Let's Jump Back In Time...

...and catch up on those months I skipped.

For starters, here is a set of pictures from October, including apple picking in New Jersey and a weekend with Andrew, Eileen, Quinn, and Caroline.  We did a little apple picking with them too.

Next up is another set from October.  This set includes the Halloween parade at Noah's Ark (Oliver), carving pumpkins, coring trees at Jockey Hollow, and trick-or-treating with the Hillside Place crew.

And lastly for tonight, a set of pictures from November.  This set includes some pictures from Jonah's kindergarten class and Thanksgiving weekend.

December pics are on deck.  Enjoy these for now!

Snow Days!!!

OK, I realize I skipped a bunch of months, but wanted to get these snow day pics uploaded ASAP.  So without further ado, here they are...

The first set of pictures is from our first snow day this month.  We took the boys over to Echo Lake Park and met up with Spencer and Jessica for some sledding.  Woo-hoo!

The next set of pictures is from our second snow day...which was today (well, if you're reading this today...otherwise, it's some other day.).  We got a ton of snow and spent the better part of the day playing (and shoveling!).  The boys and Claire played on the big pile of snow in the front yard and then we made a snow cave and tunnels.  Fun in the sun and snow.

More to come...like all those pictures from October, November, and December last year!

End of Summer Travels...

...and beginning of the new school year.

With the summer coming to a close, we decided to take one last trip.  This time we headed back to Wisconsin to see the family.  And the Thiels.  Good time and fun to be back in Milwaukee for a couple of days.



Here's the first set of photos....and here's the second set.

And then suddenly the summer was over and our little baby boy was off to his first day of kindergarten!  Kindergarten!  That's crazy.

So here are some photos from Jonah's first day of school and a few other random pics from early September (including pics of the boys in their Aunt Sandra shark t-shirts!).

Enjoy.

More from Costa Rica...

...plus Jonah's 5th birthday and Cape Cod.

Here are the last 2 sets of pictures from our family trip to Costa Rica.  These sets are from the last couple of days that we spent down around San Jose.  We visited La Paz Waterfall Gardens, took a ride on an aerial tram through the rainforest, and spent a day at InBioparque.

This is the link to the first set.

And this is the link to the second set.

We got home from Costa Rica just in time to celebrate Jonah's 5th birthday.  Can't believe he's 5!  Here are some pictures from his party.

And then, it was time to head to Cape Cod.

Two sets of photos...Number 1....and.....Number 2.

Enjoy!  More to come...

Costa Rica - Family Time (Part I)

OK, that last set was all about Daniela's research photos.  This time it's family pictures.  Most of the pics are from our days spend between the Laguna del Lagarto Lodge, where we were staying, and the Maquenque Eco Lodge, which had a pool.  Fun times.

Nothing fancy, just links to pictures....

Picture Set 1
Picture Set 2
Picture Set 3
Picture Set 4

Still have more pictures from our time in Costa Rica, but they'll have to wait for now.

Enjoy these in the meantime and more to come.

Research in Costa Rica!

There are no kid pictures associated with this post!  No kid pictures.  I repeat, no kid pictures.  But there are pictures from our trip to Costa Rica (except that only Daniela was there at first and so these are really only a sample of the hundreds of pictures she took before we all showed up)! 

Our big adventure this summer was going down to Costa Rica.  Daniela and two of her colleagues got an NSF grant to do research in NJ and Costa Rica on bugs and plants and microbes and other stuff that I should probably know much more about at this point.  Since I don't, please get in touch with Daniela and I'm sure she'd be more than happy to tell you all about the research.  Daniela and our cousin Shirel (and 2 other profs plus about 7 students) stayed at the beautiful Laguna del Lagarto Lodge during most of July doing research in the rain forest.  We (me, the boys, and Randi) went down for the last 12 days, but these two sets of pictures are from the time before we showed up.

Here's the first set of pictures.

And here's the second set of pictures.

Enjoy and more to come.

August 2010....

