Samantha's 3rd bday videos...

Check these out... One is of her declaring that she is 3 and being sung happy birthday to, one is of big brother Benjamin playing happy birthday on the guitar, and one is of her and big brother Joshua playing with her new vanity table...What a great day we had celebrating our little princess!

Samantha's 3rd Birthday...

How can it be that she is already 3 years old?! It feels like yesterday that we found out at the ultrasound and had it confirmed at the amnio that we were going to have a GIRL... She has been such a blessing to our family. She is a bright spirit with bright eyes and a bright mind. Watch out, daddy, when the boys get their paws on her. Jon is already talking about buying that shotgun. Anyhow, we had a few days of parties here. Yesterday was her party at Cole-Harrington with all 23 other preschoolers. At 9:30 am we fed the kids cupcakes...good luck to the teachers after that! Today we had a smallish (for us, 20 is no sweat) party at home with most of the important family and friends. We were missing a few people though- Nana and Papa, Uncle Mitch, Uncle Bubba, Uncle Jeff, The Landman's, The Bornstein's, Uncle Eric, Auntie Lori, and the Missouri cousins, and some others. But, for those who were here, Aiya, Auntie Lee, Auntie Robyn, Auntie Shirley, Auntie Phyllis, Uncle Howard, Diane and kids, Brenda and Wendy and families, we partied for hours. Here are some photos...Check out the one of Zachary with her tiara (thanks, cousin Max for placing that on him...) Happy Birthday, Sweet Samantha!

Happy Valentines Day 2009!

It was a great weekend for us... On Friday the 13th, we hired our babysitter Emily to stay with the little ones while the big boys slept over at Aiya's house. Jon and I headed out to a little local restaurant called The Village Pub in Dedham. Pretty good food, good value, good ambiance, and good company. And, we had a certificate from Restaurant.com, so that was a big plus for going there. Then, afterwards, we did our usual date thing and went shopping. Home Depot, Walmart, and Kohl's, yahoo! There were just no movies that we could make in the timeframe we had available. So, on Saturday, we all met at Vinny T's in Dedham to have a V-Day lunch. Aiya, Auntie Lee, Auntie Robyn, and all of us Cohen's. It was a very nice time. And, here are the photos to prove it...