new beginnings.....august 2009

it's been awhile since we last wrote, but we just purchased a new second home and have been enjoying getting to know it. it is in pennsylvania and in the middle of nowhere and absolutely a dream come true.

xo...ctgc

Look who turned 4 years old

We want to congratulate Cyrus Roy on his 4th birthday!!! It's official, we now have a 4-year-old son. Cyrus you make the world a better place to live in more & more each day. 

We love you and are proud of who you have become.

Love.....  Daddy * Papi * Grady *

Papi Tim is a college graduate

Tim graduate with a B.A. in English & Language Arts from Hunter College.

We are all so proud of him.

xo..... Daddy * Grady * Cyrus

Mission Accomplished

we have accomplished what seems like the near impossible nowadays in new york city....we got 2 great kids, into wonderful Pre-K & Kindergarten programs, in a nyc public school that we love.  in our district. thank goodness the wait is over. schools set until 2015....WHEW!!!!

Spring is HERE!!!! May 2009

Spring is HERE!!!

Cyrus' Favorite Word of the Moment

Cyrus has a favorite new word......Urrggghhhh

"Time to go to bed"......Urrggghhhh

"Let's go to the potty"......Urrggghhhh

"You can not have Cheerios again".........Urrggghhhh, Urrggghhhh, Urrggghhhh

Cyrus' look of the moment: arms crossed, face frowned, and stomping feet

Fun times people. Fun times.

Bring your kid (and 14 of her friends) to Work Day

Today was Grady's Family Visit for her school project or as I refer to it "my homework assignment". Grady was responsible to show her classmates & teachers what makes her family special and we decided that she would come to my job to see what I do each day. The day was a success and the kids enjoyed themselves tremendously. 

Guess who lost a tooth?

Yesterday, Grady's 1st tooth came out and it was a true sign that she is really growing up faster than I would like. She handled it like a champ and the tooth-fairy brought her two-dollars.

The Four of Us

Here are photos of all of us in our youth, so to speak

Thank You Susan

Today we saw Susan Pope who was instrumental in making our family complete. She was the social worker / director of the foster care agency that placed Grady in our home and helped us to navigate the waters when they were rough. She also did our home study, pro-bono, so that we could adopt Cyrus. We haven't seen her for more than 2 years and it was like going home. Thank you Susan for blessing our lives with your being. We love you.