We went to Hershey with Papa and DeeDee two weeks ago. It was a great weekend!
Saturday, June 24, 2006
Destin
It's been awhile since we've blogged. This is a pic from our trip to Destin back in May. It was a great trip--beautiful water.
It was around this time that Brooke really started walking.
It was around this time that Brooke really started walking.
Sunday, April 30, 2006
Sunday, March 26, 2006
Two Front Teeth
Jordan's two front teeth were both loose. One of them has been ready to come out for a while. Well, yesterday we took a trip out of the city, and wrapped up our day with a Target run. Jordan was swinging the shopping cart around and it hit her square in the front teeth. They both fell out along with a lot of blood! She knew she was bleeding pretty bad, but freaked out when she saw herself in the mirror. It was a gusher! Mama freaked out too, which didn't help matters. She was fine minutes later. Seeing her without her two front teeth was a little sad, because it reminded us of how fast she is growing up.
The tooth fairy was shocked to see 2 teeth. She left $6. Not bad!
The tooth fairy was shocked to see 2 teeth. She left $6. Not bad!
Thursday, March 02, 2006
Jiminy Peak
Our friends invited us to their father's home in Lenox, Ma last week during Jordan's winter recess. It was the first time skiing for Jordan, Christine and myself. Fortunately, there are no action photos. I'm sure we didn't look too good. Actually, Christine looked pretty good. After one trip down, she had it down. She looked like she belonged there. But for me, skiing is much more awkward than I would have imagined. And packed snow is only slightly more cushiony than a parking lot when you land on it. I still have some aches and pains.
On Jordan's third day, it clicked with her. She graduated from Jiminy Cricket (the bunny slope) to the 180 (novice slope). She'll be better than me by next winter.
Brooke's Beautiful Eyes
Brooke is growing way too fast for me. She is starting to seem more like a toddler and I feel I am losing my baby (Bryant still says she is the last one). She is not walking yet but pulling up on everything and into everything she can reach. This is her pulling up on my legs and saying Mama. This is a hard face to resist so I usually end up picking her up. Will blog again when she starts taking steps.
Our family as a whole is doing wonderful and life is very good. We feel so very blessed to be having such amazing opportunities and making true friendships. Jordan and Sam are both doing amazing.
Love to all and miss everyone, Christine
P.S. from Bryant regarding our last baby: What Christine is not understanding is there will always be a last baby that gets big and stops being a baby. I'm just trying to help her get past that point. It's inevitable. Plus, what is wrong with 3? There are 3 in the Trinity. Why try to top that? Can I get an Amen?
Monday, February 13, 2006
Thursday, February 02, 2006
Blue Eyes...
..and that would be Lamby underneath her. Don't EVEN think of trying to put her in bed without Lamby!
Bronx Zoo
We took the subway up to the Bronx Zoo Saturday before last. It is an awesome zoo. The tigers were really active that day, walking right up to the glass window.
Tuesday, January 31, 2006
It's Been a While
And it's been a good January. It's been a mild winter so far. We've gone the entire month without a flake of snow. Crazy.
Big Brooke's 1st birthday was a couple weeks ago. She's got her daddy's belly. She's pulling herself up, but not walking yet. Won't be long now.
Well, our first year lease is up on our apartment. We had the option of signing another 1 year, or signing a 2 year and avoiding another price gouging next year. We can't see ourselves wanting to move in a year, so we went ahead and signed a 2 year.
Jordan has her own room now. We closed off the dining room. It's small, but it's hers. She loves it.
Sam is not My anymore. He's just Sam. Still a big fan of the diaper. He has a new friend by the name of Griffen. Griffen is 3 1/2. Sam calls him Nate. We guess it is because he thinks it is his cousin Nate whom he played with while we were back in Dallas. They do kinda look alike. And they wrestle alike.
Christine and I are fine. We had a big date night Saturday. We went to dinner and to broadway---saw The Producers.
Gotta go.
Big Brooke's 1st birthday was a couple weeks ago. She's got her daddy's belly. She's pulling herself up, but not walking yet. Won't be long now.
Well, our first year lease is up on our apartment. We had the option of signing another 1 year, or signing a 2 year and avoiding another price gouging next year. We can't see ourselves wanting to move in a year, so we went ahead and signed a 2 year.
Jordan has her own room now. We closed off the dining room. It's small, but it's hers. She loves it.
Sam is not My anymore. He's just Sam. Still a big fan of the diaper. He has a new friend by the name of Griffen. Griffen is 3 1/2. Sam calls him Nate. We guess it is because he thinks it is his cousin Nate whom he played with while we were back in Dallas. They do kinda look alike. And they wrestle alike.
Christine and I are fine. We had a big date night Saturday. We went to dinner and to broadway---saw The Producers.
Gotta go.
Thursday, December 15, 2005
Santa
Santa came to daddy's office last night. Jordan was a bit timid. Brooke was fine until she turned around and saw who had her. This picture was taken 2 seconds before she started crying. And Sam...no way. He stayed about 15 feet away all night.
Wednesday, December 14, 2005
Happy Birthday
Jordan celebrated her 6-year birthday this past Sunday. We took 7 girls to see 'Yours, Mine and Ours', then went to Burger Heaven for hamburgers and birthday cake.
Wednesday, December 07, 2005
Jordan at Rockefeller
The tree was nice, but Jordan was pretty bummed that we weren't there to ice skate. We will have to teach her to skate this winter. There should be plenty of ice!
Cowboys and Giants
The Cowboys lost, but what an experience! Giants fans are very serious about their football. And they are very serious about their hatred of Cowboy fans. In a way, I guess it was good that the Cowboys didn't give us much to cheer about...
Ready for the Snow
Sam had to slip on his boots to play in the snow Sunday.
