Ethan and Esme walking through the Gates. 

A row of the Gates. 

The Gates in Central Park

We left this morning for NYC and saw the Gates in Central Park. They were amazing! Esme, Ethan, and I all enjoyed our day thoroughly and they were totally worth the trip. Please see my photos below - I took many many more that I'll be scrapbooking soon!

Daddy and Esme walking through the gates. 

Esme on the Central Park sidewalk. 

Under the Gates. 

Sunlight through the Gates. 

Esme and Mommy standing on the base of a Gate. 

Esme and Daddy playing hide and seek in a Central Park tunnel. 

quiet time at home

Since I am on "vacation" this week, Esme and I have been spending a nice quiet couple of days at home. She's been trying out all her new toys and I've been taking pictures of her and watching movies. Since it is still quite snowy here it's been nice to be able to stay inside where it is warm and dry.

Like mother, like daughter! 

A Wonderful Christmas with Family

Merry Christmas!

We had a wonderful and very busy day! Ethan, Esme, and I spent a nice morning together. Later James, Sarah, Jera, Charles, Dylan, my mom, and Donna came over to have dinner with us. It was great to see everyone and Jera and Esme played especially well today in Esme's playroom. Ethan has tomorrow off and we plan to spend a quiet, relaxing day together before he has to go back to work on Monday.

Another one of Esme's favorite gifts was her doll stroller! 

Esme loves to draw so we got her the DoodlePro. She started using it right away! 

More on the Sit N Spin 

Esme is already having a blast with the Sit N Spin my mom got her - I can't believe how fast she got the hang of it! 

Esme opened this huge gift from my mom - a Rocking Horse! 

Tis the Season

Tis the Season

We have begun the holiday rush! Yesterday we went to CT to visit our friends for Christmas. We went to Edwina and Wolfgang's house for a nice, relaxing afternoon. It is always a pleasure to see them! Later we went to our annual Christmas party with Lisa's family. We really look forward to this party and of course we had a great time. This was the first year that Dylan and Roxanne joined us!

One of my first digital photos of my happy happy baby and her daddy!