Summer Whirlwind - Catching Up With Y'all (part two)

And for Part Deux of my catch up...we were off to Montauk, NY (the most Eastern town on Long Island) for an incredible wedding weekend. It was our first trip away from home with the baby and I have to say, it went very well! He slept the entire car ride out there and had his first experience with a non-family babysitter with no complaints from her.

The bride and groom had reserved the Montauk Yacht Club for the weekend. It was recently renovated with a definite nautical feel to it. Everything was crisp, white and navy. Loved the decor. Note: not ALL of the rooms have been renovated yet and were kind of nasty...just our luck, we got a non-renovated room. Booooo.

Friday before the wedding we had a fab dinner at Harvest with some friends and it was just delish!

Introducing the gorgeous bride and groom! Her dress was divine, I tell you DEEE-VINE (I had to ask her who designed it...Valentino...swoon). My terrible photograhy doesn't do it justice.

Here are just a few shots from the reception. It rained hard that night, but the HUGE tent kept us nice and dry.

A jam-packed dancefloor...a sign of a fantastic party. The band was seriously the BEST wedding band EVER. I danced my butt off.

Us

The two new mommas enjoying their champagne (a lot!).

Sunday was Father's Day, so we headed straight from Montauk to a lobster dinner in Stamford in honor of three generations of dads in our clan. (check out the size of those lobsters! Sheesh, we're piggies, huh?)

Last weekend we FINALLY had some good weather here. Good enough to take Gray for his very first sail on his grandparents sailboat. He loved it so much he refused to take a nap while under sail. Life is just so much more fun with Gray around. Just knowing that everything is so new to him is incredible.

Summer Whirlwind - Catching Up With Y'all (part one)

Man, I wish I could do this right about now! This would be Gray, doing what he does best, napping during a lovely BBQ at our friend's lake home in CT.

I don't even know where to begin to try to catch up with what has been going on in our Stamford household lately. Unfortunately, this might get a bit boring for those non-family readers, but I'm going to give you a little glimpse of my life during the past couple weeks.


The gardens at the lakehouse were just gorgeous. I was being a total garden nerd walking around snapping photos of all of the beauty. I wish I was a better photographer. Ugh.

I can't wait to show off this photo to the boys when they are teenagers. I know Gray is going to hate those pants I put him in! Bwahaha. When else am I going to be able to dress my little boy in silly clothes like this but when he's three months old.

Our dear friends visited us for a few days from Chicago and brought their adorable 5 month old son, Owen. It was so much fun having two babies in the house. Not to mention, having another new mom to gab with. I think we sat in our living room, ooh-ing and aah-ing over our two little boys, for hours. Who else can you do that with than another new mom, right?

We did our fair share of siteseeing. I loved being a tourist in my own town! It forced me to finally discover all of the fantastic places that are right around the corner. Greenwich Point (aka: Tod's Point), pictured above, is just minutes from our home and I had never been there before. What a mistake! It's a beautiful park/nature preserve peninsula on the Sound with a fab beach and beautiful walking paths. We also made sure to visit NYC with a trip to Ellis Island and the Statue of Liberty (with babies in tow!). I was too busy trying to navigate the ferries and a crying baby to snap any photos of that day. I don't know how NYC moms do it!?

Since I'm slightly ADHD, I'm going to have to split this post up into a "part two"...

And The Winners Are...

First of all, I want to say that I LOVED reading all of your e-mails. I really had no clue so many people read my humble little blog. I was touched by many of your comments. And who knew there were so many baby mommas out there, wowsa! Thank you all for taking the time to send me a little note. Ok, now for the winners...

The winner of Numero Uno, the Janet Hill print, is Sarah Schmiechen

and

The winner of Numero Dos, the baby momma favs, is Katie Futrell

So Winners, send me your addresses and I'll ship your loot ASAP!

Life has been a whirlwind lately...we had houseguests visit for a few days last week and attended an incredible wedding in the Hamptons over the weekend. As if that hasn't tired me out enough (I'm still recovering from a perpetual hangover), tomorrow I'm heading to Boston with Baby Gray. I hope to give some recaps soon!

"Wuz Up Chicks?"

Hey Everyone! It's Gray. Mom is really busy right now cleaning my room for me (she's the best) and making the house look pretty because we're having house guests come stay with us. My buddy Owen, he's three months older than me, and his mommy and daddy are coming to our house for a sleepover tomorrow. I'm pumped 'cause they are staying for five days! We're going to chillax and stuff, oh and maybe go to NYC a few days next week. But, that means Mom is going a little crazy trying to make our house just perfect. She's weird like that. I'm sure none of you chicks are like that, huh? Well, that's about it for now. Check ya later. Gray.

{I know, I know, I'm a total cheese ball with this post! I couldn't resist...bwahaha! "Signing off" for a week or so. - teresa}

Favorite Things - A Give-Away!

Who knew that I would meet SO many fabulous women (and a few guys too) via this whole blogging thing? I want to thank you all for your comments, stories, musings and the occassional shoulder-to-cry-on. In honor of all of you, I want to have my very first blog give-away! Wooooo!

I've decided to do TWO give-aways actually.

Give-Away Numero Uno:

For all of you Janet Hill admirers out there, the first give-away will the beautiful print pictured above. Here are the details via Etsy:

This is a print on paper of an original oil painting of mine.Image Size: 10"x12" with a 1/2" border for easy framing. Perfect fit for an 11"x14" standard frame.Printed on Kodak Archival Paper with a mattee finish which enhances the texture of the image. Spectacular colour.This is an open edition print.All prints are signed and dated by the artist.

Give-Away Numero Dos:

The second give-away is a biggie and I'm so excited about it. For all of my baby-mommas and mommas-to-be, I've decided to give one lucky winner a brand spankin' new miracle blanket (pictured above) in yellow with aqua trim (still in it's packaging...no I'm not giving you Gray's stanky old used one).

As well as two of my favorite new baby books (both brand new): Twelve Hours' Sleep By Twelve Weeks Old, by Suzie Giordano. Our little guy is sleeping well through the night now and it's really all thanks to this book!

And The Happiest Baby On The Block, by Harvey Karp, M.D.

So, here's how to enter:

Send an email to thestamfordwife@gmail.com with either "Numero Uno" or "Numero Dos" in the subject line. If you'd like to enter for both, please send two separate e-mails. I'll draw a name randomly on Monday JUNE 22nd.

Smooches,

Teresa aka: The Stamford Wife

A Walk In The Park

Just a few shots from a walk in Central Park yesterday.

Love This Too

Another beauty from the gorgeous and talented Janet Hill Studio. I always imagine what the lives of the women in her portraits would be like. So glam, so chic. Ah, to be one of Janet Hill's portraits.

Speaking of Venice (Italy not California)

I don't know about where you live, but we've had a some gloomy weather here in CT. I'm in dire need of a virtual vacation. So, I'm taking a trip down memory lane...here are some photos from a trip to Venice my husband and I took a couple years ago.