Life on the Vincent Farm

And They're Off!

2010-05-03T14:52:00.003-05:00

In honor of the Kentucky Derby this weekend, Abby rode a horse for the first time! She did a great job, even if she was a bit nervous. She wasn't as nervous as Timmy though, who wouldn't even sit on the horse. Weenie.

Happy Easter

2010-04-03T21:00:00.001-05:00

Here's Abby and Timmy wishing you a happy Easter and telling some jokes to boot. Enjoy!

Happy Birthday Grandma!

2010-03-02T17:25:00.002-05:00

Wishing Grandma Annie a very Happy Birthday from the Ithaca Vincents!

Abby's Lent Service

2010-02-25T22:01:00.006-05:00

Here is Abby playing the bells at her annual Lent service at Trinity Lutheran Preschool/Church. She did a great job!

Birthday Boy

2010-02-10T13:01:00.002-05:00

Today tiny Tim turns two, transitioning the tireless troublemaker to the terrible twos; tootle-oo tranquility! Boom. A 15 word sentence in which every word begins with 't'. Now that's alliteration. In honor of Mr. T's birthday, here's a video of him trying to say the alphabet, count, and whatever else he feels like doing. Enjoy!

Timmy Ballgame

2009-08-07T12:45:00.004-05:00

Timmy loves baseball! He always wants to watch it on TV or play it in the yard. I wonder where he gets it from? As you can see, he already has a better swing than his Uncle James!

Birthdays

2009-06-06T07:33:00.005-05:00

Since the last time I posted anything, Abby turned 4!!! We had a wonderful dinosaur birthday party for her at a local playground (Buttermilk Falls), and she insisted on inviting her entire preschool! Thankfully the weather cooperated and we had an awesome day. Because having 20+ kids at our house would have been a pretty un-awesome day. A lot of my time was spent with the video camera, so at some point I will render the video small enough to put it on here, but for now, enjoy a few pictures of that great day! (Not included are pictures of Karen's really cool homemade dinosaur cake and dinosaur cookies - somebody took a picture of them, so once we get them I'll put those up as well. We only have a video...)

Daddy and his little girl.

Abby scarfing down some cake. I believe she's eating the candy on top that made the stegosaurus plates. Daddy ate most of those...

Decorations and good friends.

The one thing Abby repeatedly asked us for was a kitchen set. And being wrapped around her finger, we got her one. After about 4 -5 hours of assembly (seriously, not even the knobs were attached), we surprised her with it the night before her birthday (since she had to go to preschool on her birthday, we wanted her to be able to play with it as soon as she got it). She loves it! In fact, she was so excited the first night Karen had to cover it with a blanket at bedtime, because Abby said "I can't sleep because it's just so beautiful."

Yes, we do have 2 children, and Timmy did have a birthday during our recent journey toward summertime. We didn't particularly have a party, but he did have cake! Karen and the kids picked me up from school and we all went to a local pizza place called The Nines, where we had Tim's favorite 2 things...pizza and cake! He was very excited!

Not to be outdone, here's Abby with her cake at Grandma and Grandpa's! She had a wonderful time with G&G and Aunt Sarah during her special birthday weekend, and while Karen and I didn't exactly relax while she was away, we got a ton of cleaning done. That's cool, right? No? Yeah, I guess we're getting old. Anyway, the last picture is just a beautiful one of Abigail in Duanesburg opening some presents. Look at that smile!

These boots were made for...

2009-03-08T18:59:00.004-05:00

Timmy took his first real steps today! I bet that within a week or two he'll be predominately using his legs rather than all fours. As an aside, I just watched a video of Abby at the same age, and, well, Timmy had better start practicing!

He's such a boy. Everything he gets his hands on, he slams into the ground. And he's in to everything! The cabinets, the closets, the drawers, the heating vents, the toilet...you name it, and he's elbow deep in it. Abby was never like this! Anyway, here's a video of his first steps.

Christmas Fun

2009-01-25T21:27:00.017-05:00

Christmas was very nice this year. We spent the weeks leading up to the big day in Ithaca, went to Christmas Eve service at our church (Bethel Grove), and opened up presents here in Ithaca on Christmas morning. It was great!

Below is a picture of our family on Christmas Eve at our church. It is VERY different from last year, when we only had ONE child! God has blessed us with Timothy, and we are ever grateful! After the family photo are shots of Abby and Timmy on the night we decorated our tree. Both enjoyed the experience, and Timmy managed to break many fewer ornaments than Abby broke last year (5).

