the 461 sentry...

Last time we were in town. I think for Brian and Tara's wedding we happened to find ourselves in the neighborhood as well... but Hazel definitely was not caught off guard that day.

461

Tara and I were running some errands with Vivian today and we happened by 14th street. The block was kind of quiet (it was hot and it was Monday) but I was surprised I didn't see Hazel. The house looks the same and different. Did everyone hear the story of how we went to an open house there a couple of years ago?

The Birthdays Party

We celebrated the July birthdays last Saturday. Here's a couple of minutes of it. It's not terribly exciting, but it has our favorite song in it.

Here are the pictures.

Here are my babies!

While everyone is cooing over the beautiful new babies and the adorable toddlers that people the blog, I wanted to share a snapshot I came across of my babies taken about 19 years ago!

Nadia Rain Del Pasqua

Here are some more photos of the little bean.
We spent the rest of the day perfecting the family nap.

Another wonderful woman in my life...

Wow what an incredible day. "Working title" Del Pasqua was born at our house in Portland today at 1:07pm. The whole day was an awesome experience and Sandra was a star and will be starring in a new dance video in no time.
Here is quick pic I snapped of the little bean before being hypnotized by her sheer beauty for the rest of the day. I'll post a whole gallery of high res images in the next couple of days.

NEWS FROM PORTLAND

Francy just called with great news. Sandra and Kieran are proud parents of a 7 lb. 12 oz. baby girl born at home and as yet unnamed. Francy was at her lakeside cottage and asked us to pass on the news. You can be sure we will be getting more details soon from the Oregonians.

Breezy Point’s ZIP code — 11697 — once had the highest per capita consumption of Budweiser in the world.

From Tuesday's New York Times:

It was with bitterness, and resignation, that many Breezy Point locals met the news on Monday that Anheuser, the St. Louis-based maker of Budweiser, was to be sold to a Belgian company for $52 billion.

SOPHISTICATED RELAXATION

Brian has already mentioned this in a recent comment but, just in case you didn't know, the Cousins' Party is Sunday, August 10th. Those cousins (and other relatives) in the NY area are aware of the date but perhaps others of you might find yourselves nearby and would like to participate in a day of high-end entertainment. On an entirely different note, did anyone notice the uncanny resemblance between the face shown in the still frame of Kieran's "Canada" video and John Roche? Another different note: Today is Sandra's projected due date - all our love and best wishes to the DelPasquas.

Happy Birthday dear Matt, Happy Birthday to you!

Hooray for Matt!

While we're all waiting for news of the new Murphy cousin in Portland, here are some pictures of the McLaughlin summer in Breezy (plus a few from our weekend on the North Fork of Long Island and from a fun day in Brooklyn with Kate and baby Vivian...).