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I’m playing a little catch up here…
So the early part of Labor Day weekend, Mo, my Dad and I went up to Ithaca to see my Aunts and cousins! My Aunt Peg was visiting from Cincinnati, Ohio with my cousins MaryAnn and Suzanne at my Aunt Joan’s house. I got to see my Gombas cousins and Mo got to meet some of her cousins for the first time! She had a blast! My Aunt Joan put her on the trampoline and we couldn’t get her off! She was too funny…

Mo and Aunt Joan…

Mo, Aunt Peg, and the Gombas’!

THEN…
We went back to Newburgh for a Petrillo Family Reunion, where Mo go to see even more cousins!
Here’s Mo with Jenna in Aunt Esther’s pool…

Smile everyone - I’m putting this one on the net!

Some of my Aunts and Uncles…


and my Dad…

it was a seriously hot day that day…it was great to see everyone and I can’t wait to see them all again!

Miss Mo went on her very first camping adventure. A week or so ago we set off up Route 87 to the Adirondack foothills to Moreau Lake State Park just south of Glens Falls. It was awesome! The lake was so clean and beautiful and we had a blast. We went hiking, swimming, fishing, and ate S’mores! Mo was awesome, she is such a cool little kid ~ I know I’m biased but she was so laid back and listened so well. She learned all about fire and I seriously can’t wait until next summer when we get to go camping again!
What a cutie!!

Cleo Borman in the lake

the beautiful sunset

MoMo and her MaMa

Once again Mo and I traveled with Mrs. Hedley to her parents abode in Long Beach and had a fantastic time! Although on the way down we had an “incident” on Route 84 in Newburgh - some little creep threw a rock off an over pass in the Town of Newburgh and hit my windshield. Boy was I pissed! It was scary but I was more angry than scared, all I could think of was what if it went through the windshield? Luckily enough it hit low and only cracked the windshield and we were able to continue our trip. But if I could have got my hands on that kid - woo boy he would have felt it! The first day it rained but no matter we had fun inside and then the next day it was absolutely beautiful! Mo had a blast as usual she’s such a trooper! Many thanks to the Brand family for their hospitality once again! We love you!
Mo and the watering can…

Mo and her new friend…

yesterday Miss Mo came to work with us! the day started off in the local hannaford doing our weekly shopping. she was quite the character with her Brooklyn tee shirt on from her aunt Jenni and her sunglasses

my little bad ass…
then after work we went to the farm - beans and cherry tomatoes were ripe for pickin - and she had fun even with the heat…

she looks like she belongs on a farm, no?
by 8pm last night the little one was wiped!

My dear friend Mrs. Hedley emailed me the other day regarding a new show/project called the The Sketchbook Project. You go to this website The Sketchbook Project and you sign up - they send you a sketch book you fill it with drawings about fear and then it goes in this show in Atlanta. There is more to it than that but you should check it out because it is for a good cause and any one can draw, paste, or write. And did I say it’s for a good cause - because it is - check it out!

Little Mo went to her first birthday party! I am such a new mom…yesterday we trekked to the Middletown Galleria for a Build-a-Bear party for Camryn Walsh - I forgot my camera but took a couple of photos with the phone. Camryn was as cute as ever and Mo had a good time running around - I think this was her first visit to a full fledged mall - there was a lot to look at! But what was particularly cute was her and Camryn’s younger sister, Amelia (Chris and Teresa I apologize if I spelled that wrong!) sharing grapes while everyone watched Camryn open her presents! I think that they made friends right then and there! It was awesome I had a good time seeing everyone and getting to hang with the Walsh clan again albeit brief and I hope to do it again soon!

Miss Mo and I headed south to Brooklyn - Carroll Gardens West to be exact - to spend some time with the Walsh-Schindlers! It was great to see the “old neighborhood” and walk around for a while but it was even better seeing old friends. These are pictures of Mo and Aunt Jennie - next week I’ll put some more up of Mo running through the sprinklers at the park - she is fearless this kid!

was awesome last night! I wish I could have brought Mo and picked flowers as well! We got currants and blueberries and cucumbers and tomatoes! It was a great day at the farm!