Last month, Isaac, my friend Jared, and I traveled up to Barrington Elementary School to play songs for several of Jane's elementary school classes. We came away very impressed. As you'll see from this video, Jane has taught those kids well (I think these students are all third graders). They love to sing. For fans of Isaac, watch as our boy falls asleep on my back. Despite the rather uncomfortable way that his head lolls back and forth, trust me, he's fine.
Quick Note: Despite the title of the movie, I'm not in fact Josh Olivier-Meehan :) But, kudos to the videographer for trying to get it right. That's what we get for hyphenating, right Anique, Nicole, Danielle and Zev?
Enjoy!
Thursday, April 28, 2011
Monday, April 25, 2011
Easter 2011
Mid-way through Passover, we went to my parents' house for Easter. It was really great being home. Jenn, Paul, Maya and Tavi were there too. Poor Josh, while there were hot-cross buns and other delicious-bready items, but he ate his sad Matzah. He has made a very clever quiche using matzah-crumbs.
Here are some pictures of our weekend:
Here are some pictures of our weekend:
Tuesday, April 12, 2011
ONE!
Pictures of Isaac's party taken by me/Josh
More pictures taken by Becca/Jose
More pictures taken by Emily/Mike
On Saturday, we celebrated Isaac's first birthday at my parents' house. It was a wonderful party with mostly family and some friends there--you know, just our family alone is a big group! We planned on Josh's folks, Tirzah and Bob, joining us from PA for the occasion, but didn't expect our Oberlin friends from western NH and Brooklyn to come. We invited our NH friends, Emily B-W and Emily H W, thinking it was possible that they might come-- even though it's a couple hour drive to Barrington. Becca in NY wasn't even on our radar because she has a 10 week-old at home. She emailed us a few weeks ago and asked if we were having a party for Isaac and wanted to come! So all the friends +husbands +children came to the party and stayed overnight so that we could see each other in the morning.
My parents cleaned the house on Friday and got everything all set. I made the cake on Friday night and had gone to BJs earlier in the week. On Saturday morning, we piled all five of us into our Honda Civic and loaded in the food and bags too. It was a full car! Once in NH, my mom took charge with directing the rest of the cooking while the rest of us either entertained the babies or did other preparations. One important job was setting up the giant trampoline. With Jenn and Paul there too, we got a lot done and weren't too stressed. Jenn and I even did a little yoga a couple hours before people arrived.
At around 3 the party started and we ate the yummy lasagnas and turkey my parents cooked up just "in case." Kids and adults were on the trampoline and all around the house. At one point there was a game of volleyball being played and a group of people played some good music.
Isaac was in a happy mood and seemed to really enjoy himself. Josh and I felt so lucky to have such good friends and family and had a great day. I can't believe that our little guy is one year old!
Thank you so much to our friends and family who have really supported us over the last 9+12 months. There have been some low moments, but thankfully, not many. I'm so happy Isaac is with us and am thankful for all of your love and support.
More pictures taken by Becca/Jose
More pictures taken by Emily/Mike
On Saturday, we celebrated Isaac's first birthday at my parents' house. It was a wonderful party with mostly family and some friends there--you know, just our family alone is a big group! We planned on Josh's folks, Tirzah and Bob, joining us from PA for the occasion, but didn't expect our Oberlin friends from western NH and Brooklyn to come. We invited our NH friends, Emily B-W and Emily H W, thinking it was possible that they might come-- even though it's a couple hour drive to Barrington. Becca in NY wasn't even on our radar because she has a 10 week-old at home. She emailed us a few weeks ago and asked if we were having a party for Isaac and wanted to come! So all the friends +husbands +children came to the party and stayed overnight so that we could see each other in the morning.
My parents cleaned the house on Friday and got everything all set. I made the cake on Friday night and had gone to BJs earlier in the week. On Saturday morning, we piled all five of us into our Honda Civic and loaded in the food and bags too. It was a full car! Once in NH, my mom took charge with directing the rest of the cooking while the rest of us either entertained the babies or did other preparations. One important job was setting up the giant trampoline. With Jenn and Paul there too, we got a lot done and weren't too stressed. Jenn and I even did a little yoga a couple hours before people arrived.
At around 3 the party started and we ate the yummy lasagnas and turkey my parents cooked up just "in case." Kids and adults were on the trampoline and all around the house. At one point there was a game of volleyball being played and a group of people played some good music.
Isaac was in a happy mood and seemed to really enjoy himself. Josh and I felt so lucky to have such good friends and family and had a great day. I can't believe that our little guy is one year old!
Thank you so much to our friends and family who have really supported us over the last 9+12 months. There have been some low moments, but thankfully, not many. I'm so happy Isaac is with us and am thankful for all of your love and support.
Subscribe to:
Posts (Atom)