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BBQ

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YAY!! another good BBQ!! We have been very lucky this year with the timing for our BBQs. Every one so far has been a beautiful day! The last one was this past Saturday the 20th. Earlier in the week the weather was supposed to be just horrible for that day. We waited, knowing that the weather is not set in stone, and it payed off.

We invited some friends we haven’t seen in a while. It was really really good to see them. The best part of the BBQ was that i think i finally figured out what the correct temperature for doing burgers! i know it doesn’t seem like much but i suck at the grill. I just needed practice. Allen gave me some good tips last time and they worked nicely.

David, Tom and Maureen were there.

so was Peter. I haven’t seen him in a while. Here he is sticking his tung out at me. I didn’t know it till i saw the picture.

Doy was there too. She even showed up on time!!! i was shocked!!

Rogowski Farm Trip

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Back in September, we visited the Rogowski farm where our (CSA) fruit and vegetables are grown. It’s up in upstate NY and took us 2 hours to get there. Sienna was a good little traveler but we had an emergency pee situation to deal with. It was also the first time we used Jenny the GPS. She failed but it was my fault.

So we get there thinking we were going to get a day in the country side eating good fresh food. It was ok. Not what i was expecting. We arrived in time for brunch. it was really more like breakfast than lunch. The food was edible but nothing to write home about.

farm-enter

This is where the restaurant is. it wasn’t what i expected.

lisa-waitsLisa waits for some food. You can see the chef just over Lisa’s shoulder.

bootsThey prepare to go in the field for the “tour”. The earth is black and gets into everything. They warned us to bring boots. They weren’t kidding.

Um, oh yea, the tour. Well the tour consisted of a nice girl standing in the field telling us what they planted. we didn’t actually tour anything. That wasn’t what i expected.

The Field

The Field

It’s actually a nice little operation. Its quiet, the food is fresh and there are lots of variety of fruit and vegetables.

sienna-in-fieldSienna isn’t sure what to do.

We left right after the tour. It was an ok day in the country after all..

sucky blogger

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Yes yes yes i know, i suck at blogging. bite me.. i’ll post shit when i’m good and ready!!

Since i’m so far behind, i’m going to try to just post random pictures and videos. I’ll explain as i go along though.

Back in early May, we were invited to a cinco de Mayo BBQ at Selinas place. Selina is one of the Santos sisters from Chicago who recently moved to Connecticut because of work. She has 2 kids and a nice big back yard.. We had a good time with them. The Mexican food was great too..

As i look through the pics i took, i realize i didn’t get a picture of her or her kids. Great job Shuggy.. i suck!!

Backyard fun

Backyard fun

fussy

fussy

I love this picture of Lisa and Sienna..

Lisa and Sienna

Lisa and Sienna

From time to time Sienna and i go exploring in the “scary jungle”. The Scary jungle could be anywhere as long as there are trees and some kind of trail. This one was on the side of the belt parkway. Its a bike trail/beach. i’m not sure if you can swim there (i wouldn’t).

When we got there, we encountered a troop of boy scouts cleaning up the beach. Sienna and i started exploring the area and found some trails.

I guess she really loves that Jamaica shirt.

sienna and he binocutars

sienna and her binocutars

funny face

funny face

scary jungle

scary jungle

picking flowers for mom

picking flowers for mom

We visited the Brooklyn Botanical Gardens in (duh) Brooklyn. It was a beautiful day and Sienna got to run around and smell EVERYTHING!! We did have to keep telling her not to pick the flowers..

i sooooo need to take more pictures!!

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Sienna looking for the fish

Sienna looking for the fish

Snack time

Snack time

little photographer

little photographer

she loves to run

she loves to run

Jamaica Vacation 2009 part 2

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After sticking around the mountain compound for a day or so, we loaded up the cars (JP came too) and headed out to the west coast, Negril. Beach Time finally!! For 3 days anyway…

The trip took about 5 hours of steadily degrading road conditions but once we got there, it was soo worth it!!

The resort was called Merrils 2 it was small but nice. The food was ok, I’ve had better. The rooms are clean. I guess the one thing that urked me was that they didn’t have fresh oj which is weird for a Jamaican resort but whatever. It’s not exactly kid friendly but they try..

Our room

Our room

pig tails by grandma

pig tails by grandma

Sienna loves the beach

Sienna loves the beach

more beach little bunny

more little beach bunny

Uncle Baba loves the beach

Uncle Baba loves the beach

that water was friggin blue!!!

that water was friggin blue!!!

they just had to run around

they just had to run around

Dad

Dad

After 3 days at the beach, i wanted to stay but we had to get back to the mountain. The Christmas tree was waiting to be decorated..

back at roz

back at roz

Sienna helps Uncle Baba

Sienna helps Uncle Baba

Gabby helps too

Gabby helps too

Dad just looks on

Dad just looks on

Cute little tree

Cute little tree

I’ll be posting more video clips of this trip in the coming weeks..

