Some Recent Photos

Snuggling with her favorite bear.




With grandma on her birthday.













An adventure in a cemetery with Aunt Emily and Mommy.



















All I want for Christmas is my...two front teeth!

One Week and Counting

Naomi will be one in just one short week! I always thought that once your child hit one, you entered into the hard, not-fun part of parenting. That all of a sudden your baby disappears and you're stuck with this fussy, independent, difficult monster. Although there is a wee bit of truth to that, and there are growing pains (and teething pains) involved, I am LOVING this phase of Naomi's life. She is exploring with her words---she said her first word, "hi" this past week! "Bye" followed a few days later. Now we're working on animal sounds, although Tucker and I both could have sworn she said "mine" today. Actually it's a mix of "buy" and "mine" when she sees something she likes or wants!
We had a crazy little adventure yesterday when we were taking a walk with Aunt Emily Currie. We live across the street from this gorgeous cemetery with really stately tombstones and large pathways to walk down. P.T. Barnum, Tom Thumb and Fanny Crosby are all burried there, although we have yet to find Fanny Crosby's marker. Anyway, we were strolling along, the three of us, Naomi all bundled up in her new winter jacket from Grammy. And when we got to the gate to leave we realized that all of the gates were locked. Apparently they "lock at sunset" without even checking to see if anyone is being locked in the cemetery! SO...Emily hopped the fence then I passed Naomi over, then I hoisted the baby stroller up and over and then I hopped over too. Thankfully Emily was there because I would have been stuck inside unable to hop over with the baby! It was Naomi's "first adventure" of that genre.

And the pumpkin...

Naomi was a chubby, adorable, snuggly pumpkin for Halloween. We paraded around Fairfield with friends Micah (6 month old Tigger), Owen (13 month old frog), Ava and Ivy (2 week old egg and chicken, respectively), Elliot (5 year old spiderman) and Abby (2 year old princess). Tigger was the only one able to make it to the post-parade photo shoot. T'was a fun day.

Pumpkins, Sunshine and Rainbows

October flew by for la famille Currie. It was a beautiful month so we got to savor being outdoors, picking fruit, visiting the pumpkin patch and spending time with friends and family. Most recently we
had a lovely playdate with cousin Scarlett at their new home in in Ridgewood New Jersey (Princess Lea for Halloween...too cute)..we also went to a little family farm (sunshine/sheep pictures). The weekend bfore that (Oct 19-20) we had a wonderful visit with Anna---where we got some pumpkins for decorating and saw the most gorgeous rainbow---Naomi's first. We also went to see Marjorie play the role of Adelaide in Guys and Dolls. She was just fabulous...can't wait to go see it again. C'est tout pour octobre. Bienvenue Novembre.

Scarlett's Baptism

We had a wonderful time in the city on Sunday celebrating with sister (-in-law) and brother-in-law Rebecca and Adam Ferranti, the baptism of Miss Scarlett Grace Ferranti. I'm loving being an aunt, although we don't see each other as often as we would wish. It's so wonderful that we will be in her life for so many moments and milestones, bapstims being only one of them, but a very significant one. You say along with the congregation that we will support Becca and Adam in raising Scarlett to know the Lord. And yet, of all the people in the room it is us, her family, who will walk alongside her and help point her to Jesus, as we strive to live our lives to His glory, and raise our own children to that end too.
Sunday was especially fun for us since it was the first time Scarlett and Naomi mutually enjoyed each other's company. We're hoping to get a play date for the two of them soon. It's a sweet, sweet thing to have a cousin close in age---I was so grateful for that growing up too.
Thought I'd throw a picture in of Naomi's dedication which was oh-so-long ago (April 29). She and Scarlett were just about the same age at their baptism/dedication so thought it might be fun to compare pictures. Scarlett has way more hair than Naomi did at that time and still does now!

And a few more photos just because...

Sober Naomi playing the mandolin. She loves it when Tucker plays and wants to be a part of it. Tucker's getting pretty good, Naomi remains a novice.


Berry picking with her buddy Owen Hubbard. Owen is a berry monger. Naomi prefers gumming her "O"s



This is one of the best pictures of her from the Adirondacks this summer. We were on a mini hike (walking up and down stream, stopping for a tan) and I forgot her hat (and she is not a huge fan of them anyway) so wanted to protect her little baldish scalp so put on this bandana and it was adorable!
Little sobersides but oh so cute with the bow. We were out at a cafe in Fairfield with grandma.

