Videos from LI trip

Here are a few videos from our trip to see Kristen and Darren. I'm posting most of them using Youtube so the quality isn't very good. The blogger upload is nice but it took all night. I've tried Photobucket also and the quality is pretty crappy as well. Anyone have any other suggestions for video uploading?

Anyway, here you go:

Aunt Kristen bought Anna a tickle-me-cookie monster, which Anna really enjoyed.



Here a couple of Anna and Ryan playing. They aren't exactly action-packed, but they are only babies, so cut them some slack. I'm sure in no time we will have more action than we can ask for.






Finally, we have Uncle Darren with his draft picks posing for the paparazzi.

Our weekend in Long Island

This past weekend we all went to go visit Kristen and Darren in Long Island. We had a wonderful time. Not only did Anna get to spend time hanging out with Aunt Kristen and Uncle Darren, but Lindsay came in from the city to finally meet Anna! Anna had a great time and was loving all the attention and the extra cuddles and kisses. Kristen and Darren took wonderful care of us as usual :-)

Sunday, Maryanne and Scott came out to LI with their son Ryan and we introduced the future boyfriend and girlfriend to one another. It was so much fun watching the little ones play and interact. Kristen and Darren bought the kids Giants jerseys (see in slide show below...super cute). This obviously brought the Giants the luck they needed since they won Sunday night and are going to the Superbowl! Anna will wear her Giants jersey again on Superbowl Sunday to support Uncle Darren's team. However, I'd like it said that Anna is obviously first and foremost a Buffalo Bills fan. Given the fact that they are not anywhere the running in these payoffs, for the time of the Superbowl, she will be a Giants fan.


I will work on editing the videos and post them hopefully tomorrow.

Take care!

No posts the next few days

Hi all,

We won't have any new posts the next couple of days because we will be in Long Island visiting Aunt Kristen and Uncle Darren. Lindsay will be coming over and joining us for the weekend. It should be a lot of fun. It will be Anna's first time seeing snow.

Scott and Maryanne will also be coming over with their baby Ryan, who is 6 weeks older than Anna. It will be the first time Anna and Ryan meet. I can't wait to see them playing and having fun together.

When we get back I should have a lot of photos and video to share.

I hope everyone has a great weekend!

A couple of photos from Christmas and my first try at posting video

Hi all, I am finally attempting to upload some videos so you can all see Anna in action. Unfortunately, I have yet to master the edit function, so this post will have a few videos which will be a bit long and some moments will not be big on action. I promise to improve my editing skills over the next couple of weeks. I also posted 2 through YouTube because it is SO much faster to load than through Blogger, though the Blogger video is much better quality. I've got to explore a few other options.
The first video is a bit grainy since it was dark and was taken a few days before Christmas. Its of Anna playing soccer with Daddy while in her jolly jumper. You can hear Nanny Goodwin laughing in the background.



This Christmas was very special in that not only was it Anna's first, but Nanny and Grandpa Goodwin and Uncle Dave were all here to share it with us. Here's a slide show of some of our photos from their visit.

The second two videos were taken last week and are of Anna enjoying a bath. We moved her up to a bigger bath she can sit up in now that she is able to do so.

New blog

Hi all, we are starting a blog to keep our family and friends updated on all the new things happening with us (okay, mostly happening with Anna).

Anna started daycare last week and after a couple days of no napping and trying to figure things out, she has finally gotten into a routine. She's napping well and sleeping well for her teacher Mrs. Shannel. She also has a few new friends that she likes hanging out with: Ryan, Karl, and Alaina.

After her first day she came home and suprised mommy and daddy when she showed us how she can now sit up on her own. Anna can now play happily on the ground sitting up and grabbing all of her toys.

We will try to update this every couple of days, and hopefully soon we will have some video included so you all can see Anna in motion!