This is what was leftover after Levi finished with a full bowl of cavatelli and one HUGE meatball on Christmas Eve. Levi became a celebrity at Sorrento's and won the hearts of all. Somehow, he also managed to wake up hungry the next morning.
Saturday, December 26, 2009
Tuesday, December 22, 2009
First Santa Visit
It was raining buckets on that Saturday, but we were determined to visit Santa. So we hopped on the train, and made the trek through soggy Union Square, and arrived soaked, but excited. Levi had fallen asleep the moment the train started moving, so I'm not sure his level of excitement was the same as ours.
As you can see, Levi was less than thrilled with flesh-and-blood version of the man we had been talking up for the past month.
We had heard how awesome the ABC Carpet and Home Santa was--who needed crazy Macy's! and from our place in line, we could see he truly was fantastic. This was the real Santa. No fake beard, garish red coat...no sir, this was Norman Rockwell Santa.
The line was shorter and went quicker than we thought though, and genius parents that we are, we decided after some deliberation to wake up our sleeping toddler, dislodge him from his warm cocoon of a stroller, and shove him into the waiting lap of a strange, enormous, grinning, bear of a man. Parents of the YEAR, right?
Tuesday, December 15, 2009
Bonding
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Sunday, December 13, 2009
Ladies' Man
Levi spent his Sunday night (post traumatic Santa experience...photo coming) chillin' with New York's finest.
Wednesday, December 9, 2009
after the mashed potatoes
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Sunday, December 6, 2009
Saturday, November 28, 2009
Chillin' on the 3 Train
Levi has adjusted well to city life and rides the subway like a champ. First class people watching.
Anyone For a Ride?
On Thanksgiving, Levi enjoyed a joy ride on the putting green at Tante Maggie's. Give thanks for little boys.
Monday, November 23, 2009
Wednesday, November 18, 2009
Words I never thought would be strung together in a sentence...
Say bye bye poo poo!
No Levi, the tv doesn't want a cracker. Or a kiss.
Please don't stick your hand in the toilet.
More to come...
Thanks to Amy for the pic!
No Levi, the tv doesn't want a cracker. Or a kiss.
Please don't stick your hand in the toilet.
More to come...
Tuesday, November 10, 2009
Tuesday, November 3, 2009
Back in Brooklyn
Levi loved his first day in Brooklyn as we took a stroll to the park where he strolled with one of the many community donated toys.
Monday, November 2, 2009
Dispatch from the hood.
Wednesday, October 28, 2009
One More Night!
BIG thanks to Tim and Angel for letting me crash for the last four months' worth of weekdays. No... Sleep...Till...BROOKLYN
Saturday, October 24, 2009
Flapjack Fanatic
Levi is clearly a fan of pumpkin pancakes.
Sunday, October 18, 2009
Heartbreak and Ecstasy
The day has arrived (luckily there is only two weeks left of this nonsense) when Levi knew that I would be leaving this evening. 45 minutes before we were to depart for daddy's Sunday chauffeur (thanks for spelling predictive text), Bolt Bus, I packed a few items in my bookbag/"lifeline of the last 4 months." It was then that I hearsd the words..."buh-bye." It was as sure and confident as he was when he asked for crackers earlier in the day. Levi knew daddy was leaving. I was calmed and disturbed by the matter of factness of his statement. The next 45 minutes ate up my heart and now I am on the Jersey Turnpike (the armpit of America's infrastructure) waiting for another week to pass. To the loves of my life...11 days...we are doing it! Sorry y'all it had to be done. Bless
Thursday, October 15, 2009
Cardboard Jungle
Tuesday, October 13, 2009
Sunday, October 11, 2009
Friday, October 2, 2009
Super Levi!
Thursday, August 20, 2009
Little helper
Levi went to the Please Touch Museum with daddy.
He learned to:
do his own grocery shopping and drive his own car...
Guess Mom and Dad are sleeping in this Saturday,
cause clearly Levi's got the chores covered.
He learned to:
do his own grocery shopping and drive his own car...
Guess Mom and Dad are sleeping in this Saturday,
cause clearly Levi's got the chores covered.
