ANIMATED ANNIVERSARY

Steve & I celebrated our #9 yesterday.  Due to our lack of planning, it didn't turn-out as exciting as we had hoped.  It started out on a great note when we went over together to Jaime's for VT.  Her son, Daniel, made us an amazing animated anniversary poster (pictured).  We were very impressed with his abilities!!!  We left Jaime's around 7:30 p.m. to go grab some dinner, but thanks to my stupidity, I had left my wallet at home and Steve only had his AMEX card with him.  The place we were at didn't take AMEX, so feeling defeated, we decided to hit up the local grocery store for some goods and go home.  We weren't in the mood to travel anywhere else.  Lind, we did actually buy a Greek salad for me and Jamaican Patties for Steve, as well as some Aussie Licorice, so we went as 'exotic' as we possibly could.

James

We got to go see little James on Sunday afternoon. He is so sweet and little. I got to hold him for almost an hour while Lindy and Kurt ate lunch. He is just perfect. I was able to take a few quick pictures of him. He really didn't want to show his cute chin and whenever I would pull down his romper to expose it he would snuggle back down into a little ball. Anyway, for those of you who haven't seen him yet at least you get an idea of his cuteness.


This picture is a little blurry but he had the cutest little smile on his face.

SWEET BABY JAMES

Lindy, Kurt, and Will had their new little baby boy yesterday in Logan.  I think they are naming him James, and I think he was 7 lbs. 14 oz. (just like Stephen James), but I'm yet to speak with Lindy about all the details.  Congrats!!!!!!!!!!!

THE DAFFODIL FESTIVAL

Every year a neighboring town in CT, Meriden, has a daffodil festival.  There are around 600,000 daffodils all in bloom for visitors to enjoy.  We didn't actually go to the festival, but I did make it over there post-event for a photo op.  I'll post additional pics on my photo blog.

SPEEDY DELIVERY

We are all getting anxious for a new nephew delivery within the next week or so . . .  BEST OF LUCK, LIND!!!

NEW ENGLAND'S RISING STAR

Today Steve & I traveled into the 'big city' of Hartford for a few minutes to run some errands . . .

Earlier this week, I shot a sitting down by Bushnell Park/The Russian Lady.  This will bring back sweet memories for Jeff & Kim-- :).

Steve's new office building at City Place-  Asylum Street--- Jeff's old stomping ground.

We parked by a car from Nevada . . . it made me miss home!

(Sorry about the bad quality of these pics; I shot all of them out of the car window with a little camera.)

Saturday afternoon, Steve & I traveled up to Mass. to discover the old, colonial town at Sturbridge Village.

COLONIAL COLORS

Stephen was in great awe of all the colorful spring beauty in the village :).

Our cow friend, giving a 'shout out' to big Matt D.

MAKING FRIENDS

Steve immediately started to make friends with the village people.

Although, he wasn't all that pleased with their plumbing facilities. 

We even watched a potter's demonstration.

Steve excelled at the art (j/k).

BARNYARD BABIES

Steve fell in love with this little runt.  If only they didn't grow up!

Jeff & Jason--- incarnate.

VILLAGE HOSPITALITY

The locals were extremely friendly as they went about their daily tasks. Steve truly fit right in.

DAD'S COMPETITION

I have a hunch that Dad's dental practice would grow tremendously in this particular village.

Nosh

We ended the day with a tasty dinner at a NY kosher deli in Vernon. This place was really good . . . now I regret not taking Mom there!

BLOSSOM BONANZA

Connecticut has officially been infested with blossoms . . . well, "infested" is probably the wrong word to use, but spring arrived with a bang this last week in our 'neck of the woods'. 

EARTH WEEK

We are far from being "green", but as Earth Week progresses, we are becoming continually motivated to make more changes, namely, limiting our plastics.

GOING AWAY PARTY

We have so much respect for our wonderful friends from Ghana.  They truly have a beautiful perspective of life, love, and family.   Our favorite Ghanaian grandma is returning this week to Africa after nine years in CT.    She will be greatly, greatly missed!!!!

FROM THE BIG APPLE TO THE MAGIC CITY

To begin our vacation, we traveled out of La Guardia Airport to Miami.  The Magic City blew me away, literally!

MIAMI SUNSET

IN A LAND FAR, FAR AWAY

 

. . . THERE WAS BEAUTIFUL WEATHER!!!

FREQUENTING THE WATER HOLES

Popular stops for Deon in Puerto Rico.

DAD'S SLURPEE STAND

Oddly, I was immediately drawn to the Puerto Rican version of "Slurpees" in San Juan.  I wonder why that is?

I was very impressed by the beautiful architecture and colorful palettes that decorated the landscape in SJ: both on land and sea.

THE HIGH LIFE

We were lucky enough to tag along to Steve M.'s RC private cruise party, complete with decadent hor'dourves and a grand piano.  Steve is an accomplished pianist, and Deon tried her best to keep up. 

OUR CRUISIN' POSSE

Can anyone spot our famous friend from Celebrity Apprentice: The Finale?  I know Mom can! She actually rang the Nasdaq bell on Wall Street last week.  Go Lisa; we are all so proud!

ANIMAL INSTINCT

The midnight buffet was quite a sight to behold.  We didn't spend much time there, but we did take a few pics for shock value.