one big birthday bash

These five little cuties were all born within 3 weeks of each other.

So we decided to have one big birthday bash.

Here is Luke starting to demolish his cupcake. He never did really eat any of it.

"It's my party and I'll cry if I want to!"

Here's the end product...I think Luke won the messiest category.

Urban Babies Enjoy Pro Tennis

Here's us at the US Open. Luke thought it was much too exciting to miss a moment by napping. So, he chose to stay awake all day... even if it meant being unhappy most of the time. What a tennis fan!

Can babies go to the US Open? Luke was the only one we saw. I guess chatty babies and polite silence during matches don't mix.

I heart DR

Today was the Dominican Day Parade downtown. We knew it was coming because yesterday we started seeing Dominican Flags on all the cars. Usually the party continues uptown after the parade(since (90% of our nabe is Dominican), so we decided to go check out the Domincan Pride in all it's glory. We were sorely dissapointed, as a walk across Dykman Street proved to be very uneventful. Luke sported his Yankees cap and a DR flag on his stroller to show his support of our community. I've decided that if we were Dominican, Luke would be named Manny. So cute. Famous Dominicans include A-Rod, Sammy Sosa, and Oscar de la Renta. Long live the DR in WaHi!

Joe-Bob and Joe Jr.

So, here is my little "My Name is Earl" family. Joe shaved his gotee into these nasty chops one day before work and couldn't resist getting a white trash photo. I had nothing to do with this, I was in the shower while he did it all. Eww. I didn't know if I should laugh or cringe. He proceded to shave it all off, thank goodness!

Coney Island

Just being a cool cat on the beach.
This was Luke's first time at the beach. He wasn't so sure about the cold water.
Afterwards we went to the New York Aquarium.

Such a neat mural painted on the outside, don't you think?

Thanks to our friends the Winstons for the fun day.

(All children fell asleep on the 2 hour subway ride home)

Go Yankees!

A fan in the making...
This is one of our favorite summertime activities here. There's just something about the Yankees that makes me proud to be an American.

Oh, and it is always sweet to see A-Rod and Jeter in person too! :)
Now Luke can say that he went to the house that Ruth built before it was torn down!

My Retro Baby

my old baby blanket + 70's color clothes = one cute retro kid