Music In Manhattan

I took the Moms into the big city today. The Big Apple. Manhattan! And, it wouldn't have been a trip without going to the FAO Schwartz store, so we popped in to see what they had. Turns out, they had a LOT! Most notably, they had a kiddie-sized Grand Piano. So, I grabbed a chair and began jammin'. Now, it may seem like over-kill to include 3 video clips of me playing the piano. I don't want to brag or anything, but you really should watch all 3. Because I am that good. And, if you listen closely, you'll hear a "fan" talking about me in the background of clip #2.







Mommy Cia was getting such a kick out of my performance - so much so, she very seriously contemplated buying me that piano! Instead, I concluded my recital, we did a little more shopping and then went on our merry way. Of course, if you want to get it for me, it's the "Melissa & Doug Grand Piano"...and, if I ever become a piano-playing virtuoso, you'll always be able to say you knew me "when"...

Happy Thanksgiving!

Arrived safely to Grandma Bertha and Grandpa Jessie's last night. The first task at hand was PIE!

Wishing everyone a safe and Happy Thanksgiving!

Exhausted!

Exhausted
adjective
1. drained of energy or effectiveness; extremely tired; completely exhausted
2. depleted of energy, force, or strength
3. drained physically

Source: Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE):
Dictionary.com, "exhausted," in WordNet® 3.0. Source location: Princeton University. http://dictionary.reference.com/browse/exhausted. Available: http://dictionary.reference.com. Accessed: November 25, 2008.

Yes, folks. I'm exhausted. And really it's just begun, because the holiday season is officially upon us. Why such exhaustion you ask? Well, I've had four straight days of going out and hangin' with peeps that I haven't seen in awhile. Now, I'm not a lazy kid - we do get out and about on a regular basis...but, this was outing overload (all in a good way), even for us! A rundown:

Friday, Nov 21 - Out with Mommy Cia's friend, Lori, who was visiting us from Philly. She took us out for lobstah at the Summer Shack near the Alewife T in Arlington. Yum, yum! They display huge pools of lobsters and the giant steamers that they use to cook the tasty critters. Oh, man. It was GOOD!

Saturday, Nov 22 - Out with my friend, Seba, and his Mommy & Daddy (they're bloggers, too!). We hadn't seen them in quite a while and met up at the Dogwood in Jamaica Plain. It was kids night, for sure - I think 90% of the patrons had kids in tow. There was live music - always a winner with me, so I was all over the place. Up, down and all around. I slept quite well that night.

Sunday, Nov 23 - Birthday Party! My friend, Julian, was in town with his Mommies to celebrate his 1st birthday. It was a great party and so fun to see him and all of his friends. They had some awesome food! The party was held in the community room at the Jamaica Plain Community Housing complex. They have a kids play area connected to the room, so there was tons of space to play and LOTS of cool toys to check out. I also slept well that night.

Monday, Nov 24 - An evening dinner with Mommy Jenny's friend, Melissa. Miss Melissa has been in town for the past week and we got to hang out a bit the Friday before last. Yesterday, she came over and graciously cooked for us. A fabulous, grand meal. Good eatin'. Good conversin'. Good, good, good!

As you can see, it's been a very busy four days and now I am recuperating as quickly as possible. Tomorrow we head to NYC (the big city!) for a Thanksgiving weekend with Grandma Bertha and Grandpa Jessie. Grandpa Jessie is already cookin' up a turkey for me. Last year, Uncle Rob gave me a turkey leg at dinner. Wonderful though it may have been, I didn't fully appreciate the situation and didn't partake in Thanksgiving Dinner to its fullest extent. This year, however, I fully intend on wolfing down as much as possible. Meat! Meat! Meat!

In December we're off to Florida for Christmas celebrations with Grandma Coca and Grandpa Bob. This year we will have an extra-special surprise, because my cousin Lucy is visiting us from Argentina. She's a ball of energy by her own right, though I wonder if she'll be able to handle me when I'm at my fullest potential...It'll be fun to watch, that's for sure. Heh, heh!

Until next time, have a safe and happy Thanksgiving!

Banana Boy

Babysitter Love & An Art-tastic Weekend

I think I'm in love, dear readers. Babysitter love. The Moms had tickets to a taping of "Wait Wait...Don't Tell Me" last Thursday and they finally got off their duffs and hired a "real" babysitter. Halleluiah! The angels are singing. Well, it's good for them, because this means The Moms can now regularly go out on "date" nights once or twice a month. And it's good for me, because like I said, I'm in love.

Now, The Moms may have plenty of requirements for my babysitters, but I don't. Let me just say this up front - being blonde helps. A lot. On Monday, we did a brief meet-n-greet session. Gotta test the chemistry before our big day, you see. And whoa! Was there chemistry. As soon as Mommy Cia opened the door, I practically flew out of her arms and into the arms of...Miss Robin. Yes. Poor Mommy Cia was chopped liver from that moment on until Miss Robin left. Oh, I performed some tricks and I danced and I ran over to her every chance I could get. It is a very good match-up and we had loads of fun Thursday night. Needless to say, I'm looking forward to having her over again soon.

Over the weekend, Mommy Jenny had an Open Studios with her art peeps in Somerville. Mommy Cia and I kept her company for a few hours during which time I enjoyed occupying myself with art projects. Here are some pictures from when Mommy Jenny and I were working on a Thanksgiving turkey.




Until next time...have a great week!

President-Elect OBAMA!

Congratulations, Mr. President-Elect!


...whew!

VOTE, BABY, VOTE!

5...4...3...2....1...

Countdown to November 4th, 2008. Election day is here and with it so comes an undeniably momentous election. I, for one, am helping the Moms get out their vote as soon as the polls open.

Let me just say that I am a proud Baby for Barack (no surprise, I am sure). And yes, I hope it's a landslide victory for my candidate. Tuesday night will be spent sitting with the Moms, nervously watching the results come in throughout the night - because I know that regardless of what the pundits say, it isn't over until it's over.

You don't have to agree with my politics - that's OK. But not voting? That's soooo not OK. I want my guy to win, but regardless of whom you're rooting for just get out there and VOTE!

Long line? Stay there and vote!
Tired & cranky? Stay there and vote!
Running late? Stay there and vote!

Yeah, it's that important.



Here's to America winning on Tuesday.