Labor Day Weekend

For people with no plans this weekend we certainly were extremely busy. We started out on Friday night going to Kryssy and Richard Egnor’s for dinner. This was our first dinner out at a friend’s house with Katerina. Although we all intended it to be an early evening, we didn’t get home until after 11pm. Kryssy and Richard are definitely “kids” people and Katerina (and Joseph) had a great time. She was performing – dancing, hopping in circles, giggling – all those things we adore. It was a delightful, comfortable and fun evening; great dinner, too.

Saturday was a miserable, rainy day. And what do your typical All American (or Greek American or Chinese American) families do on a rainy day? They go to the mall. I never knew what a great place malls are for kids, but next to a playground, it’s the best! So off we went to the Westchester and dined in the food court on vegetable lo mein. We strolled the promenade sometimes with K in the stroller and sometimes walking, running &/or falling down. As you can see, she fit in rather nicely with the mall sculpture. She’s quite a poser!


Sunday, unexpectedly, Aunt Kay called and was in town for a few days visiting with Tommy & Janis. She and Ray were on their way back to Florida after spending 3 weeks in Europe. They wanted to come see the newest addition to the family. Aunt Kay’s niece has 4 kids from various Asian countries; Korea, Vietnam, and China. Janis’ sister has 2 girls from China. Even Ray’s cousin’s daughter is in the process of adopting from China. It’s funny how many of us are out there. Even in our own family! It was a beautiful day and we sat in the backyard having coffee and cake. They only stayed a short time but it was a great visit. Katerina took to Aunt Kay right away and brought her in to see her room.

On Monday, Christopher and Kate called and were suffering from cabin fever. They jumped (figure of speech when you have a 2-year-old and a 6-week old) into the car and drove up from Merrick, Long Island. Another beautiful day. We went to Muscoot Farm for a while, had some take out and then the girls began their meltdown from not having naps. Finn, the 6-week old, was precious although he doesn’t do much yet. I’m glad we skipped that real early time and jumped right into the terrible two’s.






Are they just the cutest??



































Katerina is definitely enjoying her ice cream. And here's Joseph sneaking some bites on the way to the trash can. BUSTED!



























Has anyone seen the limo?

Back to work on Tuesday, unfortunately, but looking forward to the upcoming weekend in Montauk. We’re taking advantage of off-season prices and got a 1 bedroom townhouse, oceanfront at the surf club. Chris & Kate may come out as well, which would be a lot of fun.

Genius Child Alert 9/5/06: Katerina has just understood the relationship been the computer mouse and cursor, and when she did, she let out a delighted WOW! She’s fascinated with the computer and loves to sit on our laps when we are working on one, so I bought a couple of educational games and we were playing one last evening where the mouse moves the boat in the water and she got the hang of it.
Another notable event 9/7/06: We’ve been trying to get Katerina acclimated to the toilet and bought her a small potty. Yesterday, Nancy had her sit on it for ½ hour and she left us a little pellet. Nancy saved it for us until we got home from work. We made a big fuss. At least she knows what the potty is for; however, I believe she thinks of it as an interesting alternative, not as the primary objective.


Katerina getting cozy with all her pals. That's Elmo, Chickoree Chick and Baby Tad in case you were unfamiliar with the clique.