Mommy and Naomi. She had a blast at Senor Panchos the Friday of Labor Day weekend en route to the Catskills. She loves music so was thrilled there were mariachi players so shook her egg shakers like crazy!

Time Does Fly!

Hard to believe it is already October and that Naomi is one week shy of being a 10 month old little lady. She finally started to crawl last Monday and is now scooting around our living room getting into all kinds of trouble with the coffee table, her push stroller, garbage cans and daddy's mandolin. Looking at the pictures from May (from our last post..oops), it's astonishing how much weight Naomi has lost, how much hair she's grown, how some clothes still fit and others are long packed away. She has progressed in the world of eating since May (when she couldn't digest even her rice cereal!)---she loves fruit---figs, raspberries, pears (can eat them all with her fingers), but she loves her veggies even more...peas, peas and more peas!...she likes bread (soda bread, pumpking bread) and ate her first buttermilk pancakes yesterday :) she even says an unprompted "miam!" while gumming them down (no teeth yet) ---I suppose that some words and expressions just come to us humans naturally (crying, laughing, miam, dada, mama) and it is only later that we create the words and meanings associated with them. It has been such a joy to watch Naomi develop and grow....the little daily changes, so subtle it seems hard to put a date to a milestone. Her life is fluid, daily, continuous. Others who see her less often will comment "oh, she has so much hair now" "oh, she sits up, when did she start doing this?" ...I sheepishly say "oh, I'm not sure.. a while now?? ... " I'm her mom. I see it all...the good, bad, icky and it's all precious, beautiful and it is flying by. So, here are some pictures. Naomi's mom and dad are doing fine too :) you'll see them in a few pictures too! The latest, most exciting news is that Jonathan and Charlotte are engaged!!! Yippee!!! We are so excited for them. You will not see them in any photos since they are living in Nicaragua until December when we eagerly await their return! Enjoy the pics. - Naomi at her first soccer game (Sept 17), Naomi at her first raspberry picking(Sept 20), Naomi's first tea party with grandma, aunt Jorie, great aunts Marsha and Brenda (August), Naomi's first trip to the zoo with grammy (Sept 22)and granola Naomi with dad in the Adirondacks (August)

A new state

In March we were inivited by our neighbors and dear friends Beth and Kyle Hubbard, to join them on their vacation to Florida. Kyle's parents live in Bocca Grande, along with Kyle's grandparents. So we decided to join the famile abode---four generations under one roof!-- for a few days of fun in the sun. Surprisingly enough Naomi had never been to Florida. Julia neither, for that matter!

Baby girl did great on her first plane ride. She screamed a bit getting on the plane--but who wouldn't when they hadn't eaten in five hours and were getting dirty stares from strangers who didn't think they were that cute anymore since they were fussy---but calmed down during take off and for the remainder of the trip...except for a brief throw up all over Tucker, but hey, that happens! Tucker (the smellier of the two when they got off the plane) did not have a change of clothes. Even more of a bummer when we realized they'd "lost our luggage." Thankfully we got a $30 rebate which really made our day and made up for the dammage. And hey, the bags got there speedily the next day at, oh approximately 11 pm. Way to go, Jet Blue-It!

Thankfully at Bocca Grande there was a surplus of clothing---we were offered shirts, shorts, bathingsuits and underwear....needless to say, we were glad when our things arrived. Bocca Grande was the perfect destination for us as new and a wee bit frazzled, parents. Beth and Kyle have a baby boy Owen who is 2 1/2 months older than Naomi. We enjoyed the time with our friends and the time spent just delighting in our babies as we took walks, trapsed all over the island in a golf cart---even in torrential rain---made and ate yummy meals, played croquet in matching khaki/white attire, climbed trees, walked on the beach and even attended a Capitain Hook St. Patrick's day party. The weather was warm and delightful, although not particularly hot. We loved how staying with the Hubbards felt like a stay with our grandparents. I found myself thinking a lot about my grandma Pat and missing her a bunch. There were orange slices strewn all over in little china bowls, chocolates, coconut candies, M&Ms and chocolate covered nuts. We watched Jeopardy in the evenings---and saw the first time ever three-way tie!--- and played games (including our family card game "Up and Down the River") A wonderful time was had by all and the bonds of friendship strengthed. It was fun to return home and continue living alongside these dear friends. Only 4 states left for Julia to hit, a bunch for Tucker and 46 for Naomi. But hey, she hit Florida way before her mom did!