"They can't all be happy" March 2012

The Cake Boss!

September 19, 2009

Ever since Grace found out that Carlos Bakery (home to TLC's "The Cake Boss") is right in hoboken where Uncle Greg lives, she has been asking to go visit.  We finally got around to making a trip back there and it was definitely a sweet treat for everyone.  We waited on line for a while but it was worth it.  When it was our turn a young woman opened up some white boxes and took us around the whole counter.  We managed to fill them all up with cookies, canolis, eclairs and of course a few cupcakes.  Although we didn't actually see "the boss" that day we throughly enjoyed his treats as we wandered through Hoboken that afternoon.









Late afternoon Starbuck's stop (as if we needed more chocolate!)


It's all about the teeth these days..


September 18, 2009

Carsten is getting them (a total of 4 now) and Grace is losing them (also on her fourth).  We've been keeping the tooth fairy very busy especially since Grace lost her two front teeth (finally) within days of each other!!


First front tooth comes out....

Second front tooth is gone two days later...



Cam also loses his front teeth just as Carsten's front teeth come in...


There's a FIRST for everything!

September 17, 2009

While Grace and Jack have had their share of firsts these days (first days of school), Carsten wins the prize for most firsts in one month!!!  He has started to crawl, sit up on his own, climb stairs, say his first word and eat everything under the sun all in the last few weeks.  Much to my disappointment he's doing everything in his power NOT to be a baby anymore....once again bittersweet!

SOME MAJOR FIRSTS




A FEW OTHER MINOR FIRSTS....(just thought they were cute...)

feeding himself pancakes...




Sitting in his first supermarket cart....

first time being locked out!

first bath with the big kids....


old school


September 14, 2009

On a lunch break (during one of those great Summit days) we all met for lunch and Chris and Jack got a haircut together at a very old time barber shop in town.  I couldn't get over how old fashioned it was from the chairs right down to the cash register!  And best of all, Jack got one of his best haircuts!!






Am I having another cake today, mom?

September 12, 2009

Once again came close to having to take out a small loan just to fund all of Grace's birthday parties.  This one felt like it went on forever and I think Grace was even ready for it to be over, however she somehow found a way to get through it all and I think you'll agree she had a blast!  

GRACE'S "REAL" BIRTHDAY

Breakfast at Uncle Bill's Pancake House in Ocean City to celebrate....











GRACE'S RHODE ISLAND BIRTHDAY

GRACE'S "KID" PARTY (this is getting ridiculous)











Of course Maddyn won the hula hoop contest!!!! (by a longshot)