Next are two pictures of la casa de Vincent on the night before Christmas. Abby left out some yummy cookies and milk for Santa, and some carrots for his reindeer! In turn, Santa left Abby a bunch of presents under the tree =).

Christmas morning. It was all smiles, and mmm, that wrapping paper tastes good!

The last two pictures are from the mall. Karen and the kids went to sit on Santa's lap, only Santa had just left on his sleigh! The woman was nice enough to whisper to Karen, "come back in 15 minutes and you can take your own picture on Santa's chair!" So she got some cute pictures of the kids, including this one of Timmy and the last one, which we used for our 2008 Christmas card.

Autumn Fun

2009-01-23T19:11:00.013-05:00

Forgive me...this post was intended to be a Christmas post, but I have so many Autumn/Halloween/Thanksgiving pictures that I haven't posted I might as well do it now! Christmas can wait. Yes, I should update the site more often.

Timmy loved playing in the leaves (and eating them), while Abby loved jumping in them and throwing them.

For Halloween this year, Abigail was a princess and Timothy was her frog prince (didn't Karen do a great job making his costume?). I was David Ortiz ("Big Papi"...#34 on the Red Sox), and Karen was...I'm not quite sure. Euro trash? An 80's Pop star? The jury is still out. We had a great time trick-or-treating on our street, and got plenty of candy (which daddy ate most of). One little boy even asked me "who are you?" I responded, "I'm Big Papi, David Ortiz!" He threw back, "You can't be him, your skin's not dark enough." Point taken.

Next is a picture of most of Abby's preschool class dressed up for Halloween. Hit that pinata! So cute! Timmy even got a swing at it, but guess who dealt the fatal blow? That's right, Karen. Duh.

Finally, here are a few random pre-Winter pictures. First is Timmy and his buddy Susanna (Abby's buddy Owen's little sis). Second is the Jack-O-Lantern that Abby and Mommy carved, and a deer subsequently ate. Third is Abby and Timmy in a laundry basket - they're still so small! And last, Abigail is "feeding" a baby doll before she put her in a shoebox to mail to a less fortunate little girl somewhere in the world (that was a very special thing Abigail and Karen did together). Enjoy!

On the Move

2008-11-23T14:51:00.002-05:00

As of two days ago, Timmy can crawl! For a while he had been either gyrating on his hands and knees or just flailing on his tummy, but he finally put it all together and now he can't be stopped. Time to move everything off the bottom shelves...again.

All About Abby!

2008-11-02T19:35:00.010-05:00

So being a PhD student with four classes, a teacher's assistantship, and a research assistantship is very time-consuming...who knew? Sorry for not putting up any new pictures of the kids over the past couple of months, but free time is not something easily found in Ithaca (unlike liberal hippies, who are found here in abundance). The last few months have been very busy, and I'm sure the next two won't be a picnic, but for this weekend at least I have a bit of a respite and can update you all on our beautiful daughter!

Probably the biggest new thing in Abby's life (other than discovering Barbie dolls) is that she is now in pre school! She goes three days a week, for three hours each day, to a wonderful school with a bunch of great kids - many of whom also attend our church. And the teachers are great, too! Sometimes it's hard to get Abby to admit it, but she loves going to school...especially to play with her new main squeeze, Owen.

Here are some pictures from Abby's first day of school in, ahem, early September (sorry). She slept with rags in her hair like her mommy used to do, and was all smiles as she got ready.

Even for little kids, it's important to make a good first impression. You can't have unsightly nose drool messing up your first day of school. She's definitely a Vincent, because she must have learned this from Uncle James.

Awww.

Here she goes!!! Don't worry honey, if you're like your daddy you can stop going to school in 29 years. Good grief, I need to reevaluate things.

Each student has their own cubby. Here is Abigail's.

Now moving on to the kids' first field trip. The class went to Cornell's apple orchards to learn about everybody's favorite pie filling, and to enjoy Ithaca's beautiful Autumn weather (both weeks of it). The first picture is Abby with her buddy Judalyn. She was her best friend for a couple of weeks, until she found the aforementioned Owen. Like I said, it's a great group of litte ones!

Just playing around on some giant pumpkins. Good times.

Here's the future class of 2023! Abby's in the back, if you can't find her.

Each kid got to pick one apple (lame, I know), but Abby enjoyed it nonetheless.

Hey, it's Timmy! Apples for everybody!

Finally, two pictures of Abby and the hay maze. First, her cautious entrance, then her trimuphant emergence!