Yeah, big Sam is square in the middle of the Terrible Two's. Within the last few weeks he has colored over the walls with a purple crayon, pee-pee'd on the floor and splashed in the puddle, thrown his sippy cup out the window into the fountain below, emptied lotion bottles, and stuck his hand down the back of his diaper in order to hand us evidence supporting his need for a new diaper.
With all that said, he can be pretty good at times. He loves his sisters and keeps us laughing all the time.
Saturday, November 26, 2005
Happy Thanksgiving!
Uncle David came in for the Thanksgiving weekend. We went to the parade then walked through Times Square. Had a slice of Ray's Pizza as an appetizer before dinner.
Christine made a really nice Thanksgiving dinner.
Tuesday, November 22, 2005
Bear Mountain...Blue Lips
Jordan had a big blue sucker just before we started taking pictures. She's blue lipped in every picture.
Bear Mountain
We drove up to Bear Mountain in the Catskills this past weekend. It's beautiful up there.
Sammy and the Jets
Don't get mad Papa. He's a Cowboy at heart. You know what to get him for Christmas...
Sam looks a little tipsy in this picture. He was running fever, nose running and probably overdosed on Motrin.
Friday, November 18, 2005
Friday, November 11, 2005
Flower
Since Brooke slept through Halloween, Mom had to re-dress her this week for pictures.
Brooke-Brooke is nearly 10 months now. She is getting really close to crawling. She is starting to eat real food--had lasagna last night.
Brooke-Brooke is nearly 10 months now. She is getting really close to crawling. She is starting to eat real food--had lasagna last night.
Thursday, November 03, 2005
Brooke-Brooke
That's what Sam calls her. She had a flower costume, but fell asleep before the evening got started.
Halloween
We had a fun Halloween. We had our friends over for their first taste of Frito Pie, then we let the kids go trick-or-treating. Our apartment has over 2000 residents, with kids everywhere, so it took no time to fill up a bag with goodies.
Monday, October 24, 2005
BBQ
Friday, on our way to the zoo, we had to stop off for a little BBQ.
Jordan, Emmy and Sam played great together.
Emmy, after you left, we saw Spiderman climbing the wall of our apartment. He poked his head inside and asked to see you, but you were already gone. Maybe next time.
Jordan, Emmy and Sam played great together.
Emmy, after you left, we saw Spiderman climbing the wall of our apartment. He poked his head inside and asked to see you, but you were already gone. Maybe next time.
Longtime Friends
The Haney's came to visit this past weekend. We had a great time!
They arrived Wednesday and stayed 4 nights with us. That's right, 8 people in one apartment. No problem.
Thursday we saw the Statue of Liberty. Friday we went to the Central Park Zoo and FAO Schwartz. Saturday, Stephanie and Christine shopped, while Greg and I stayed with the kids and watched a little football. The finale to our weekend was at Angelo's in Little Italy, where this picture was taken. You can't be great food with old friends.
We loved having you guys.
They arrived Wednesday and stayed 4 nights with us. That's right, 8 people in one apartment. No problem.
Thursday we saw the Statue of Liberty. Friday we went to the Central Park Zoo and FAO Schwartz. Saturday, Stephanie and Christine shopped, while Greg and I stayed with the kids and watched a little football. The finale to our weekend was at Angelo's in Little Italy, where this picture was taken. You can't be great food with old friends.
We loved having you guys.
Monday, October 17, 2005
Mom, Sam and Brooke
In response from concerned family and friends, rest assured that we do have enough money to get Sam a haircut. It's just that mom wants to grow it out a bit. Apparently, it's a style thing.
And yes, he still refers to himself as My. And no, he hasn't pooped in the potty since the inaugural pooping.
Thursday, October 13, 2005
Ripple Effect
Newsflash: My wife is amazing. I think this city is bringing out the best in her. I really do. During the first few months, she was in survive-mode. She is now in thrive-mode.
She is making a difference in this city, at least in our little corner of the city. One of the beautiful things about living here is that people are out and about more. There is always an opportunity to walk up and start talking to someone. And she does. She is meeting other moms through the school, and getting to know them well. This week, she sat down next to a mom at the park and they started talking. The other mom has five children (she said after 3, it's all the same----whatever!). They are here from Central America because their 1st grader has cancer and they needed to be near the best hospital. Through their conversation, Christine brightened her day---I’m sure.
This past Sunday, our preacher talked about how the ripple-effect of a life well-lived can be so much larger in NYC than in the suburbs. Christine genuinely likes people. She makes them feel good about themselves. She impresses them with how she handles (thrives on) being a mom of three in a new city. She is very unique. Her ripple effect is large.
She is making a difference in this city, at least in our little corner of the city. One of the beautiful things about living here is that people are out and about more. There is always an opportunity to walk up and start talking to someone. And she does. She is meeting other moms through the school, and getting to know them well. This week, she sat down next to a mom at the park and they started talking. The other mom has five children (she said after 3, it's all the same----whatever!). They are here from Central America because their 1st grader has cancer and they needed to be near the best hospital. Through their conversation, Christine brightened her day---I’m sure.
This past Sunday, our preacher talked about how the ripple-effect of a life well-lived can be so much larger in NYC than in the suburbs. Christine genuinely likes people. She makes them feel good about themselves. She impresses them with how she handles (thrives on) being a mom of three in a new city. She is very unique. Her ripple effect is large.
Monday, October 10, 2005
Sam
This was taken in the lobby Saturday. It was a rainy day, so we took a cab to breakfast then went to the Children's Museum of Manhattan.
Friday, October 07, 2005
#2
Let it be known that on this day, the 7th of October, in the year 2005, Benjamin Samuel Gullette pooped in the potty.
We are so proud! You have no idea how proud!
We are so proud! You have no idea how proud!
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