Comparison time

In an effort to determine who will get the lion's share of the inheritance, we hosted a competition a few weeks ago. Henry at 5 months and 21 days vs. Elizabeth at 5 months and 21 days.

Here is Henry's (poor) attempt to get his toys on the floor.

Compared to Elizabeth:

And here is Elizabeth's doll doing a better job than Henry:

And Elizabeth helping her doll:

An unrelated video of Elizabeth's daily mess in the bathroom sink and her elaborate explanation:

And also from the vault, Elizabeth at about six months old. What were we thinking?

6 months old!

It's amazing the difference six months can make. In that time, I (Justin) probably got four haircuts and a suntan. But that's about it. Here are the changes to Henry in the past six months.

Just born:

 One month ("Awake")

Two months ("Smiling")

Three months ("Holding head up")

Four months ("Interacting with the world")

Five months ("Learning about separation anxiety")

 Six months ("Sitting" ... and "developing a personality") 

 

This is Kate's favorite picture from the shoot

MOOBS!

BONUS: Here is a picture of Elizabeth at one year and Henry at six months. Cute, eh? 

ANOTHER BONUS: It's amazing what a little photoshop can do!

Hot town, summer in the city

We've been very delinquent posting blogs because we've been so busy with visiting grandparents. So, in the past few weeks we have

crossed the Brooklyn Bridge,

celebrated six years of marriage,

harvested the back yard,

enjoyed said harvest,

dressed ourselves (notice the shoes),

improvised swimwear, 

worn truthful bibs ("This is what handsome looks like), 

drawn outfits on the goose (we do this everyday to match Elizabeth's outfit):

enjoyed the sprinklers at the playground, 

picnicked in Prospect Park,

tried on some old glasses,

milked a cow at the zoo, 

recreated a favorite shot (here and here),

searched for something very important (a pacifier for a doll),

 looked cute,

 painted,

 wiped out,

 and taken naked pictures of each other.

It's been a great summer. We have one more set of visitors this weekend, a handful of doctor's appointments, and then we are off to Cape Cod and North Carolina for two beach vacations (YAY!).

Be on the lookout for a very cute video post coming soon.

Cookie of the month: Month 1

For Opa's and Grandpa's birthdays (July 5 and 8 respectively), Elizabeth decided to give them each a membership to a cookie of the month club . . . a cookie of the month club where she makes the cookies. 

For this first month, she made lemon cookies to celebrate summer.Check out the cuteness!

Invasion of the grandparents, round 1

We are very fortunate to have all three sets of grandparents coming to visit us in the month of July. This weekend, Fourth of July weekend, Jay and Linda came to visit. So, this weekend we

visited the aquarium,

 went on the rides at Coney Island,

 hung out in the backyard,

 went to the playground,

 and attended the Bay Ridge Fourth of July picnic,

 where Henry looked like a Hank,

 and Elizabeth ran through the sprinklers

and went in a bounce house.