I hope you enjoyed this little look into Abby's life. Granted, raising a headstrong 3 year old is not always as easy as the pictures make it seem, but we are blessed nevertheless. The next update will be some pictures of the kids doing Autumn stuff. Pumpkins, leaves, etc. See you soon!

All About Timmy!

2008-08-29T11:21:00.005-05:00

It's Timmy time! What a special little guy we have. So far Timothy is a very good-natured boy who makes many people very happy. We are constatnly having strangers come up to us saying things like "his smile made my day!" He loves to smile, eat, roughhouse, eat, snuggle, blow raspberries, and eat! He doesn't sleep too well at night, but neither did Abigail, so it's probably our fault =). He is, however, getting better. Karen and I (mostly Karen) have been trying to keep him from eating at night, which has worked somewhat, but now instead of waking up twice to eat it seems like he's up all the time just to screw with us. One step at a time, I guess.

Here's a picture from a few weeks ago of Grandma Annie holding Timmy at Robert Treman State Park. The rest of us went swimming in the freezing cold water (the next two pictures).

Now for the fun stuff. Timmy has 2 teeth (bottom front)! If you look closely, you can seem them in the first picture! He loves to pick at them with his fingernails...it's pretty cute. He also loves to use his new chompers to eat. Below are a few pictures of his first no-holds-barred battle with a teething biscuit. It's tough to tell who the winner was.

Check back in next week for some pictures of Abigail and Timothy together...they love playing with each other. And next week Abby is starting pre-school, so we will try and get some pictures of that! Pretty exciting stuff down on the Vincent Farm.

Happy Birthday to...James

2008-06-27T18:51:00.004-05:00

As a present to you on my birthday, I'm giving you a little glimpse of Timmy at 4.5 months old. I recorded this today, so it's as fresh as glimpses come. Of course he was laughing right before I ran and got my camera, but it's cute nevertheless. As you'll see he's almost coordinated enough to actively put things in his mouth, and within the past week he has started to eat his first rice cereal. Time flies! Just like Timmy, the video is short and sweet! Enjoy.

W'Isling Away

2008-06-25T11:00:00.010-05:00

After a long and arduous month of (quasi-successful) studying and sicknesses, the Ithaca Vincents were able to join the Duanesburg Vincents in Nantucket. The commute was less than ideal, and Grandma unfortunately caught the same bug that was bugging us, but in the end it was worth it to spend a week with family and friends at the beach.

Abigail just loves playing in the sand and would do so all day if she could, but Timmy didn't quite know what to think. He didn't like the sun or the wind found on the coastal beaches, and was much more amiable at the less intense Children's beach (especially when we put his toes in the water)! Unfortunately we don't have pictures of that, so you'll have to use your imagination. And what we do have pictures of is our first beach adventure, which was probably his least favorite. Sweet.

One little disclaimer: I'm having some trouble uploading these pictures, so some will get bigger if you click on them and some won't. I'll try to fix the problem sooner or later.

Abby's first trip to the beach as a 3-year old!

"I hate the beach! I'm hot and the sun is in my eyes!!! This stinks!!!!!!!"

"Ahhh, much better."

Here's a bonus shot of Tim wearing Abby's sweatshirt and looking like a goofball. He loves making pouty faces with that bottom lip.

"No, I would never pull Timmy's sweatshirt over his eyes. I'm an angel...see???"

On the ferry back to the mainland. It was a fun trip that ended in one of the better family photos we have. Who could ask for more?

Special Times

2008-05-07T20:27:00.005-05:00

It's amazing to think of how young Abby is (almost three!), and then to see her next to Timothy. She's so much bigger than he is! Even looking back at Timmy's first pictures, he has changed a ton. Early on he had so much extra skin on him. His hands were wrinkly, his legs were wrinkly, and even his forehead had about 74 lines on it when he raised his eyebrows. Now we like to say "big fat Timmy ate little skinny Timmy." Something must have happened, because he's not wrinkly any more =).

So what do you think: does Tim look like Abby? Like his dad? His mom? His auntie Sarah? A Sorenson? A Storey? I haven't decided. You can judge for yourself, and in the meantime, look how big Abby is!

Abby loves playing outside. She couldn't wait for Spring to come, even though she didn't really know what that meant. She knows now!

Here are some candids of Timothy chilling on the couch. He likes the crack in the corner, just like his couch-potato Daddy. But jeez, at least I'm not as chubby as he is. Dude needs a workout regiment.

