Wow- It's been that long?!

I didn't realize my posting have become few and far between. Thus my entry to remedy the issue. Timothy is close to two years old and he amazes me everyday with his sponge like brain and sense of adventure.

In August, we traveled to the east coast to visit Grandpa and family as well as a stop in New York for Niki's graduation, Jesse's sister. Jesse's family was very proud of her and her accomplishements and wanted the whole family contingent there to celebrate. The day began with a red eye flight where we thought giving Timothy some benedryl would help him sleep and we were dead wrong.. The reaction was the opposite: hyper activity, agitated and maybe two hours of fitfull sleep at our feet on the plane. Beyond the plane we took a short nap after breakfast in a hotel in NYC and onto the ceremony.

Although he was a little agitated, Timothy was still a sweetheart and a ham for the camera. He patiently sat through the ceremonty, we introduced him to many new faces including Jesse's other sister so he would be comfortable with her while we went to a broadway show. But that was hours away. First, a dinner with 20 others.

At this point, Jesse and I maybe slept for 3 hours within the last 36 hours and made our way to the Manhattan for a quick drink with Decker, Jesse's best friend from college whom I had met the previous year. I felt it time for some sort of reinforcement to enjoy the show, so the equivilant of a Red Bull was drink of choice.

We saw Phantom of the Opera. It was absolutely amazing. And then we got stuck on the subway platform for an hour and a half before finally hopping a bus to meet Becka and - DRIVE TO UPSTATE... I'm not sure at what point any of this was a good idea, nonstop travel, no sleep and marathon family visiting.. I made Jesse pull over at around 4am. I was beyond my limits as I am still required to perform mom duties when Timothy wakes and I needed some sort of sleep before meeting the rest of the family...

We spent the next two days in St Lawrence County and played on the farm before dropping Jesse off and driving to Ct. to spend the rest of the vacation sleeping, reading and site seeing along St Lawrence River and the Thousand Islands area at Grandpa Etherington's house.

Connecticut this year, was several days of spending time with Grandma and Grandpa Etherington with cousins to play with and a visit to the Aquarium. Timothy had the most enjoyable time running around the aquarium, impressed with all of the Nemos, sharks and sea lions. However impressed, he was also extremely alarmed when the sea lions barked at each other to get off the rock. It startled him and he was DONE with them... It began to rain as we walked from place to place.

One of the most interesting features at the Aquarium was the submarines they used to find the Titanic. We explored the inner 5' in diameter. The other attractions would have taken the entire day. That evening there were plans for a play to attend: Camelot.

Timothy played with his cousins for several days, ate dinner at the kid's table and wreaked havoc throughout Ct. with three other boys. Too much fun!


September we spent a weekend for a friend's Thanksgiving dinner pig roast, rode horses, quads and used the Element as a bed..

October was pumpkin patch adventures, hikes and accepting a new job acrossed town. I now work for IMS Capital Management in operations.

November was a move to a new daycare and a new home for Timothy and I and a wonderful visit from Amy and Liv.. Timothy had his firt slumber party and we quickly found that when one wakes in the middle of the night, so does the other. Since the move, I have started commuting to and from work on mas transit. I can walk Timothy to his daycare in the hiking pack or stroller. It's such a relief to spend 20 or so minutes relaxing on the Max on the way to pick up Timothy than sit in traffic with the same amount of time it would be by car..

And now we are into December. It's cold outside and I'm laying in my bed while Timothy plays in his room and the living room. My new place is a one bedroom apartment with a basement. Timothy has his own room while I utilize the sleeper sofa in the living room. The set up is working quite well. Timothy loves his room and when we are home, Timothy is very happy with the space he plays in and the walks we enjoy together.

I hope all is well with everyone!

~Sandra and Timothy