Caribbean Blue

We took our first triple family vacation with the Saint-Sauveurs and Kendalls. Hopefully, the beginning of a tradition for many years to come!

FFFF - February Fun with Friends & family

NYECE 2009

We continued our New Year's Eve Culinary Extravaganza again this year. We were joined by Brian and Christine, A3 (Alice, Arnaud, and Alexandre), and Aparna (and her friend whose name I will think of later). Here's the menu . . .

Cozy Pomegranate Cider

Crostini with Roasted Garlic, Goat Cheese & Apple Chutney
Zucchini Rounds with Parmesan
White Bean Bruschetta

Chestnut-Apple Soup with Calvados Cream
Comtesse Bernard de Cherisey 2005 Meursault-Blagny
"La Genelotte"

Mushroom Crostata with St. Agur
Spinach Salad with Strawberries
Simon Bize 1988 Savigny-Les-Beaune "Aux Vergelesses"

A Carefully Curated Selection of Cheese

Flourless Chocolate Cake and Almond Orange Cookies



We would love for you to join us next year!

Sam's First Birthday

I'm one year old! It has been a great week of partying, first with Mommy, Daddy, Max, and Sono on my real birthday and then a big party on Saturday with Alexandre and family, Olivia/Madeleine and family, Carol and her kids, Aparna, and of course, my beloved parents and brother. A good time was had by all . . .

Max Turns 4!

I am very lucky this year-- I got to have two parties to celebrate my 4th birthday! We celebrated on my actual birthday with the 4039 crew at the Hilberts house in Michigan and then celebrated with my friends at my party in NYC. In NYC, my music teacher Nikolai performed, and my friends Alexandre, Zabelle, Evan, Olivia, Madeleine (Olivia's sister) Chloe, Lola, Jake, Rainer, Marit, Sophie (Marit's sister), Sarina, Maya (Sarina's sister), Fasil, Ben, and Grace (Ben's sister) all danced away the afternoon. The party was touch-and-go for a minute when Mom and Dad served watermelon rather than pizza, but they recovered fairly quickly when they served the cake. We followed up the kids party with a dinner with some of our closest NYC friends-- the Bobelians, the Goh/Saint-Sauveurs, and the Kendalls. Dad's macaroni and cheese was a big hit as usual.