Life Imitates Art

2008-04-29T19:36:00.005-05:00

Here we have Abigail taking after one of her parents...I will let you figure out which one. I could provide some pictorial evidence, but it wouldn't be fair to Ka....er, the parent. Our Abby is quite dramatic - usually in a good way, but sometimes in a not-so-good way. It's part of growing up (so they tell me). I was a perfect child, so I really wouldn't know.

In any event, here is Abby at her dressed-up best. Thanks to Grandma and Grandpa for putting up with her!

And a bonus life-imitates-art moment courtesy of Timmy. Any ideas who he is impersonating? That's right, it's Mini-Me! One MILLION dollars! Yeah baby, yeah.

Catching Up

2008-04-17T20:03:00.004-05:00

Just a few pictures until I get my blog-act back together. I hate to admit it, but Timmy is a cute crier. Sometimes we just let him go so we can watch him. Hey, they're only this little once!

Easter =)

Timmy in a Cowboy hat...I don't think he would fit in that now!

Tiny Tim.

Abby imitating Tim as he sleeps. I think that if she didn't have teeth, she would have nailed it!

Awwwww.

TJ on Display

2008-03-07T08:22:00.003-05:00

Like I said, 3 and 1/2 weeks have changed Timothy quite a bit! He's starting to get a little chubby (or more accurately his skin doesn't look so loose =), his eye bruises are gone (some people call those "stork bites"...I can't tell if that is cute or creepy), and he is staying awake for longer stretches of time before passing out like a little wimp. All in all it has been a great first 3.5 weeks. Of course I nearly failed an economics exam, but that is neither here nor there.

The next goal is to put up some pictures of the family - Abby loves her Timmy! Until then, check out our little man. Doesn't he look different than before? We still can't tell who he looks like, but he sure is cute.

Tim's First Movie Gig

2008-03-01T09:19:00.004-05:00

Here is the first video we took of Timothy. Karen is holding him over his crib, and Abby keeps on getting her big head in the way (she's very excited to have him around...most of the time)!

I took this video on February 17, when Timmy was one week old. He has changed a lot since then, so I'll put up another video soon so you can see the difference two weeks makes! Even in this video, his eyes are still a bit swollen and he isn't able to open them all the way. You'll soon see how he has changed, but for now enjoy your first glimpse of TJV in action.

Welcome to Earth, Timothy!

2008-02-22T20:46:00.007-05:00

On February 10, 2008, Karen bravely delivered Timothy James Vincent into the world! She nearly tore an arm off of her delivery nurse in the process, but everybody finished the night in one piece:

Karen went into labor at about midnight on Sunday morning, 4 weeks early, so we woke up Abby and dumped her at our wonderful neighbor's house (thanks Melanie!). After an entertaining 7+ hours our big guy was born at 7:43 am. He weighed in at 5 lbs 11 oz (2 oz more than his daddy, by the way), and was somewhere between 18 and 19 inches long (depending on how you measured his cone head).

So far, Timothy is doing great. He is a rapacious eater and a tolerable sleeper. And as his eyes become less and less swollen (he got a little beat up during the delivery), he will be able to remain awake for longer periods of time during the day, which should in turn help his ability to sleep at night. This picture, of course, was taken during the day:

It's amazing how small he is. Yes, he was premature, but he isn't a stereotypical "preemie" because he was only 4 weeks early. Hence, he is pretty much just a really tiny baby! We feel blessed to be able to have this experience with him, although we hope he gets chubby (like his Uncle James) really soon! Here are a few more pictures of the little guy, and one of his crazy big sister for good measure (looking at herself in a mirror). Enjoy!

Drama Queen

2008-02-22T10:57:00.005-05:00

Like her mommy, Abby is always singing. It seems like she is constantly belting out Old McDonald, Singin' in the Rain, or various tunes from Oklahoma. Except, of course, when we ask her to sing for the camera.

She is quite a funny girl, but I think Abby has more of a future as a melodramatic actress than a comedic one. Observe:

Happy Holidays

2007-12-24T11:22:00.000-05:00

Well, I'm done with my first semester at Cornell and I can finally relax! On the whole I'm satisfied with my performance, but I definitely left some room for improvement. It's a good thing I have 7-8 semesters left. Yikes.

Here are a few pictures of our family at Thanksgiving, and some funny ones of James, Casey and Claire.

Clearly, Claire doesn't yet appreciate the magic of "the holidays."

