New House in Fairfield, CT

The day of the closing, we got right in the house and started to paint. Our goal was to get the master and the kitchen done by the move day, which happened to be the next day. By midnight, we were finished and exhausted! Definitely happy we did it though!


Random pic, but too cute to pass up. This was taken on New Years Day for the Rose bowl. Kellen was all ready for game day...sorry the Ducks were not:(

Dining Room


Downstairs hallway


Kitchen in its "before" color. It is now painted in a pretty blue they call "ocean mist"


Adam strutting through our new house


Living Room


Family Room...some people aren't too fond of this purple, but we love it!


Yes, there is a telephone in the bathroom and no, we will not be calling anyone from it.


Master Bedroom also in its before color. We decided on the color "twilight" which is a greyish/purple.

Upstairs Hallway

New House + Snow = FUN!

We have officially been in our new house for 6 days! Luckily we did not have snow on our move day, but as you can see in the pictures, are certainly enjoying the beauty of it now. We had a lot of help from friends and family which made the move go very smoothly (definitely helps having a mover in the family...thanks Uncle Bill). While there are still many boxes to unpack, we already feel like its our home. With home ownership, we do have a lot of new responsibilities, but we are ready for it all! Already fixed the garbage disposal...now if we could just figure out how to work the thermostat!

1st OFFICIAL haircut!

We knew it was time for Kellen's 1st official haircut when we started to notice a ducktail growing in the back. I say "official" because I don't think we can count the time I trimmed the hair behind his ears with dog scissors.

We decided to take Kellen to Sharky's in Westport, CT. As Kellen sat in a John Deere tractor, watching Yo Gabba Gabba! on the television, the hairdresser went to work. Besides making a few funny faces, Kellen was a good sport (and had plenty of distraction) to make the experience completely painless, and actually fun. We even got a certificate that included a pic of his new do and a lock of his hair for his baby book. I can hear my mom now..."they certainly didn't have that when YOU guys were kids".

Halloween sans CANDY!?!

Kudos to Kellen for picking the perfect pumpkin from the patch and braving the hay-ride lines at Blue Jay Orchard in Bethel, CT. We picked a wonderful, though brisk, fall day to venture out which included many cider doughnuts.

No candy on Halloween for Kellen, but that really didn't seem to bother him while he boogied in his Lobster costume on All Hallows Eve with some of his best pals (including a bumble bee, a ballerina, a puppy dog and a legion of Disney characters)

KDP's 1st Birthday!

We are still trying to figure out how Kellen is now 1 year old! The year went by so fast, and yet, it feels like forever ago when we were in the hospital welcoming the lil' man into this world. We had a very nice little party commemorating Kellen's 1st year. There was cake (hand-crafted by Adam), decorations. presents, a little bocci playing, and some champagne (for the adults of course) to celebrate the very momentous occasion! Simple, but perfect!

Apple picking with the fam

It would not be fall in New England without a trip, or two, to the farm for some apple picking. We were fortunate enough to share it with family on both trips. As you can see, there were some great photo ops and we took advantage of them all!

Summer Pics Uncensored!