Sorry, but no Costa Rica or Cape Cod pics for now.  Patience.  The way I get these pictures posted it will likely be October before the Costa Rica pics (and other summer pics) are ready.  In the meantime, enjoy these pics from earlier this summer.

Is May summer?  If so, here is a set of pics from May.  Spending time with the family at Jones Beach.

Still from May...cupcakes and funny faces!

Moving on to June, Daniela and I got fancied up and headed to the annual Kean Gala.  Super fun.  This set has a few pictures from our evening at the Gala, plus pics of the best, most super adorable two little boys in the whole wide world.  I'm not biased at all!

Our Little Man also graduated from pre-k in June.  Yes, we make quite the production out of pre-k graduation here in Jersey.  Robes, ceremony, diplomas...the whole 9 yards!  This set of pics includes graduation pictures (which happened to be the same night as the Kean Gala), camping at a farm in Connecticut, and Daniela and Allison's day at the NYC Botanical Gardens.

And now a more recent picture:

The Roses stopped by for a visit on their way back to D.C.  Good to see the fam and spend a little time catching up.

Enjoy these pics for now and as usual, more to come soon...if soon means a couple of months from now!

I'm Sorry Momma...

No, not trying to quote Eminem.  Just trying to apologize to my Momma for having a slacker of a son.  She came out for a wonderful visit in April and I promised I would post pictures from her trip...and then weeks went by...and still no pictures....more weeks, still no pictures...and now here we are about 2 months later and I'm finally posting a link to the pictures from her trip out here.  So, I'm sorry Momma.

But before the pics...how about some butt boosting jeans?

Oh, here is the link to the pictures.

And, since it's been so long, here are a few recent pics of the boys...

Star Wars!!!!

OG the little ham.

 
Canoe time!!!

Enjoy!  More to come...

Almost the end of March...

...but need to catch up with photos from January through just last weekend.

Let's start with Oliver's birthday.  He turned 2 in January and this year (unlike last year) he stayed awake for his birthday celebration!

Also in January, we headed into NYC to the Natural History Museum for an afternoon of dinosaurs with Heather and Benjamin.

And after January, came February.  A couple of snow days, plus Boys Week 2010 (Daniela was back in Washington for a conference).

In early March, we took a family trip up to Nashua to visit the cousins.  Fun, fun, fun.  If you are offended by photos of babies taking a bath, DO NOT LOOK AT THIS SET OF PHOTOS!!!  You've been warned.  That said, if you're not a sick, twisted individual, then you'll love the super duper cute pics of Oliver and Nitzann.

And finally, just last weekend, we celebrated Grandpa Pat's 91st Birthday.  How about them genes?!

There you have it.  About 3 months worth of new pics.  Plus a new layout for the blog.  Enjoy and stay tuned for more to come.

Interim Post

OK, ok, have lots and lots of new pictures to share, but too tired at the moment.  Instead, here are a few treats to tide you over until I have some time for a proper post...

Check this out: http://flavors.me/SergioCapozzi

For those of you who haven't seen Daniela's poster for Kean, at long last, here it is:

And both the boys got haricuts this past weekend.  Short, short, short.  Short as it's even been, much to Daniela's dismay.

First Oliver...

Next Jonah...

That's all for now.  Stay tuned for more.

Missing Hanukkah Pictures

So, posted lots of pictures from Christmas in Toronto, but none from our family Hanukkah celebration.  Well, genius that am I, forgot to bring the camera to the celebration...which is too bad, because we rented an awesome cabin on Keuka Lake in NY.  Packed the whole family, including the Udells, into this place: http://www.corninglandingonkeuka.com/.

And while I forgot our camera, Jeff luckily brought his.  Follow this link to see his pictures (you'll need a Snapfish account to see the pics).  Dani and Elyse also had their video camera and managed to capture this wonderful moment for Adam.

Enjoy and more to come soon.

December 2009

Whoa.  Almost a month into 2010 and no pics from December 2009?!  What a complete slacker!  December was a fun month...Hanukkah, Christmas, birthdays...Jonah and Oliver pretty much woke up in the morning assuming they got gifts everyday!  We really know how to pack it all in at the end of the year.  Jonah is a bit jealous though and wants to move his birthday to be with the rest of us!