After watching "Frosty the Snowman" with Grandpa, Abby really wanted to build a snowman and name him Frosty. So here he is!

And this is Frosty after "a reindeer" ate his nose over night. It was quite traumatic.

Abby loves her little tree, and is posing atop her bookcase with her tree and Christmas decorations. And the best part (for me), is that the tree was only $1 at Lowe's!

Lastly, Abby taking in the sights of a truly 2007 Christmas (i.e. at the mall).

And as an added bonus, here are a few things Abby has said in the past couple of weeks:

1. "Daddy, is our Frosty going to talk?"
2. "I wish I could marry Mommy someday."
3. "Daddy got a haircut; he looks handsome again!"
4. Daddy said, "Abby, how many ornaments have you broken so far this year?" Abby replied, "Five!" And she was right...

Merry Christmas!

Now My Know Why...

2007-11-10T10:38:00.000-05:00

I'm not sure where we are in this video, but Abby and I were waiting in the car while Karen was running some sort of errand. Abby loves to watch herself on camera, so we passed the time by recording things and then playing them back for her to see. This is one of the more entertaining clips. And yes, she gets a few words mixed up at the end, and her pronunciation of "W" is quite possibly the most nasal thing I've ever heard, but nevertheless I think it's pretty good for a 2.25 year old (this was from this summer)!

Happy Halloween 2007!

2007-11-03T08:02:00.000-05:00

We'll take a break from our summer photos and move on to Halloween. This year, Abigail dressed up as a butterfly and went trick-or-treating three different times! She's beside herself these days with all the candy in the house. If you'd like to pitch in for some dental insurance, let me know. Actually, if you pay taxes in New York State, you already are! Ha!

This video is a bit grainy (I took it with the digital camera, not the actual video camera), but it gets the point across that she had a great Halloween!

I obviously have still pictures up as well, but for some reason the site isn't working very well right now, so I'll stop here. See you again soon.

World Series Champions!

2007-10-28T19:23:00.000-05:00

In honor of the Red Sox winning the 2007 World Series (sorry Colorado fans), here are a few memories of this summer's Fenway Park tour. The tour is one of the things I had always wanted to do, but even though I lived in Boston for 4.5 years, it took a move to Ithaca and a summer vacation to finally do it! Enjoy.

Happy Fourth of July (sort of)!

2007-10-23T18:42:00.002-05:00

Yes, we're a bit behind the times here, but the three of us did indeed spend Independence Day 2007 in Boston. We don't have many photos (500,000 people on the Esplanade for 10 pm fireworks doesn't work well with a toddler, so we stayed in), but here are two.

A flag waiving outside Old City Hall, and Abby waiving her own flag while in mid-fall (dressed up in a sweet shirt of Karen's).

We did a bunch of sightseeing while we were visiting Beantown, and one of the things Abby enjoyed the most was playing in a water fountain downtown in Post Office Square, about a block away from the building in which I used to work (the one on the left with the gold leaf on top). The building with the clock on the right is the Custom Tower (built right up through the old Custom House...made out of Quincy granite, I might add).

And these two are at a park along the Charles River, somewhere west of Harvard...not exactly sure what the playground is called.

Is It October Already?

2007-10-20T13:06:00.000-05:00

I know, I know, I'm a deplorable person for not putting up any new pictures of Abby since (gulp) January. However, since James is now a dad and wields the power of a blog, I am required by the inborn competitive nature of twins and dads alike to prove myself superior on all fronts. Hence, more updates. Sure, I might fail out of school, but whatever, it's what the public demands.

Before I put up any new pictures (you've waited since January; two more minutes won't kill you), let me say congratulations to James and Casey on the birth of Claire Audrey Vincent. She was 20.5 inches to Abby's 19.5, and 6 pounds 15.5 ounces to Abby's 6 pounds 15 ounces. Oh, and I was 190 to James' 175, but we don't need to talk about that. And by the way, did you know that since James and I are identical twins, Abby and Claire are genetically half-sisters??? Neat. To check out what James, Casey, and Claire are up to, visit http://jamesorrin.wordpress.com/.

Since I haven't posted anything in 3/4 of a year, allow me to give the month by month version of what we've been up to:

February - Valentine's Day
March - Didn't get into Harvard
April - Karen performed as Kathy Seldon in Singin' In The Rain
May - Abby turned 2 years old!
June - I quit my job at Sovereign and we three moved to Ithaca, NY
July - Back in Boston for Karen's Carmen performance, and Nantucket vacation
August - I began my Ph.D. program in Finance at Cornell University
September - Lots of studying
October - Karen turned 25!

