10/13/07

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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Originally uploaded by Gabe Shanoff.
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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Originally uploaded by Gabe Shanoff.
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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Originally uploaded by Gabe Shanoff.
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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Originally uploaded by Gabe Shanoff.
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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Originally uploaded by Gabe Shanoff.
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."

9/22/07

What a view!


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Originally uploaded by Gabe Shanoff.
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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Originally uploaded by Gabe Shanoff.
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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Originally uploaded by Gabe Shanoff.
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!

9/1/07

Just Cute.


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Originally uploaded by Gabe Shanoff.
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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Originally uploaded by Gabe Shanoff.
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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Originally uploaded by Gabe Shanoff.
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.