Wednesday, July 22, 2009
Busy Bee
Hey everyone, it's been a while.
here's what Levi's done so far on his summer vacation:
ate cake on his birthday:
learned to ride a big wheel (courtesy of nanny and grandpop):
celebrated Fourth of July with a picnic and lots of flag waving:
graduated to a big boy car seat:
visited with grandpere and grandmere:
conquered the beach at Kiawah, South Carolina:
worked on his backswing:
napped:
held court at the beach house:
and of course,created works of musical genius using only wooden spoons and pure artistic vision:
AND it's only July!!!
what have you done this summer?
here's what Levi's done so far on his summer vacation:
ate cake on his birthday:
learned to ride a big wheel (courtesy of nanny and grandpop):
celebrated Fourth of July with a picnic and lots of flag waving:
graduated to a big boy car seat:
visited with grandpere and grandmere:
conquered the beach at Kiawah, South Carolina:
worked on his backswing:
napped:
held court at the beach house:
and of course,created works of musical genius using only wooden spoons and pure artistic vision:
AND it's only July!!!
what have you done this summer?
Friday, June 26, 2009
Happy Birthday Baby
Levi Turned 1 yesterday!
First Family Picture:
7lbs 12 ounces of yummy baby!
Leaving the hospital--we had no idea what we were in for!
Almost a toddler!!
What a crazy, wonderful, unforgettable year this has been! We are excited for all the fun times still to come.
We love you incredibly.
--Mom and Dad
First Family Picture:
7lbs 12 ounces of yummy baby!
Leaving the hospital--we had no idea what we were in for!
Almost a toddler!!What a crazy, wonderful, unforgettable year this has been! We are excited for all the fun times still to come.
We love you incredibly.
--Mom and Dad
Tuesday, June 23, 2009
Happy Labor Day(s) !
Holy Belly Batman! June 2008
I remember June 23rd, 2008. I woke up that morning, and I was FINALLY having some contractions. The kid was already 10 days late by then. We had tried everything we could think off to bring on the labor (3 days of eggplant parmesan, spicy foods, walking walking walking, just relax!, massage, and on and on and on) and I thought for sure he would be here by the end of the evening. My parents, Kevin and I decided to have a celebratory IHOP mid-morning meal, and the entire time I blissfully ate pancakes and oj in an attempt to fuel my body for the hard work to come.
The day passed slowly. The contractions came, went, came went. Stopped. I kept waiting for them to come back, and waited and waited. When they finally returned, it was 3am of the 24th of June and I knew, just knew he was on his way.
Well, we all know how that turned out--so much for mother's intuition.
as everyone around me kept repeating (incessantly I might add)..."He can't stay in there forever". And I knew this. But darn it. it wasn't following my plan. my carefully constructed "this is how my labor and delivery will happen" plan that I had spent months organizing, packing for, and anticipating. I should have just napped all day,(oh my god, when was the last time we could just nap the day away?!?), maybe enjoyed a bubble bath, or read a novel in one sitting, instead of stressing and driving myself, and everyone around me bonkers. because clearly my plan was drifting wildly off course and there was not a darn thing I could do about it.
Two days later, we finally welcomed our bubbalou into the world. (and my carefully constructed "plans", HA. That is all I will say about that. HA HA HA)
This was the first time my infant son taught me a valuable lession--and after the year we had, it has certainly not been the last.
Right now, our family unit is going through another waiting game. And I try to tell myself that once again, there is not a darn thing we can do about it.
And as hard as it is to see our carefully constructed plans unravel, watching our son playing and running and just enjoying life inspires me to try my very best to take each day as a gift and enjoy every moment.
So thanks Levi Boo! and Happy Labor Day(s) to me!
I remember June 23rd, 2008. I woke up that morning, and I was FINALLY having some contractions. The kid was already 10 days late by then. We had tried everything we could think off to bring on the labor (3 days of eggplant parmesan, spicy foods, walking walking walking, just relax!, massage, and on and on and on) and I thought for sure he would be here by the end of the evening. My parents, Kevin and I decided to have a celebratory IHOP mid-morning meal, and the entire time I blissfully ate pancakes and oj in an attempt to fuel my body for the hard work to come.
The day passed slowly. The contractions came, went, came went. Stopped. I kept waiting for them to come back, and waited and waited. When they finally returned, it was 3am of the 24th of June and I knew, just knew he was on his way.
