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My mom told me before I had Adam that there is nothing more special than witnessing Christmas through the eyes of your children.  She also told me when your children get presents it’s as fun as when you do.  Neither of which I really understood until this Christmas.  This was Adam’s second Christmas, however the firstContinue reading “It's a Wonderful Life”

A friend of a friend took some amazing pictures of Adam last week and it’s the perfect Christmas present!   I’m so happy to have this memory of Adam at this amazing age.  He’s just on the cusp of being a full blown toddler and almost not a baby anymore (tear).  His personality is starting to come through inContinue reading “Adam, Adam and more Adam”

Adam’s first Christmas he was just 19 days old. He was such a sweet little peanut who slept all the time 🙂 anywhere and on anyone who would hold him and there were A LOT of willing arms!   He slept through our family dinners and for anyone who’s joined us knows that our dinners areContinue reading “Adam's First Christmas”

So we decided to take Adam to the mall and get a picture with Santa. First I’m going to discuss all the things we could have been doing on this beautifully sunny Saturday had I not decided this was a necessary task for the Ali family.  We could have gotten diplomatic passports for Adam andContinue reading “Adam and Claus”

After weeks of trying we finally managed to get a bunch of babies together and walk over to the Botanical Gardens to see Train exhibit.  I wasn’t sure if Adam would be that excited or if the exhibit would be set up for little boys.  But I should have known that there’s a reason train setsContinue reading “Trains and Little Boys”

Last night, while the Knicks game reigned supreme in our house I finally took out my wedding album that I STILL haven’t completed.  Thank you Knicks for forcing us to take a break from Downton Abbey and allowing me to work on my album finally! Working on the album reminded me of our wedding and IContinue reading “Thank you Knicks”

This favorite of Adam’s is a Batali recipe, our son is already partial to fine dining.  This is called Chicken Hunter style.  It tastes exactly how chicken cacciatore should and is delicious! Ingredients 1 roaster chicken, about 5 to 6 pounds 2 cloves garlic, minced 1 branch fresh rosemary, leaves removed and minced Salt andContinue reading “Adam's Favorite Chicken Cacciatore.”

As the finale to Adam’s never ending birthday hurrah (we Alis love a birthday week) here is a recap of Adam’s birthday party!   All of our family came to visit for Thanksgiving and we decided it was a perfect time to have Adam’s birthday celebration.  Aunt Sandra, Uncle Shawn, Cousins Roman and Isla, Grandma Yuyu,Continue reading “First Birthday”

With a missed second nap and a fifth tooth coming in it took a little effort to get Adam’s little frown to turn upside down on his birthday.  But since it was his birthday it was worth every second to see his little smile on his first birthday! Fix number one: some laps around theContinue reading “December 6th”

I found this email I sent Adam almost a year ago: Dear Adam, It’s 6 am and we’re on the third and final feeding of the night. As hard as it is to be up with you every two hours it’s also special that we have this time. You’re eleven days old today and I alreadyContinue reading “Dear Adam”