However, the biggest news of all is that we learned Karen is pregnant! The baby is due in early March, and we'll find out on 10/22 whether we're having a boy or a girl!

So that's where we're at. It's been a very busy 4-5 months, but we're finally adjusting to life here in Ithaca. And without further delay, here are a few pictures of Abby over the last few months:

Watching fireworks in Nantucket:

Participants in leTour de Nantucket:

2 little monkeys jumping on a bed...

Lollipop, lollipop, oh lolli lolli lolli lollipop...

A few pictures from our trip to Boston: on the 'T', outside the old City Hall, and inside the old State House, respectively.

There are a few pictures, and later I'll post more from our trip to Boston and from the rest of the summer. Thanks for your patience!!!

Playing Around

2007-01-31T21:35:00.000-05:00

Here are some pictures of Abigail playing at a local playground before Christmas. Pictures only, no text this time. I know, I'm lame. Anyway, please enjoy!

Happy Halloween!

2006-11-06T21:53:00.000-05:00

I hope you enjoy these pictures of Abigail on Halloween! We dressed her up like a leopard (or a cheetah...not really sure which), and trick-or-treated around Quincy. Well, we didn't really trick-or-treat, we roared! Whenever she was at somebody's door, she'd say "hi...roar!"

Enjoy.

Mmmmm, candy.

Here are a few pictures of Autumn, and pumpkin picking

Mmmmm, corn.

Seriously, this is how Abby woke up the other day. I went in to get her in the morning, and this is exactly how she was looking at me. I'm not really sure how she got her arm out of her PJ's, but she did! She's a goofball!

A pre-Halloween outfit from a Dutch family friend. Orange is the national color of Holland, and it never looked so good!

This one is just precious. We are very, very blessed.

A Summer of Fun

2006-10-01T20:17:00.000-05:00

I can't believe Summer is over! We had a lot of fun over the last few months, and I hope you enjoy our enjoyment!

Nothing says summer fun quite like ICE CREAM! Abigail is surprisingly adept at eating ice cream cones. Don't worry, she only had 3 or 4 this whole summer. Unfortunatly, I can't say the same thing for moi...

Aunt Sarah is already trying to sway Abigail towards Cornell. It might not be a good fit though, judging by her proclivity to play with electrical cords (which is not allowed, Aunt Sarah...).

Somebody needs to brush up on his mollification techniques...

Much of Abby's (and Karen's) summer has been spent playing with her little buddies J.P. (blond hair, left) and Noah (brown hair, right). Abby and J.P. are developing quite a bond lately (they even took a bath together...Gasp!). Although, J.P. did tackle Abigail into the coffee table the other day (an attempted hug...which we have on video), so the verdict is still out on this love connection.

A summer is not complete without a little frolicking with your cousins! Quite a crew, if you ask me. Good times all around in Pennsylvania.

Roaarrrrrrr!!!

Awwww. Precious.

Finally, for all of you who know him, we did attend Pastor Tom's wedding in Rochester. It was lots of fun, and we were glad to be a part of it. I have always been told I look angelic, but I think I outdid myself this time.

"And what do you want for Christmas, little boy?"
"I want a fire truck...and a G.I. Joe...and a new baseball glove...and a 46" plasma tv. Wait a second, you don't have a beard; you're not Santa!"

Finally, New Pictures!

2006-07-31T21:08:00.000-05:00

Abigail is roughly 16% older than the last time I posted some pictures, so she's a bit different! Sorry!

Enjoy.

These two are for Sarah. You two should share decorating tips!

"Abigail, clean your room!"
"Are you serious? I just cleaned it!"

Abigail playing in her favorite spot. Not really sure why she picked this spot, but she looks so big, doesn't she???

This one here is for my mom - Grandma Ann. If you've ever tried to take a picture of her, you know why!

The rest of these are Abby at a beach in Hingham, MA. She loves the beach, and she loves getting dirty!

Abby's Duanesburg Party

2006-06-11T20:51:00.000-05:00

Here are some pictures of Abigail at her First Birthday Party, in Duanesburg. Enjoy.

Just Abby Being Abby

2006-06-04T21:10:00.000-05:00

We'll take a break from the birthday festivities for a second and get to some of the pictures I have neglected to post due to my deteriorating health condition (chronic laziness). We'll do this bullet form, since nobody but me thinks my comments are funny anyway (giggling to myself).

Abby and her Grandma enjoying some time together.

