Party Time

We caught up with Mason's buddy Matthias last weekend for his third birthday party. Mattias and his family are friends of ours from Nursery North. It was great to see him and his parents, meet his new baby sister, Olympe, and catch up with all of our old friends.

Mason sported a cream cheese moustache:



Thanks in part to his multi-tasking -- Thomas toys in one hand, breakfast in the other:



The birthday boy:



Making like a clown, while playing with the spit balls ... seriously:



Cute little Peony poses for the camera:

Catching up with...

Mason's secret twin, Malka, who we've known since they were about six months old and partners in crime in the baby room at Nursery North. We stopped by to visit Malka and her Eemah on Saturday so the toddlers could get some playtime in, and us mommies could stare at Malka's new baby brother.

Here they are giving each other a big ol' hug, while Mason tells Malka that she's his "bestest buddy."

It's so cool that even though we don't get together as often as we'd like, whenever we do, they're "bestest buddies" all over again!

Catching up with...

... Our old daycare friends (a.k.a. our Nursery North friends) in honor of Kevin, Marianne and Celeste who are fleeing the city for San Francisco at the end of the month.

The original plan was a Central Park picnic, but the weather had other plans for us so Shelli, Narda and Malka were kind enough to invite the whole lot of us into their home. There was a ton of good food, and lots of great friends all of whom we've known since the kids were infants. They started in one classroom together with a very special teacher, Barbara, who made a surprise appearance. We had to remind her that she, in fact, wasn't working. But, she couldn't help herself.

She got us to sit in a circle, then taught us the songs she sings daily during Circle Time at daycare and then read the kids a book.



She even did a little dance when the kiddos found the keyboard and started jamming.

Food, fun and friends

A few photos I pulled off the camera from last weekend for all of you to enjoy:

Hanging at the park with Nasi, Fa and Kellyn. Nasi and Fa are Melissa's goddaughters, who we visited in D.C. over Easter and they joined us all back in NYC for their spring break.

Two of our friends from Nursery North shared a birthday party last week. It was pretty cool to get together with everyone -- as most of the invitees all started out in the same classroom when they were just months old. Hard to believe they're two now!

The birthday boy, Matthias, and girl, Celeste.




Forget about the snacks on top of the table, Mason and his secret twin Malka had loads of fun just playing under the table.


Sharing a birthday kiss.



Mason was pretty happy to have someone else's (brand-new to him) toys to play with for a bit.



And last, but certainly not least, cute little Peony. Too sweet for words...