Time slips by....

Sorry we haven't updated in awhile (that is an understatement!). We have been very busy going here and there. Jess is back at work and has been since the end of September so we have had to readjust our schedules and learn how to balance work and home, marriage and personal time, etc. Anyway, Rick and Becca got us a great gift last year - the camcorder! We have been using it but I have run into some issues converting the movie files into something that we can put out there for people to see. I am trying to see if I have got it so please let me know. I am going to post a video of Sydney. If it works let me know!

Visit to Long Island - Rob, Cassie and Ryleigh Waldner

We went to visit our friends Cassie and Rob Waldner in Stony Brook NY last weekend and meet their new daughter Ryleigh. She is super cute. We went for a hike in a local park, sampled some wine at a local winery, and watched the Red Sox lose two out of three to the Yankees. Rob also taught me how to grill shrimp and scallops on the grill. I have been thinking about those scallops every day since we had them. Thanks to Rob and Cassie for putting us up for the weekend. We hope to see them again soon!

More pics

Thanks to Mrs P, Ju Hyunh (sp?), and Frank for the hospitality. It was great to see everyone over the past few weeks!!! There are too many people to thank directly but hopefully I can get some pics up of everyone.

Updated pics

We have been pretty busy the last few weeks. We have seen a lot of folks here and we went to Vermont for a week for vacation. I also saw Frankie P (also known as Army Frank for anyone who went to our wedding) in Canada for a night. Sydney is growing like a weed and we are now introducing solid foods to her. She loves bananas!!! Here are some pics from the last few weeks.

Some cute random pics of Sydney! We love the "Instructions not included outfit" Isn't that the truth but so worth it at the same time! The other pic of just Sydney is her first day out with a bow in her hair! And of course the family picture!

Things are going well...the only complaint we could have is the sleep factor...still waiting for syd to sleep for even 4 hours straight...she is a hungry girl :) We had many members of Andy's family here this past weekend so we will post those pics soon!!

Sarah, Steve and Catherine visit from PA

Sarah, (our God daughter) Steve and Catherine came up from PA for a few days this week. We were psyched to see them. We hadn't seen them in a while. It's been a while so it was great to see them.

new camera...finally!

We just got a digital camera so posting more pics will be easier! More to come...

Uncle Rick and Aunt Becca

Uncle Rick and Aunt Becca came to visit for the weekend. Here are some pics from their visit. Jay, Michelle, Maggie, Gavin, Elle, and Liv stopped by to visit and meet Sydney for the first time! Also Paul, Michelle, and Samara dropped by as well.

a few more

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More pictures from the last few weeks...

the past few weeks...

Well...Andy and I are offically on our own to figure out the little princess now that both grandma's have returned home to watch us parent from a distance thus the delay in adding more posts to the blog but we promise to be better going foward and mayb getting an extra hour of sleep these days! Baby and mommy went to an infants massage class yesterday and Sydney seemed to be responding well to the massage I have her...hopefully this will not turn into an expensive habit for her later on in life...she already lucked out with her birthstone being a diamond. This does not fair well for the future with any potential suitors! My brother Rick and his wife are coming in Thursday from Minneapolis to meet Sydney...we can't wait to see them and will post more pics after the visit since I am sure uncle Rick will be all over the camera once he sees her! Will keep you posted...

More Sydney Pics

Well, we are struggling (no sleep) through the first few days of having Sydney at home and getting her on a schedule. Jess is doing great with the breast feeding. I am now back at work and floating through the days on very little sleep. We apologize to everyone if we haven't gotten back to you we hope to be in touch soon. Here are some more pics of Sydney from the past few days. Thank you to everyone for all the gifts and well wishes! Talk to you all soon!