Charlotte is FIVE!!!!

Happy Birthday to the beautiful, lovely, caring, grown-up Charlotte Jayne Ryan Kerpen.

2008 MS WALK

Today, Kate, Dave and I all walked in the 2008 MS Walk! It was a lot of fun, and very inspiring!!! Too bad Charlotte has a little bug and couldn't come....the weather was lovely and the scenery was great, and we raised almost 5,000 dollars!

Kate's ALL TIME Mets Record at Shea 1 and 0

The Mets WON! Kate's first trip to Shea Stadium was filled with fun (and home runs!).

Playing with Plates

Here are Dave and Charlotte in April 2003, playing with a plate at a NYC diner:


Here are Dave and Kate in April 2008, playing with a plate at a NYC diner:


The more things change...

Happy Nine Month Birthday, Kate!!!!

A letter to Kate:
Happy Birthday, my darling little one! You are such a beautiful little spirit, and it is such a pleasure to be your mom! You are so wonderful. Currently, you are sitting, standing while holding on to stuff, saying "mama","dada", and "dista" (sister). You love to clap hands, and to EAT! You are one of the happiest, calmest babies that I've ever seen, and I am so thankful that I have gotten to spend so much time with you. I can't wait for you to crawl and walk, but at the same time, I do love having you as my little that I shnuggle daily. It's weird that you have been here for nine months-- equal to the number of months that I carried you. It's been a wonderful ride, Kate Rebecca Kerpen Sunshine Kitty Kat. I can't wait to keep going!
Happy Birthday.

Charlotte's Art Wall

Charlotte reorganized her room, and decided to create a wall of her (and Dave's) artwork. It's pretty phenomenal if I do say so myself!

Kate has a sense of humor!

Miss Kate discovers that her mom is really funny...NOT!