Christmas with Old Friends

JoJo had the four of us over with our families for a big Italian meal and some poker, thanks to Gary. It was great to get together and hilarious to see the little ones interact.

Christmas Day

The partying continued in West Babylon and we had a fun-filled day, knowing we did not need to go anywhere!

Christmas Morning

Santa sure was good to Keeley- her favorite gifts including her first stocking, a Lennox Irish music box, an Irish doll, and a Winnie the Pooh snow globe. Also her growth chart from Aunt Bri brought a lot of laughs as she's not even up to the first line yet!

Christmas Eve

On Christmas Eve morning, Uncle Dennis came out to visit. Keeley  had some quality time with Gpa and Nanny while Emmet and I got ready for mass.

Keeley wore her first Christmas dress from Mary Ferriter for church and was the queen of the party at Aunt Diane and Uncle Mike's. She slept through the whole mass on her Daddy's shoulder- what a proud walk up for communion!

First Christmas Eve as a family

1rst Day of Christmas

Kerin and Sean came out for a mini- Christmas since they'll be with Sean's family this year. Keeley got a beautiful name banner for her first gift.

Happy 2 Year Anniversary

Two years ago today...

Here's to you and me, love, and countless more anniversaries to come



And here's to Aunt Kerin for letting us go out in Fort Greene to celebrate!

Ross Friends in New York

Since we've been back from Dominica, it has been so much fun to reconnect with our med school friends in different places. Back in New York, we were again, reunited with some of my favorite Ross spouses :)

 My friend Sam, who also grew up on Long Island, with her son Parker and Keeley at 6 weeks

 Our friends Kelsey and Jordan, from Canada, in their Park Slope apartment this past weekend

 The exposed brick and Christmas decor were so pretty Kels!

Last Stop- Brooklyn

Saturday night, Kerin and Sean let us use their apartment since they were out in West Babylon. They live in a beautiful neighborhood called Fort Greene on the 24th floor of a new building on Dekalb Avenue. The views from their window are unreal. Next morning, we met with Emmet's lifelong friend, Kerry O'Brien and enjoyed a lovely brunch before heading back to Long Island.

 View from the bedroom

 The living room

 Enjoying the brownstones of Fort Greene

 Meeting Kerry!

We loved her apartment...

As did Keeley :)

Rockefeller Center

On Saturday, Uncle Dennis escorted us to midtown so that we could show Keeley the most famous tree in NYC. Being that she was a bit fussy when we got out of the car, we ducked into the only quiet place we could find amidst the chaos of the Christmakuh pub crawl and all the tourists running about- St. Patrick's cathedral. As I was nursing in the back corner, mass began and we were unexpectedlyright in the middle of it!

 St. Patrick's Cathedral

 We made it to the tree!

We tried to go to Katz's but it was packed...

So we found a little cafe called "Pink Pony" and settled for a roast beef sw and French Onion Soup

On Dad's lap so Mom can eat- can't top that

Little Keeley in the Big Apple

This past weekend, we took Keeley on her first trip to New York City. Since Emmet was on call Thursday night, he was off on Friday giving us a three day weekend of sorts. Our first stop was my grandmother's apartment, which we used as a home base to walk to the South Street Seaport on Friday afternoon.

 Bundled in the Moby Wrap, ready for a stroll in front of Southbridge Towers

At the South Street Seaport, Brooklyn Bridge in background

A New York family photo

 The fresh air and attention from strangers all around knocked her out

 So Mom and Dad enjoyed a pint at "Fresh Salt" pub

 Until she woke up to experience her first bar

 Back at the apartment, QT with Aunt Kerin and Uncle Sean

And Chinese food with Aunt Jo Anne, Pat and Pat and Uncle Den