once again, we packed up all of the lidkid essentials and made our way up I-77, I-79 and I-90 to batavia, ny 14020. the weather was great, the ride was uneventful and the kids traveled very nicely…. despite pretending she was sleepy for the entire ride, anna really only slept about 25 minutes ALL DAY […]
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strong museum pics
as promised, here is the link to the picasa album with all the pics from the strong museum of play that we visited whilst in western new york… strong museum pics
Batavia NY Autumn Trip – Baths
the night before we left, i determined that both lid kids were in desperate need of a good bathing. my parents only have a (very small) shower at their house, so i loaded them up, one at a time, in the sink. isaac is not new to the grandma’s sink bath… but, i do think […]
Batavia NY Autumn Trip – The Travels
on october the first, derek and i packed up the little rav4 full of babies, grownups and a whole lot of clothes, toys, electronics and baby equipment. here are some pics i snapped during the road trips. happy girl: the gift shop at the rest stop in new york. it makes me laugh because we […]
some way late 3rd birthday photos
and now, for a much happier post… some pictures from isaac’s birthday party in new york. the cake (sadly, since we were in ny, i didn’t create a custom creation for my own kid. maybe a small gathering with nc family so he doesn’t feel slighted): isaac’s cousin, eliot, is a bit skeptical of all […]
crazy new york trip (long version)
on thursday january 21st, isaac and i embarked on a trip to batavia, new york, 14020. little did we know the fate that awaited us… the trip up:we had planned to leave on friday, but the local forecast didn’t look too hot for the morning, so we decided to get on the road thursday night […]
frozen lake fun
isaac and i made the long trip up to batavia on thursday night and friday morning. the lake at my parent’s is frozen over, so off we went for some good snowy fun….
fall batavia trip…
isaac and i (and the brand new sweet ride) took a spontaneous trip to lovely and autumny western ny last tuesday. here’s proof: watering the flowers: jake and baby eliot: me and isaac riding the train at the strong museum: isaac playing with BIG legos at strong: isaac and new gramma at 123 sesame street: […]
batavia trip – volume 6 – miscellaneous
couldn’t leave out these shots: isaac having his first (very artificially colored) push pop. thanks “new gramma”: jake reading to isaac :)… jake and isaac feeding the fish: and, i’ll let you guess what is taking place in this shot:
batavia trip – volume 5 – utica trip
from batavia, i did something that i always intend to do, but haven’t done since 2004*… i made a trip out to my old college town of utica to visit some old friends. how i had missed all my old favorite stops: the varick, franco’s pizza, the utica marsh, the scenic view of industry long […]