Old Westbury

Old Westbury belongs to some Phipps family whose Grandfather was the childhood friend and Business partner to Andrew Carnegie (Very rich people). The home sits on 164 acres (or something like that) and has some beautiful gardens. Jill loved it because it reminded her of 'Pride and Prejudice'. I was more than happy to oblige her and played the role Mr. Darcy. Happy to say, I was able to woo her in the main garden all over again while I kept yelling at Jonas to stop throwing rocks at the fish in the garden pond and Eli, clinging to me, kept crying because he was overly tired and hot.

Here are some pictures of our day at Old Westbury.

Eli's is 1 today!

Eli is 1 today. Still can't believe it. Jill threw a little party. I wish all could have been here in NY to join the fun, but since we are two time zones away, I hope you enjoy these videos instead.

Notice on one of the videos Eli is actually trying to blow out his little candle.

If you look, you can see Eli blowing and if you listen to Jonas he is wishing for Legos and a helicopter on Elis birthday cupcake.

This is a new toy Eli got. He did not want to put it down and started pulling it around the house. He went from the living room, to the bathroom, to our bedroom, Jonas' room , the kitchen and back to the living room.

Having fun with the boys

Here are the boys having a bit of fun.

Day at the Beach

There are two different kinds of beachs on Long Island. Here Eli is eating sand on a beach along the North Shore.

This is a beach along the South Shore. Way more sandy beaches. The South shore faces the Atlantic ocean and the North shore faces the Long Island Sound.