Shana Tova!

Andrew participated in his very first Tashlich ceremony this afternoon. Tashlikh (Hebrew: תשליך, meaning "casting off") is a Jewish practice performed on the afternoon of Rosh Hashanah, the Jewish New Year. The previous year's sins are symbolically "cast off" by throwing pieces of bread into the water. We joined our local Temple at Ocean Beach and threw our sins into Long Island Sound. Andrew ate his sins, but they tasted really good. Happy New Year!

Last Blast of Summer

Fun with static electricity...
Pics from our mini-vacation to Block Island

All Aboard the Essex Steam Train

FIRST STEPS!!!!!!

Little man weeble wobbled across the den today. He has been taking some practice steps lately, but today he looked pretty stable and took 7 steps on his own. Enjoy the video! :0)

Best Buddies

Cows and Cones

This is the cutest ice cream shop down the street from us. They have a huge farm where you can look at cows, pigs, and chickens. We ate ice cream and chased chickens with our friends.

First pair of shoes

We went to Stride Rite to buy Andrew's first pair of shoes. He thinks he's a big boy now. As Grandpa Rich points out, these are much better than the crusty white ones we had when we were babies.

Gramma G & Aunt Georgia Come to Visit

Choo Choo

Punk Baby and Daddy