Allie at the Park

I could watch this over and over again!

I LOVE NEW YORK!!!

And Mom and Dad for once again sending me!! I have cashed in on both V-days Early (Valentines AND My birthday) to find a flight and go to NY for 5 days for only $229 (with all taxes! That is like UNHEARD OF since 9/11)

I get to spend 5 whole days hogging my beautiful niece

I am GIDDY with excitement.

Allie Walkin

This is one of the 2 videos I got yesterday of my little niece. I love the face that she is making when the video starts. Its just WAY too cute.
She got her ears pierced yesterday. So Cute!

Happy 1st Birthday Allie

The last thing left in my home...

My parents sold our house this year. They lived there for almost 30 years and it was the house I grew up in. The new owner is going knock most of it down and build some huge monstrosity on the land.

My parents were all packed up and moved into storage by the end of March, and the closing didn’t end up happening until the 2nd or 3rd week of April (my parents had gone down to Florida). After the closing my sister made a last trip to the house to walk through. She carved our names into the house’s main support beam and walked through the whole thing which was COMPLETELY empty. (for those of you who have been there before you can imagine how strange it must have been, and for those of you who haven’t, picture me…with a house…being there for 30 years and how much stuff I would have).

She was in the basement, in my dad’s workshop – where he had all his shoe repair machines/equipment, and all his tools before they moved. For about 6-7 years when I was younger he ran his business out of that area. On the top shelf, out of her reach, she noticed a piece of paper with the edge turned up. She asked Ian to see what it was. Attached is a picture of what she found.

IT WAS THE ONLY THING LEFT IN THE HOUSE.

The Joy of Photoshop

This is my beautiful little Niece Allie.

Isn't she so cute...she's all "check me out"

Its the photo that is going to be used on her birth announcement

I saw an opportunity to corrupt her in her infancy

And with a little photoshop....you get.....

Allie the Little Devil!

She has a look on her face like she means to flip you the bird...

So cute and funny!

Allie & Mr. Bear

I received this email from my sister today....It was too cute not to post:

so this is what I imagine the dialog for these pics being...




Allie: so Mr. Bear, what's up?



Mr. Bear: nuthin'. I have a big belly.






Allie: oh....ha ha ha....Mr. Bear you are SO funny. I have a big belly too! You are my pal. I wuv you.









Mr. Bear: I wuv you too.

Got Milk?

So I am back from 5 days of sitting in my sister's apartment, staring at my beautiful niece. I would says she slept 95% of the time...so it REALLY was that eventful. I left one time, to go to Starbucks on the other side of Brooklyn, since there isn't one in my sister's area. I am too busy to go into detail, but here is a pic as well as some random fun facts...

Days old (of Allie, my beautiful Niece): 15

Cutest Moment: when she figured out how to suck her thumb for the first time and realized that it was quite tasty (her hands are usually covered).

Biggest development in 5 days: She grew out of her original size diapers.

Doughnuts I consumed: 5 (ok 6 - Entenmanns plain doughnuts w/ the chocolate covered shell....mmmmmmm...That is the PRECISE reason I don't buy them...or the crumb cake)

Cigarettes consumed: ZERO (reason I consumed so many doughnuts)

Chosen song to sing to Allie: "Bushel & a Peck" from Guys and Dolls (which I found out is what my Aunt sang to me and my sister when we were babies)