Monday, December 10, 2012

Weekend Recap

We had a great, busy and fun filled weekend! We started Friday by finishing off some more Christmas shopping, still have a ton to do but baby's santa list is officially checked off!
Isn't he the cutest shopping buddy ever?

Friday night was our town's annual Holiday stroll, all the stores stay up late, Santa arrives on a fire truck and they light the tree in the town center. It is really festive and we are so lucky to be able to walk to the center of town from our house.
Big boy in the high chair for the first time!

We had dinner at one of our favorite restaurants in town first then walked over to the tree to meet some family, it was a great night!


In front of the Wilton town tree!
My handsome boys!

Saturday we headed into NYC to leave baby overnight for the first time. My brother and his fiancé live in Brooklyn so we planned to drop baby and his gear off with them and then take the subway to our hotel in Manhattan. I was a nervous wreck but drop off went well and we headed over to our hotel.

We were staying at the JW Essex Hotel right on Central Park, we were so excited and thrilled because  we had used our rewards points to book the trip. 


Little did we know we had booked the upgrade not the room with out points. Well after some talking and a little extra spending we ended up in a massive suite over looking Central Park. The view and room made the anxiety of leaving baby overnight a whole look easier. Check it out!
view from our room!

Double Doors! Ah!

Our living room with telescope for spying!

bedroom

deep soaking tub

master bath (we had a guest bath as well!)

hallway connecting bedroom to living room

We felt like very high rollers. We headed out to check the holiday decorations in the city and the tree! Then headed to a nice dinner. It was so fun to be out just the two of us, but we ended up talking about little man through out most of dinner! Oops!
At the tree

ready for a night out!

beautiful tree in our hotel

Meanwhile baby was having a fabulous time it Brooklyn, my future sister in law was so sweet to send me lots of updates
walks with Auntie, Uncle and cousin Bentley in Brooklyn

always happy with Sophie

Bedtime stories with Uncle Keith

We headed home Sunday morning and meet up with some friends at the local pub to watch the Saints/Giants game. 
Overall it was a fabulous weekend! 

A little preview for my next post of our Holiday House Tour!





Friday, December 7, 2012

Mom's Christmas List

Like I said we are trying to focus on little man and the spirt of Christmas this year. But I am hoping to find a few things just for me under our tree this year. Here is the list I sent to Santa!
Monogram necklace
Tory Burch Reva flat
Marc Jacobs Eau So Fresh Perfume
JCrew polka dot snood

Itsy Bitsy yoga DVD
The Precious Moments Nativity Set
Nars Junkie gift set

So we'll see what Santa decides on Christmas....next up Hubby's shopping list!

Thursday, December 6, 2012

Santa Claus is coming to town!

Or in other words Patricks first Christmas list. I am trying desperately not to go over board but its so hard not to! I ventured out on Black Friday and searched the internet for coupons and codes and actually ended up with some pretty good deals! So here's what little man will find under the tree come Christmas morning.

The Pottery Barn Kids anywhere chair was my first purchase for Patrick's Christmas. I am hoping he will grow into it and it will get lots of use over the next few years. We had his monogramed with his name and a baseball.
The Fisher Price Laugh and Learn Home I read a ton about online. It got great reviews! Patrick is just starting to get on the move so I think it will be great, and it also is a huge space saver in our condo.
The Laugh and Learn puppy! I knew he would be getting this gift for awhile. We have seen this in use with our niece and it is great! I know he is going to the the songs and all the buttons to play with! He loves interactive toys.
The super hero Little people, for real how cute are these? A must have!

Stocking Stuffers


A few things to add into little mans stocking
The Zubels rock star monkey beyond cute, and it all organic and hand knit! My husband plays guitar so any and all rock star gear is welcome in our home.
The Lamaze fish bowl, Patrick loves Lamaze toys and how great you just throw all the fish back in the bowl to store!
Trumpette Sock, oh so cute and let's be honest they are the only socks that stay on my child's feet. I love these boat shoe versions!

So little man might have gotten a little spoiled this year but we are having so much fun with him it seems so worth it! and then we have the grandparents, aunt and uncles gifts...might be investing in a toy chest.

Patrick's First Christmas Wardrobe

Wednesday, December 5, 2012

Patrick is Six Months Old

I can't believe six months has flown by so fast! You are becoming such a big boy! It was a busy month! We had your first Thanksgiving.
You have really started eating solids like crazy. You eat a fruit and oatmeal in the morning and a veggie at night. You are still eating about four to five bottles a day
You learned to sit up! You are so proud of yourself when you do!
You are such a fun, sweet boy you love to talk and chatter. We are so excited to celebrate Christmas with you and all the fun things we have planned this month! A few more pics from your sixth month