Twins

 So many people comment on how much Scott looks like Bryan...and Bryan loves it.  Therefore, he decided that he needed to get Scott a matching hat...then show it off at a friend's bday party.  

"P" for Perkinson.  Love these boys!

(Scott's "huffing and puffing" face that he loves to do while breathing really fast out of his nose)

City folk on a farm

While it is so fun living IN the crazy city, sometimes it is so refreshing to rent a car and enjoy some beautiful countryside.  (Not to mention, it is fun to just simply DRIVE!)  We drove up to a farm to do some good ol' apple picking.  It was so fun to see the changing leaves, pick some yummy apples, and spend some good quality time with the 3 of us.  Scott thought the whole thing was so fun and he LOVES eating apples!  We are loving this fall weather.

The farm also had a pumpkin patch, so we snatched the biggest one we could find (Scott's request).

So long sweet summer...

Everything in my life lately has screamed FALL at me and I'm so excited for the change of season because I love everything about the Fall AND it means that we are closer to the holiday season!  To make it official I figured I should do a "farewell to summer" post.  This summer was a total dream for me...maybe the best summer I've ever had, and I'm sad to see it end.  Maybe it had something to do with the fact that I wasn't working, maybe it was the new little man in my life, maybe it was the city I live in and love so much, maybe it was the wonderful people I got to spend my time with.  Ok it was probably ALL of those things.  All I can say is that Scott's very first summer will be one for me to always remember, and I sure took enough pics for him to enjoy when he gets older.  Thank you for being so good to us, summer!!  (Disclaimer:  a lot of these pics are Instagram reposts, so if you follow me on Insta sorry for the repeats!)

We are about an hour train ride from the beach, so we went there often.  Even in the middle of the week we'd throw together a group of ladies and babes and make the trek out there.  Nothing better than lounging on the beach with good friends and cute babes!

Scott got his first haircut when he was 4 months old... the mullet was killing me!

Scott and I watching the sunset behind Miss Liberty (the tiny statue in the background).

Family pic at the Brooklyn food festival

Soooo in love with my handsome boy!

Swim lessons for Scott.  This kid loves everything about water.

Born Mets fan and we made it to several games.

Already a lover of books...getting a head start preparing for Harvard.

Fun date night in the city zipping around on this beauty!  Bryan's goggles kill me every time!

Broadway shows never get old to me...neither does my sexy husband.

Scott's shirt says it all... Peace, Love, Rock &Roll.  Babiators.

 Ready to catch some waves.  Stud.

What's a girl's night without some tattoos in Times Square?

 One of the many splash pads...

This is one of my favorite pics.  Scott with St. John the Divine in the background.  Just down the street from us.

This is a classic "first time trying baby food" photo shoot at 6 months.  Scott absolutely loves food and has since day 1.  You should see his excitement when I pull down one of his bowls.

Suspenders and cute diaper bum.

Surfing in the subway. 

Everyone tells me how much Scott looks like Bryan.  When he does his serious face I get a glimpse of some Hall genes.  Do you see it??

A new favorite: swings.  Especially with dad.  Scott sure loves his dad and it is the cutest thing to watch these two become buddies.

On Scott's half birthday.  STOP GROWING!

Mom got to do some surfing this summer as well!  This surfing trip we saw a huge whale so close to us!  We started paddling out but he was a little faster than we were.  It totally made my day.

There you go.  A handful of the thousands of pics I took this summer.  A few more posts to come soon.  

NYC Family

No, we do not have any "blood" family here in NYC.  No cousins to play with or Grandmas to babysit.  A lot of people ask me if it is hard to live across the country from our families and of course I reply YES because I love my family (and my in-laws) so so so much and would love to spend more time with them.  With that said, we have been adopted into a new family out here.  A family that spends days walking through Central Park, crowded in someone's tiny apartment for a play date, going on adventures in the city, throwing birthday parties and baby showers, making the trek to the beach, meeting at playgrounds just so we can chat about the latest happenings, and so many other activities.  We have made the best friends out here and they are truly our family.  A good chunk of our friends have had babies within the last year or so, therefore Scott has so many little friends.  There are so many people out here who love my little Scott and it makes me happy and grateful.  Thank you friends for making this crazy city home for us.  We are so happy and so blessed to spend our time with so many of you fabulous, talented people!  Here is a tribute to tiny friends!

We return to Boston

A few weeks ago we drove to Boston to meet up with Bryan's parents.  They came out here to celebrate their 30th wedding anniversary and were so nice to let us join them for a few days!  Scott hasn't spent a lot of time in a car (just an occasional 5 minute taxi ride) so I was anxious to see how he would do.  He slept most of the time there and back, but when he was awake he hated not being able to see us.  I had to crawl in the back to play with him, but he was a rock star, like always.  Here are some highlights:

Bryan says to me "Scott is coming with me to return the luggage dolly"...I look over to find this:

 It was all fun and games till he decided to roll right off the dolly flat on his face.  Luckily, he missed the wall.

View from the top of our hotel.

Splash pad right outside the hotel.

Reunited with Grandma!  Taken after a yummy lobster dinner.

Of course we had to catch a Red Sox game!  Fenway Park was amazing.

Thanks, Grandpa, for the baseball fun!

Grandma wanted a turn carrying Scott...welcome to my life.  Scott LIVES in that carrier.  It's so much easier to throw him in there than to deal with a stroller in the city.  We recently upgraded to a fancy Ergo with some back support for my aching back.  Love it!

I just love my little dude.  He is ALL BOY with so much energy and I am loving every second.  He's already got the Michael Jordan tongue down to go with his Jordan pimp suit... you should see him swing a bat!  I'll post a video soon.

On our lovely Sunday drive we randomly came across this beauty.    

We had a great weekend, despite the fact that Scott picked up a little cold and would ONLY sleep in the hotel in my arms because he was so stuffed up and couldn't breathe...and he wouldn't let me lay down.  So I've learned how to sleep sitting up, with a dead arm from my chunk.  Love my in-laws!