Girls' Week Away.

We are back from my and Julia's vacation in Canada where we visited my cousin and her family. I am tempted to post every single picture of our time there as each of them reminds me of a week filled with simplicity, quietness and calmness.

We got back home very happy and relaxed eager to see our boys.

Happy Birthday, Marko!

We love summer and not just for the obvious reasons such as a warm weather and longer days, but also because a lot of babies were born into our family during this season. Today we celebrated my nephew's (Marko) 4th birthday. I can't believe it's already been four years since his birth. Time does go by fast. Marko didn't like the attention he got on this day, but he sure loved opening the presents.

In celebration of Marko's birthday, we gathered at the Liberty State park in Jersey City early in the morning to enjoy the bbq,

let the kids run wild

and have our share of junk food (although a lot of healthy choices were available, mmmm... homemade guacamole).

The youngsters caught up on the latest gossip.

Gravity couldn't hold down this kid

or even her brother.

Even though the day wasn't without any adventures (David hasn't been feeling well for the past week or for the past 6 months for that matter), we truly enjoyed the outdoor party and looking forward to many more!

Happy 1st Birthday, Kayla!

Seth's been trying to convince me to start my own blog for the last 2 years (since our son, David, was born) and so have some of my friends. My excuse -- a busy life with a toddler and a newborn. Well, a newborn is not so new anymore and a toddler loves taking his naps during which, I assume, I'll be writing on this blog. I doubt I'll be frequently posting on this site, but I'll try my best to keep everyone updated on our munchkins' busy lives. Seth's been doing a great job posting the pictures of the kids on www.panix.com/~smeyer/Baby, but it is not as often as both of us would like. The original website is active and will be updated by Seth once in a while.

There is no better topic to start this site off than wishing a happy birthday to our kids' cousin, Kayla, who is turning 1 year old this coming Tuesday. But we couldn't wait till Tuesday, so we celebrated her Birthday today and what a Birthday party it was! The Birthday girl looked adorable as she always does, but it didn't hurt that she was really dressed up for the occassion. Here she is posing with her mommy, Uncle Seth and Julia.

The festivities started off with testing some of the Birthday presents and I believe they were a hit with the kiddies. Bubble bottles and the ride in an oversized wagon! What's next? What's next?

Next came the lady with a guitar hanging over her shoulder and pretty cool musical toys. For those of you who know anything about my son David, know that he loooooves listening to the music, playing instruments and staring motionlessly at the people while they are singing. Here are some pictures to prove my point:

The party wouldn't be completed without bubbles of course!

David had an incredible time and it didn't even matter that he attended a 45 min music class this morning. He never gets bored of jumping endlessly to a musical beat. Thank you, Aunt Samara and Uncle Glenn!

Julia was busy "chatting" with her Uncle Jared who visited from the West Coast to attend the party.

Laughing at Daddy making silly faces

She is sure a happy baby!

On the way home Seth kept saying how adorable David was and how lucky we are to have such good kids. We truly are, but it is always easier when other people entertain them.