Boston & New York

The past two weekends I was away...the first weekend I was in Massachusetts for two nights. Ellie's great grandpa is very ill and I went up to see him. He seemed to be having a couple of good days, which was encouraging. The most important thing at this point is for him to be comfortable and surrounded be the people that love him.

This past weekend we took Ellie up to the big apple for the first time. It was Aunt Jen's birthday celebration. We had a wonderful time and the weekend FLEW by. We can't wait to go back up there for a weekend of good food, good shopping and great company.

Unfortunately, I have no pics from either weekend, but I should be getting some from my trip to NYC soon.

First Beach Trip of the Year

So we went to the beach for the first time this year the weekend of the 5th. We went with Aunt Kelly and Uncle Jonny and little Charlotte. It was the first time Charlotte went away and we were thrilled it was with us : ) Friday night Kelly and I made dinner, if you can call it that! We attempted goat cheese ravioli, and lets just say my Italian family would want to disown me. Saturday Kelly and did a little shopping and of course our kids made out like bandits. Saturday night we ate at The Cultured Pearl, it was a great time.

Friday was gorgeous up there and we hit the beach to take some pictures. Ellie was quite the princess and didn't want her hands to touch the sand.

Baptised

We had a big day on Saturday, Ellie was baptised! It was a wonderful ceremony with Father Escalante at Saint Luke's in McLean. There were about 30 people there, and after the ceremony we had a nice reception at Washington Golf Country Club. Aunt Jen, Grandpa and Nana Mary came in town. Aunt Jen and Christos Gougoufkas are Ellie's godparents, and we feel honored to have them both!