"Ummmm, nothin' to see here folks. It was like this when I got here, I swear...."

Mommy loves seeing Abby in black and white. I can't blame her.

There is a salt marsh nearby our apartment in Quincy, and next to it is a playground. Karen, Abigail and I spent a special day there and here are some of our memories.

"Hey dad, did you see the Yankees got crushed last night?" "Yeah, they stink! Hahaha." "Go Sox!"

Two peas in a pod.

Oh yeah, and you can add sticks to Abby's list of foods she likes better than vegetables.

"There is no spoon..." (From The Matrix...oh, nevermind.)

These, I just like.

Happy Birthday Abby!

2006-06-04T20:16:00.000-05:00

Abigail is now over 1 year old! Can you believe it? I know everyone thought she'd be at least 18 months before I put more pictures of her on this blog, but I'm proving you all wrong. So there.

We have lots of new pictures, so I'll put some up today and some tomorrow (or next month...).

In honor of her Papa's first visit to Quincy, Abigail decided to grow a beard. She looked fantastic.

Since she was turning the big 0-1, Abigail decided that she needed a more refined palate. Cheerios and mush just wouldn't cut it anymore. She has moved on to such cullinary delights as apples, toes, and cribs. She prefers Macintosh, The Little Piggy Who Cried Wee Wee Wee All The Way Home, and the top railing closest to the door, respectively.

Abby had two birthday parties, one here in Quincy with just me and Karen, and one in Duanesburg with all sorts of people (take that however you'd like...). Here are a couple of shots from the Quincy party on 5/18/2006...Abby's big day.

More birthday pictures coming soon...I promise.

Spring Has Sprung

2006-04-16T19:58:00.000-05:00

Abigail LOVES being outdoors, and now that the weather is finally warm enough to venture out of the apartment, the playground is the perfect place to blow off some steam.

So far, the swings are Abby's favorite part, but that might just be because she's not yet big enough for anything else!

Although, it seems that some people never outgrow their love for the swings...

And check out those little chompers! Two on the top and two on the bottom! Sorry it's out of focus...I couldn't get the camera to focus quickly enough as she was swinging so quickly.

Daddy's favorite part of the playground is the slide. Here's the first ride down with my daughter! Try to guess who enjoyed it more =).

Abigail enjoyed the playground so much, she slept all night. In fact, and I'll whisper because I don't want to jinx it, but she has slept through 3 nights in a row! I'll give any of you $10 if you can sleep an entire night in this position...

St. Abby's Day

2006-04-13T20:20:00.000-05:00

We should probably just rename this "Abigail's Holiday Blog" or something, because we have pictures of her dressed up for every holiday! And don't worry, there will be Easter pictures up shortly.

So here is our little leprechaun doing what she does best: looking adorable in her two St. Patty's Day outfits!

That's me, the Lord of the Beer. Gandalf and Frodo weren't available.

Unfortunately now she won't allow any hat to grace her head, so we'll have to figure out new ways to make her look silly. Like by putting stockings on her head...

And just to prove that Abby doesn't have to be dressed up to be super adorable, here she is up close and personal!

Okay, I'm done. Abby is getting tired. Good night everybody.

Finally, More Abby!

2006-03-12T22:19:00.000-05:00

To everyone out there reading (mom), I'm sorry it has taken me so long to put up new pictures of Abigail. But trust me, she hasn't changed at all in the last month and a half...

So, how has she changed? Her teeth are much bigger (and sharper) now, and actually visible. I think she's finally used to having them, because after a spell where she didn't want to eat anything, she's back on the solid food wagon. She loves Cheerios and bread, and tolerates other things like apple sauce and sweet potatoes. Eating is also a good excuse to play with spoons.

Abigail is developing very quickly. So quickly in fact, that it seems like lately we've been butting heads.

Sorry, I had to.

At the time of the last post, Abby hadn't yet begun to crawl. Well, I'm happy to say that now she is very mobile. She crawls less like a baby and more like a puppy with a wounded hind leg, but that's neither here nor there. The fact remains, she's crawling. However, as you can see, she's not exactly Magellan.

And it seemed like the day after she learned to crawl, she learned how to stand! So now when we turn our backs, she'll zip over to the stereo, pull herself up on the shelf, and start pushing buttons on the receiver. She's quite a terror! Oh, and she got her first "boo boo" (on her upper lip) by diving into her bookshelf. Duh.

