Welcoming 2019!
After our chaotic move and the long day of cleaning out our old apartment, we settled into our new place just in time to celebrate…
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Moving to 55th Street!
When we first moved to the city, we signed a two-year lease. We loved our apartment, but when the lease ended, the management decided not…
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Lydia at 2 Months!
Even though we were moving the next day, I still made sure to snap a few pictures of Lydia at two months! She wasn’t exactly…
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Christmas!
Cohen woke us up bright and early on Christmas morning—though to me and Jeff, it felt extra early after being up with Lydia every couple…
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Christmas Eve: A Quick Trip To Visit Santa At Macy’s and Decorating a Gingerbread House
After trying to visit Santa the week before—but deciding not to so Cohen wouldn’t miss his school activity—we managed to get a reservation to see…
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Light the World Giving Machines
After church on the Sunday before Christmas, we stopped by the Light the World Giving Machines to donate a few items to charity. Cohen and…
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2018 Christmas Ornaments
We didn’t add quite as many ornaments to our collection this year, but each one feels special. Jack Skellington: Cohen Cohen picked out a Nightmare…
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A Day With Mizzle and Our Christmas Flower!
Jeff and I had a lot of packing to get through, so Auntie Harmizzle kindly took Cohen out for a fun day—lunch and a showing…
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Cohen’s Holiday Recital
After having such a fun time dancing last winter, we decided to sign Cohen up for another class. This year he tried jazz, and he…
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Grandpa’s Here to Save The Day
A few days ago, Emilie called to let us know that Grandma Clara was in the hospital with appendicitis. That phone call set off a…
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The Last Night Of Hanukkah
On the second day of Hanukkah, I picked up some chocolate coins at Trader Joe’s to give Cohen each night, and he was perfectly happy…
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Midtown West Winter Choir Concert
I was so excited that I got to go to Cohen’s winter choir concert! Jeff was kind enough to stay home with Lydia so I…
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Neu Family Christmas Card 2018
I’ve been sending out Christmas cards with Cohen on them every year since he was born, but this year I wasn’t sure I’d manage it….
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Decorating Our Tree
Cohen and I had such a fun time decorating the tree while Lydia watched from her little rocker. He was such a big help this…
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Kicking Off Christmas: Cohen’s Advent Calendar and Getting Our Christmas Tree
Cohen was thrilled to open his Star Wars LEGO advent calendar and officially kick off the countdown to Christmas. To make the day even more…
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Lydia at One Month
Little Lydia is one month old! Time really does fly—especially when you’re running on very little sleep. We sure love our sweet girl! She’s smiling…
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Happy Birthday Cohen and Happy Anniversary Jeff!
It’s been a crazy busy couple of weeks, but I’m so excited to celebrate Cohen turning the big 5 today! We feel so blessed to…
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Thank You Grandma and Grandpa!
Special shout out to Grandma and Grandpa Anderson! They took time off of work to come out and help us out as we transition to…
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Early Birthday for Cohen
We decided to celebrate Cohen’s birthday a little early this year since Grandma and Grandpa were heading home a few days before his big day….
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Lydia’s First Photoshoot and Carving Pumpkins
After Grandma gave Lydia a quick sponge bath, we did a photoshoot. There were cameras everywhere; even Cohen joined in with his camera for some…
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Halloween 2018
This year, Cohen decided to be a wizard for Halloween. About a month prior, he wanted to be the Flash, but changed his mind a…
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Making Sugar Cookies With Grandma
It wouldn’t be a visit with Grandma without her and Cohen making sugar cookies together! Grandpa was a trooper and spent the afternoon holding Lydia….
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Manhattan 1st Halloween Party
While I was in the hospital with Baby Girl, Jeff took Cohen to the ward Halloween party. I was sad to miss it, but so…
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Baby Girl Neu Is Here!
Announcing the newest addition to our family, a beautiful baby girl born at 12:05 p.m. at New York-Presbyterian/Columbia University Medical Center. She weighed 7 lbs…
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Last Dinner Before Baby Neu
We decided to go out for dinner to celebrate my last meal before Baby Girl’s arrival tomorrow. We invited our good friends Maria and Bobby…
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