No sleep 'til

Brooklyn...



Four Reinholdts joined three Ermlichs in NYC this past weekend, we enjoyed every minute. Mom & Dad treated all of us to a day at the Bronx zoo on Sunday. The tigers were a favorite as were the skycars and a colorfully narrated monorail ride through the park.

In awe...

Butterfly exhibit

eyes to the skies

navigating the subways

a park in kim & patrick's greenpoint neighborhood

hunter & henning...owning the slides

" stay behind the yellow line at all times"

exceedingly difficult hay maze

sig & dad on the monorail

tiger sighting

me and my girl and patrick massaging my head

sig and his mum

not related to us

Ever been to Storyland?

It's a great place, really...an adult beverage stand would be a welcome improvement for the legions of tired parents...but that's a minor detail.

Sig's favorite ride was the whirling turtles, while Henning was decidedly less interested in the ups and downs of the park's only roller or should I say, 'Polar Coaster'. He favored Alice's Tea Cups and the Clockenspiel, I think Auntie Lee was close to a liquid yawn on the Clockenspiel, not totally sure but it looked like it.

Storyland's sprawling park kept us busy for the better part of a day and a half over an extended weekend. We shared our time with Grandma Kathy, who made for a great ride companion for our boys, and of course Harry, CJ, Auntie Lee & Uncle Ed...whose prior visits gave us fair warning for what to expect. Thankfully, pure chance left Uncle Ed in probably the wettest seat on the Geyser ride. Sig had more than his fair share of ice cream which made a repeat appearance overnight on Saturday and I have a new found interest in hula hooping thanks to the Russian Royal Hanneford Circus, air condition that tent fellas. Sig obviously lacks an appreciation for trained domestic cats walking on tightropes but that sophistication only comes with age.
I think we can safely say, "We'll be back."

Threescore

Happy 60th Birthday Mom...

sixty? already? we'll check our math, in the meantime...
we wish you threescore more in good health and happiness.
All our love,
+The Reinholdts Four+

Action shots of Grandma...

Branching out...

The family is 7# 9oz. heavier. 100% USDA beef. Welcome, welcome to the metal fan in training, Hunter Allan Ermlich born Sunday March 9th, we've been expecting you.

Kimmy braved a c-section and probably close to 20 hours of labor to bring this little guy our way, we couldn't be more pleased to welcome him into our family. Kim & Patrick, newly minted parents, we're proud of you, love you both and can't wait to meet our nephew and cousin.

Where are all the black swaddling blankets these days?

Congratulations!

+the reinholdts four+

that's my girl

laura, 12.31.07

December already?

December 13, 2007

I think two years officially marks a tradition...so tradition it is as the Howell’s & Reinholdts joined forces hunting Christmas trees last Saturday. The weather couldn’t have been more seasonal with a fresh coating of powder sitting on the 18” or so already on the ground. Gareth quickly spotted a tree and decided that cleaning more than one tree of mounds of snow was more work than was necessary. With that much snow who can tell a good tree from a passable one anyhow? The Howells were back in the car within a reasonable window, a half hour I would guess. Tradition dictated that the Reinholdts inspect all tree fields for a respectable tree. A new house meant our first Christmas tree had to fill it completely. After close to an hour tramping through the snow, Sig & Eric joined Laura & Henning near a 9’ Balsam begging for a ride to Mount Desert. Sig summed the family mood up best by continuously wailing in deep snow while Henning & Eric went about felling the tree. Soon all was well and we were drinking hot cocoa and other things by a warm fire.

Merry Christmas to all our family & friends, our love and best wishes for a happy and healthy New Year. We hope to see you soon.

Sig speaks for us all after an hour in the cold

Henning & Eric looking for the bottom of the tree

It doesn't get any better than this, we didn't tell him we still had to haul it to the car, tie it on, pay for it, and then drive an hour home.

Snow angel...yeah right.

Meghan, Laura & Sig

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