Party time...

Spencer turns four next week and to celebrate we had his buddies hang out at our pool for a birthday party. We all had a blast. A bunch of his preschool buddies and their families came which for us is so much fun, as we have known them now for about four years. We have had great weather this summer (even today, while the rest of my family waited it out through hurricane Irene) and today was no exception (thankfully, as I had no back-up plan). Here's a few pics from the day.

Hanging out before the party

Shoshi follows everything that her big brother does

Spency and some of his buds hanging out in the lake

Pirate themed cupcake cakes

Singing happy birthday!

Spencer and one of his best buds, Emma. They have known each other since they were 3 months old.

Shoshi ate about three cupcakes.

Our good friends Brian and Shelly

In other news, I am finally back running after my injury hiatus. I ran a really great 10 miles on Saturday with my group. It was a trail run that gained about 1,000 feet of elevation. We start on Saturday at 6am as the sun was rising. This run had mountain views and great views of the city and it was so much fun catching up with some friends I hadn't seen in a couple of months. What a way to start the weekend. I was back home nice and early (the benefit of getting up at 4:30am!) so we hit the pool on Saturday before Spencer had a birthday party (and Shoshi and I came back to nap!). We had a babysitter bail on us so we had a fun family date night at a local mexican restaurant.

Now it's off to finish some work before the week starts. Have a great week!

Seven years...

...and what a great (and very productive) seven years! Happy anniversary, Jon. Here's to many, many more!

Happy friday!

This picture just makes me laugh...and I've looked at it all week so I wanted to share it as a Friday happy hour treat (since I know everyone checks the blog before starting the weekend)! Shoshi  has this spunky little personality and she makes Jon and I laugh all the time. She's a little more mellow in some ways than her brother but she has a clear sense of what she wants (i.e. her paci, which she calls papi). She also likes to hold onto things (i.e the cup). Last night I took her and Spencer to grab a quick burger while Jon worked out. She held onto a ketchup packet from the moment we got to the restaurant to drop-off this morning at daycare. I'm on my way to pick her up...we'll see if she still has it!

Spencer is about to turn four (if you can believe it) and we're planning his birthday party for a few friends at the pool. This is the first time he has strong opinions about party planning. So hard to believe it's almost four years. CRAZY!!!

Summer stuff...

Excuses, excuses....our IT group at work "fixed" my laptop and somehow screwed up my ability to download pics which made me a little grumpy and absent from the blogging world. Finally I'm back in business with access to all things important on my laptop - iTunes and pics! One of these days I'll break down and buy my own computer. I'm thinking a macbook. Anyone out there love theirs and want to motivate me to buy one?

So what's going on with us? Nothing but an AMAZING summer filled with lots of pool/lake time with the kiddos on the weekend. Spencer can swim a good 20-30 yards by himself and has a new love of fishing. Reminds me of weekends upstate where our grandparents had a house on a lake and we would sit and fish every night after dinner. And of course reminds Jon of his childhood fishing with his family.

We were fortunate this year to visit all of our out of town family before the really hot months - except for my parents who we visited in conjunction with two other activities - 1. my 20-year high school reunion; 2. meetings for work which put me in the city and my parents in babysitting mode. Here is a picture of me and two of my oldest friends - Meredith and Melissa.

Here's a few pictures of my family...

My brother Stu, his boy Simon and Spencer

Stu & Lindsay



Dad, Jon and Stu



Me and the kids

My parents with all the grandkids!

We spent a great day in NY with my cousins and their kids - all around the same age as Spencer and Shoshi. Here's a few pics.

Tara and Emma (Emma is one main source of Shoshi's adorable wardrobe!)



Emma, Kayli, Simon and Jake

Jake is so sweet with his little cousin!



Shoshi and Emma

No trip to NY would feel complete without a trip to the beach!







And now it's Monday morning and the kids are still sleeping! I am finally back running after about six weeks off to heal my plantar fascitiis. In fact, I just got back from a 5:20 am 4-mile run with my running buds...so good to be back! During my time off from running I became a mad crossfitter - lots of intense strength training. In fact, here's a picture that is on our gym's website...www.crossfitbroadway.com. These are the 6am girls I workout with.