Now every time she wakes up from a nap, this is what we see when we enter the room:

But luckily she cheers up quickly:

And then we have our sweet little girl back:

She's quite a little bundle of energy.

And here's one more, just because she's cute. Enjoy!

Cheeeeeese!

2006-01-10T21:27:00.000-05:00

I know it sounds like an easy task - taking a picture of a smiling child - but this was really hard! We just discovered that Abigail's second bottom front tooth has come in, and I was trying to get a picture of her pearly whites. Abby officially now has "teeth"! If you look closely (clicking on the picture will enlarge it), you can see little glints of white inside her bottom lip...those are her teeth! Watch out, she bites.

Abigail's First Christmas

2006-01-05T21:52:00.000-05:00

Abigail really enjoyed her first visit to Santa's lap. We think she asked for a tooth for Christmas, because she got one!

Here are a few other Christmas pictures:

Then One Foggy Christmas Eve...

2005-12-14T21:23:00.000-05:00

Karen couldn't resist! I think the best thing about having a child, save the drooly kisses, is having a little model to dress however you please! And since reindeer were on backorder at Amazon, we killed two birds with one stone.

This Little Light of Mine

2005-12-07T21:56:00.000-05:00

Abigail is clearly into her first Christmas. She just couldn't wait to help mommy and daddy put the lights up on the Christmas tree. Don't worry, she was well supervised =)

So Much To Be Thankful For

2005-11-21T20:20:00.000-05:00

I highly doubt that the Pilgrims had a baby as cute as Abigail!

Or a baby as big. She had a doctor's appointment today and got measured, and she is huge! Her height, weight, and head circumference are all in greater than the 80th percentile! Crazy.

Does anyone know where I parked the Mayflower?

Happy 1/2 Birthday!

2005-11-19T21:40:00.000-05:00

Yesterday was Abigail's 1/2 Birthday! She was born six months ago, even though it seems like it was only yesterday. Since she was born she has grown 11 pounds and about 6 inches! She's huge! She wishes you all could have been here to celebrate with her and share her cake. As you can see, she really wanted to get her hands on it!

"Lucky" Shot

2005-11-14T22:19:00.000-05:00

Is there anything that Lepruchauns can't do? It's sad, but this was actually the highlight of the Celtics' (and James') night.

Not Even Close

2005-11-13T09:18:00.000-05:00

James and I went to the Celtics vs. Spurs game on Friday night, and it was a clinic by the Defending Champs (the game only took 2 hours and 6 minutes!). Excluding the second quarter, when the Spurs fielded a lineup about as good as my high school team, the C's got outscored by 31 points! James got us some great seats, as you can see here with Tim Duncan at the line.

And we certainly were not alone at the game. Scouting the game was Rudy Tomjanovich, down the sideline were Cam Neely ("Kick his a**, Sea Bass!") and Dennis Leary (Rescue Me!), and sitting a couple of rows away were Tom Brady and Richard Seymour. Look, there they are!

Thanks James, I had a great time!

Great Expectations

2005-11-07T20:34:00.000-05:00

One of the only souveniers that Karen and I brought back from our Oregon honeymoon was a bottle of Pinot Noir. Oregon's Willamette Valley is one of the world's better regions for growing Pinot, so needless to say Karen and I were looking forward to cracking open our botttle.

After 16 long months of waiting through pregnancy, baby-feedings, etc., the time finally came to celebrate. Ah, sweet...ugh! Wouldn't you know the darn wine was spoiled?

I guess we'll just have to go back and get another bottle!

Happy Halloween!

2005-11-02T21:03:00.002-05:00

Isn't Karen a great mommy? She made Abigail's first Halloween costume! We went to the Charlestown parade and saw lots of other babies/toddlers/yuppies dressed in their Halloween best. I went as a banker.

The Great Pumpkin

2005-11-02T21:03:00.001-05:00

Abby and Daddy

2005-11-02T21:03:00.000-05:00

Beach Babes

2005-10-30T22:38:00.000-05:00

Karen and Abigail are enoying Steps Beach in Nantucket. Who knew the Atlantic Ocean could be so blue in New England?!

G'Morning

2005-10-30T09:59:00.000-05:00

What a beautiful Sunday morning! After yesterday's first snowfall of the season, it was great to wake up this morning to brilliant sunshine.

In an effort to avoid being the last kid in school without a blog, I present to you, my...blog. I'll be periodically updating this with my musings, with pictures of my wife Karen, my baby Abigail, and general Vincent family info.

If this doesn't turn out well, let me apologize up front.

CV