Well, we all know how that turned out--so much for mother's intuition.
as everyone around me kept repeating (incessantly I might add)..."He can't stay in there forever". And I knew this. But darn it. it wasn't following my plan. my carefully constructed "this is how my labor and delivery will happen" plan that I had spent months organizing, packing for, and anticipating. I should have just napped all day,(oh my god, when was the last time we could just nap the day away?!?), maybe enjoyed a bubble bath, or read a novel in one sitting, instead of stressing and driving myself, and everyone around me bonkers. because clearly my plan was drifting wildly off course and there was not a darn thing I could do about it.
Two days later, we finally welcomed our bubbalou into the world. (and my carefully constructed "plans", HA. That is all I will say about that. HA HA HA)
This was the first time my infant son taught me a valuable lession--and after the year we had, it has certainly not been the last.
Right now, our family unit is going through another waiting game. And I try to tell myself that once again, there is not a darn thing we can do about it.
And as hard as it is to see our carefully constructed plans unravel, watching our son playing and running and just enjoying life inspires me to try my very best to take each day as a gift and enjoy every moment.
So thanks Levi Boo! and Happy Labor Day(s) to me!
Tuesday, June 16, 2009
Levi says....
Wow!
No No No
L'eau ("the water" in french)
ball
anana (i think that means banana)
uh-oh
buuk (i am pretty sure he mean book)
bye (in a southern accent)
and of course, mama and dada.
He's also taken to waving at everyone and anyone within a mile radius, even if they aren't looking at him. Then he gets sad when they don't wave back.
(jerks all of them. wave to my kid will ya? what? you didn't see him? well, that's a sorry excuse.)
Levi will be 1 year old on the the 25th!!!!
No No No
L'eau ("the water" in french)
ball
anana (i think that means banana)
uh-oh
buuk (i am pretty sure he mean book)
bye (in a southern accent)
and of course, mama and dada.
He's also taken to waving at everyone and anyone within a mile radius, even if they aren't looking at him. Then he gets sad when they don't wave back.
(jerks all of them. wave to my kid will ya? what? you didn't see him? well, that's a sorry excuse.)
Levi will be 1 year old on the the 25th!!!!
Saturday, June 13, 2009
Friday, May 15, 2009
Daycare Adventures
These pics are from earlier this winter...Shelley loves to photograph the kids at daycare..it's nice to see what he was up to when we weren't around.
Levi and Piper (she has a special place in her heart for Levi!)
Levi and Ivy...and yes, I know this is highly irregular...but for a while there, crawling up to unsuspecting toddlers, pushing them down on the floor and "mounting them" like a rider on a horse was Levi's thing...he was known as "the mounter". thankfully, he's grown out of that phase...
Scenes from the Zoo...as you can tell, Levi found a water bottle much more fascinating than any stinky animals!
Levi and Piper (she has a special place in her heart for Levi!)
Levi and Ivy...and yes, I know this is highly irregular...but for a while there, crawling up to unsuspecting toddlers, pushing them down on the floor and "mounting them" like a rider on a horse was Levi's thing...he was known as "the mounter". thankfully, he's grown out of that phase...
Scenes from the Zoo...as you can tell, Levi found a water bottle much more fascinating than any stinky animals!
Friday, May 8, 2009
Wednesday, April 29, 2009
Shirtless...redux
We've had a couple of days with above 85 degree temps here in Philly, and in the Dougherty household that invariably leads to Kevin shucking his shirt off the minute he enters the door, tossing it at the first available piece of furniture, and opening all the windows wide to let in the heat.
some of you remember last summer...when the little one was just getting used to being alive,summer was in full swing, and hairy (and not so hairy) chests were on full display.
August 2008
April 2009
oh how time flies when you're having fun--(like father like son).
I love my boys.
some of you remember last summer...when the little one was just getting used to being alive,summer was in full swing, and hairy (and not so hairy) chests were on full display.
August 2008
April 2009
oh how time flies when you're having fun--(like father like son).
I love my boys.
Tuesday, April 7, 2009
Levi Incognito
Thanks to Auntie Ames, Levi was sporting the Ashanti style China Bang Series locks in Brooklyn this weekend. Levi was mesmerized by Mommy and Daddy's favorite place and had a blast chillin' in the park and hanging with friends.
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