Movies

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Here are some new Sienna movies i shot last weekend. These are very short.

On Saturday, Lisa went to a craft fair in Manhattan so Sienna and i were on our own. It was a crappy day so the playground was out of the question. I decided to just walk around and run some mini errands that i could get done here in the neighborhood.

The first video is of the doughnut place near the subway. Somehow we always end up going there. I need to try the other food they make.

The second video is a quick train ride..

Pumpkin pickuping

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On Saturday we made the trek to Lawrence Farms in upstate New York. It took us over 2 hours to get there. Im sure we could have found a closer farm but this is where Tammy, Zack and Mark were going to be picking pumpkins. We got there around 10:30 and got right into it. I think we probably would have stayed longer but it was cooler than we thought it would be. At least it didn’t rain.

Pumpkin Picking is fun with a toddler. Sienna was so excited to be able to run around and get into things and taste things and pick things.. The Farm is nice. They have a bigger variety of fruits and vegetables than i expected. They made fresh doughnuts and apple pie on site. I’m sure they made other stuff but i didn’t notice.. The pumpkin “patch” however was just pumpkins strewn all over the place. I guess an actual pumpkin patch would be a pain in the ass for the kiddies though. The Farm also had some animals and a play village for the kids to run around in. I think Sienna liked the whole place.

After pumpkin picking, we drove out to Zacks house for some chili. It was sooo goooood!!! Tammy also made banana bread and fresh bread. We met some very nice couples and their children too..

A funny thing happens when i shoot video. I don’t shoot stills!! i need to practice doing both but its a mental block. It’s one or the other but not both. Anyway, this movie is almost 7 minutes long. By far my longest one yet. There was just too much going on for me to drop clips. I even split the movie in to 2 pieces. The first one is the pumpkin patch and the second one is the visit to Tammys place..

Atlantic Antic Brooklyn 2009

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This weekend, we hopped on the subway and headed out to the Atlantic Antic street fair.We had to take the F because our local line is undergoing major work and has been very unreliable.

The Atlantic Antic is a yearly street fair on Atlantic avenue in Brooklyn. The route covers 1.5 miles of food, drink, art, clothes and local organization booths.There are also bands setup every couple of blocks.

It was an absolutely beautiful day for a street fair. We got there at about 10:30 and started waking around. Sienna had a lot of questions that day but her main question was “where are we going?”

On the street

On the street

Sienna saw other kids with balloons so, she wanted one too. By the way, she calls them “baboons”. Here, Lisa ties the baboon to Sienna’s arm so it doesn’t fly away.

YAY a Baboon!!

YAY a Baboon!!

One of the attractions every year is old MTA buses. You can go in them and look around.

Old Bus

Old Bus

Sienna wanted a grilled cheese sandwich. This was the next best thing.

Lunch

Lunch

We all sat on the sidewalk to have lunch.

On the sidewalk

On the sidewalk

Well, the inevitable happened, the baboon flew away..

OH NO baboon gone!

OH NO baboon gone!

I shot a little bit of video with my flip. I’m starting to get the hang of it. I also discovered the basic editing software that comes with the flip. I still need to play around with it a little bit more to get it right but it’s starting to come together. I have to be careful not to shoot the same way i would at work. The pace is so different and i am the audience.

Last weekend

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I’m a little behind on my posting. Work has been hectic lately so i haven’t had time to post much.

Here is a sequence of pictures from last Saturday when we went out for patties. I’m holding Siennas froggy umbrella. it’s cute but she still has a hard time keeping it up.

it was raining

it was raining

going for patties

going for patties

The next day we had Uncle Peter over for BBQ.. Below is a clip of Sienna filling up the kiddie pool. I love this clip, it shows the gradual escalation of naughtyness.

back "yard"

back "yard"

It was a bit hot so ijumped into the pool with Sienna. Before long, she was dousing me with water.

playing with Sienna

playing with Sienna

all wrapped up

all wrapped up

All wet in the kiddie pool. I love weekends like this. i think we should get a bigger pool though.

all wet

all wet

Sienna was so happy that uncle peter was coming over. Here, she crawled onto his lap and fell asleep. It’s a really cute picture.

Uncle Peter

Uncle Peter

Here’s lunch. Burgers mixed with bits of bacon and stuffed with blue cheese. They came out ok. I still haven’t mastered the stuffed burger. I think i need to try other burger combinations too.

yummy burgers

yummy burgers and corn on the cob

mmmmmmmmmm!

mmmmmmmmmm!