Life as a Dill

4th of July

Enjoyed the annual 4th of July West Point Band concert at Trophy Point yesterday, along with thousands of other folks in the Hudson Valley.  The weather was absolutely perfect.  Finnian was quite the trooper, staying up well past bedtime to observe the fireworks.  He ran out of energy soon before the explosives commenced, snuggling up on me as I lay on my back snapping photos.  It isn’t easy taking 2-second exposures with a toddler on your belly!  Of course I didn’t mind, welcoming the opportunity to cuddle my busy little man, who stared in quiet amazement at the sky.

Memorial Day Parade

All is Full of Love

 

 

 

 

 

Halloween 2010

 

4th of July Weekend

 

First Mother's Day

  

2009: a great year!

We're spending the evening home with a recovering baby.  Both Denver and I have had scratchy throats for the last several days, while Finnian caught a full-fledged cold.  He was just not himself yesterday, crying almost all day as he was not able to sleep due to his congestion and coughing.   Heartbreaking!  I was finally able to get a smile out of him at 3am this morning after he fell asleep in my arms on our bed.  He's been improving since.  This has been the best year ever.  We conceived and found out we were expecting in January, and the rest of the year was consumed with anticipating his arrival and then caring for him.  I'm actually a little sad to see 2009 go, because it has been so wonderful!  I am sure 2010 will contain many more adventures :)

Christmas 2009

Thanksgiving

We had a nice and low-key Thanksgiving this year. In addition to a fabulous meal, we enjoyed the last-minute company of friends James and Kaylyn, who brought a yummy pumpkin pie over. Our meal turned out great! My favorite (and Denver's too) turned out being the Streuseled Sweet Potato Casserole from Cooking Light pictured above. I will be making this dish for many Thanksgivings to come! Glad that we have about half a casserole dish of leftovers to enjoy this weekend. The crockpot turkey breast was succulent. Roasted turkeys never taste as good. I'll take my juicy, slow-cooked bird any day. We're staying away from the Black Friday crowds today, probably catching some 30 Rock on Netflix and eating leftovers. A lovely day indeed. :)

Happy New Year!