OK, picture time.  Let's start with a random set from December, including Hanukkah at our house.

We then headed to Canada to spend Christmas with the entire Capozzi Crew.

First, here are a few pictures of me, Alleg, and our cousins:

The Lovely Bunch!

And now the links.  I split all the pictures from Toronto in 2 sets.

Set 1 (aka Part I) is here!

Set 2 (aka Part II) is here!

Enjoy and Happy New Year!!!

Daniela's Video

Not sure if this will work or not, but here's the link to Daniela's video for Kean.  It's on Facebook if the link doesn't work.

Enjoy.

School Pictures!!!

Enjoy and more to come...

Thanksgiving 2009 (and other assorted pics from October and November)

Nothing fancy.  Just another post to share some pictures...and a video.

Let's start with a set of pictures from Thanksgiving with the family.

While I was out running today, Daniela took the boys to the park to play.  Here's a short video of some of the fun they had, including a pretty rad dance by Jonah!

From Playing in the leaves!!!

Hmmmm, can't seem to remember how to get that to play right from the blog.  Oh well.

And let's finish up tonight with a random set of pictures from October and November that haven't been included in any of the other recent albums.

As usual, enjoy!

Grandma Winnie Turns 90!!!

So a few weekends back, we packed up the family and flew back to Wisconsin to celebrate Grandma Winnie's (or Wynne if you prefer) 90th birthday.  We stayed at Allegra and Kevin's house, watched Nolan play soccer, and threw rocks in Lake Michigan with Chris and Inge and their boys.

Saturday night, we celebrated Grandma Winnie's birthday with a home-cooked meal (made by my momma with love) and a delicious cake.  This set of pictures also includes some shots from our first night in Milwaukee when we all had dinner at Allegra and Kevin's house.














And then on Sunday, we surprised Grandma with a big celebration with all of our family and friends in Kenosha.  Fun times!

Little by Little Trickle the Pictures...

One set and one set only tonight.  Way back at the beginning of November we met Adam, Sandra, and Sandra's sister and her sons at the Intrepid in NYC.  Here are a few of the pics from that trip.  Enjoy.

Free Panty Cat

'Nuff said.

Oh, here's some links to new pics too...

Garden Booty!!! It wasn't the best summer for growing vegetables in NJ, but we still got some good harvests of tomatoes, summer squash, and zucchini.

On a Boat!!!  We celecrated the end of summer, or at least summer vacation, with a boat ride on Long Island Sound.

Halloween 2009!!! Craving pumpkins, school parades, and trick or treating.

Enjoy and more to come.

Whoa...is it really October?

Then I guess it's time to catch up on pics of the family.  Way back in August, Nonna came for a visit, we celebrated Jonah's 4th birthday, and then Allegra, Kevin, Nolan, and Vivi came to NJ.  Here we are being tourists in NYC...Sunday morning is a great time to visit the Empire State Building!

And now the links.  My pictures aren't as organized as usual so each set has a bit of everything.

The first set are mostly pictures from Nonna's visit and the second set is mostly Allegra and her crew's visit.  Both include pictures from Jonah's birthday, trips to the town pool, playing Wii, breakfasts at Rockin' Joes, and fun in the sun at the Jersey Shore.

Enjoy.

July, July, July

OK, as promised, here are several sets of pictures from July.

I thought I had posted all the Sweden pictures, but turns out I forgot the ones we took our last day in Stockholm.

Back in NJ...pictures from a trip to Schooley's Mountain for some hiking in the morning and then dinner on the lower eastside with Grandpa Pat and Baba.  This set includes Grandpa Pat on a Harley!

And finally, we broke down and got Oliver his first haircut.  He didn't go 2 years like Jonah, but a year and a half ain't so bad!  He wasn't thrilled with the experience, but came out looking pretty darn cute if you ask me!

More to come...