specialty, though he's pretty good at making "pancakes" too.

Getting ready.

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Aug. 18: Today we headed to our local park to get ready for football season. Gabe is better at throwing than catching. For now.

What's on?

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Aug. 15: Tonight Gabe gets the remote. With that smile we just didn't have the heart to take it back.

Doing Dishes

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Aug. 15: Today Gabe got his hair cut. Again. These curls seem to be growing at a very rapid rate. To celebrate his newly short hair, he thought he'd do some dishwashing in his own kitchen. No, there's no running water attached.

Happy Birthday Harper!

August 11-12: This weekend (which is really so long ago! we can't believe we've been so neglectful of Gabelicious!) we went to Quogue in the Hamptons to celebrate Gabe's friend Harper's first birthday.
It was a beautiful weekend, and we loved swimming and playing on the beach with Harper and her family!


Plus, we got to spend some time with our friends Kelly and Susan, and Susan's brother Tom. Gabe keeps asking when we can go back and visit again.

Gabe's First Tantrum

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Wed. Aug. 8: It might seem odd to include this sort of thing, but since the whole idea here is to keep Gabe's fans apprised of all his doings, this seemed like as good a reason to post as any. We were having a such a nice day, which was a surprise. Turns out there was a flood in NYC and so the subways were all messed up. That meant Gabe got to stay home with Mom, and we had already been to our very first official playdate with Sadie. Then we headed out to the toy store and the playground. Unfortunately Gabe wasn't really ready to leave the toy store when Mom was, and the tantrum was the result. We're talking a REAL tantrum, with screaming, writhing, and stiff legs. The whole shebang. This picture is about halfway through. Nice, hunh? He survived though, and now we laugh about it. Really.

Happy Birthday Marc!

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Sunday Aug. 5: We all headed to Great Neck to visit our cousins, and to celebrate Marc's 1st birthday. It was a great party, and Gabe loved trying noodle kugel for the first time. He also loved the cupcakes (duh!).

Hot Stuff

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Gabe also got a brand new kitchen of his own, and he was so lucky that Suzki and Pops brought it here for him, and that Pops put it together. Now it's up to him to really make magic for dinner!

Suzki and Pops come to town!

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Aug. 2-5: This weekend Suzki and Pops came to town! The first night they were here we had such a nice dinner out, and then Gabe showed everyone the way home from the restaurant.

Grandpa

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July 29: We also got to see Grandpa. He took us to the Pancake House (YUM!) and Gabe got to try his very first apple pancake. It was a real treat, and he loved it. Plus, he got a lot of exercise walking all over downtown Bethesda. All in all, a VERY fun trip.

Brush it off.

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July 28: Not only did we see GG this weekend, but of course we got to hang out with Grammy, and who could pass up a trip to the playground near her house?? It was another great opportunity to work on "brushing it off." The hands, that is.

GG's new pad

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July 28-29: This weekend we finally headed down to DC and Bethesda/Rockville to see GG's new pad. It's so awesome! And look how happy and healthy she looks. Plus, she's clearly still rooting for her Brooklyn teams! Gabe really loved her new place, and managed to get into pretty much everything during our short visit. We can't wait to go visit again soon.