The Gabel Family is Growing

Another Gabel Girl has joined the Gang.  Jennifer and Steven were married this past weekend on September 16th.  The festivities took place in Tribeca.  It was a beautiful wedding and wonderful weekend.  We are so excited to welcome Jen into our family (officially)!

NYC Time-lapse

5th Anniversary

Ivan and I were married 5 years ago today. It was such an amazing and beautiful day (with so much food)! Ivan and I have kept to buying the "traditional" anniversary gifts. This years gift was one of the best!

1 Year - Paper: Tickets to Italy (also one of the best!)

2 Years - Cotton: We both bought each other shirts

3 Years - Leather: I gave Ivan a wallet (he needed it badly) and Ivan gave me 2 belts (same reason!)

4 Years - Flowers or Fruit: Ivan gave me a peach dandelion candle (very creative) and I gave Ivan an apple (not so creative but he has a thing for apples)

5 Years - Wood: This was a tough one... I gave Ivan an OSU wooden cutting board and Ivan gave me a picture of us on our wedding day, burned and carved into a piece of wood!

It's truly amazing!!!

Thanks honey, I love it and you!

1st Day of Nursery School

Everett started his first day of Nursery School today. We caught the bus up 3rd Avenue. When we arrived, Everett was very excited and walked right into his room and got familiar very quickly. It was a great first day and we are looking forward to a great year! Go Ev!

Weekend Fun

While Ivan was off having a Rumpus in Foxwoods, Everett and I had a nice weekend on Long Island. We went to see Aunt Jenny's new place, had some fun in Newbridge Road Park, Everett had his favorite snack right out of the container - Parm Cheese, he fell in love with his winter hat and wore it outside in the 85 degree weather.

We also celebrated Nancy & Jeff's 40th Anniversary. We got them the best gift yet - lounge chairs!
They both love the chairs but I think Jeff loves them more!

We had a fun weekend but missed Daddy a lot.

Time Flies...

Everett LOVES to talk on the phone - just like his Mommy! I took this picture the other day because it reminded me of one of Everett's first phone calls with Aunt Jenny! My how time flies!! Our baby is getting so big!

The Beauty of a Shower

Everett has discovered the shower! He loves to just stand in the bathtub and let the water run off his head. Every now and then he likes to take a bath, but the shower is the way to go - so much easier!

SWIM CLASS

Last summer Everett was a little FISH! This summer he was a little apprehensive about getting in the water. We knew it was time to send him to swim class. He enrolled with one of his friends and is doing great. He is the best student and swims across the pool (with flotation) all by himself. He jumps in with no worries (of course we worry) and has so much confidence. I think he will become one awesome swimmer by next year. GO EV!

Baby Girl Gabel

We all thought that it wasn't possible, but Michele and Ross have created a Gabel Girl! We are all so excited and can't wait to meet her. Everett is most excited about sharing his trains with her and teaching her new things. Baby Girl Gabel is due to arrive around November 12th. We can't wait to welcome her into the world and the Spielman/Gabel Families.

Puberty!

Hold on not so fast! Everett is not quiet there yet (thank goodness) but he sure does like to pretend. With his new Shaving Kit, Everett likes to spend his Monday mornings shaving with Daddy. He loves shaving and is very precise - it's great practice!

Little Helper

Everett wanted to help his GaGa unload the groceries so Nancy gave him the job of putting all the items that belonged upstairs on the stairs. Everett would come into the kitchen and wait for his item and then run to the stairs and then come back for more. Well, after a few times of this I hear him climbing the stairs. So I went over there to see where he was going. It turned out that he didn't want to put more than 1 item on each step.

It was very cute!

One Lucky Kid!

Recently my little brother was hit by a car. It's incredible that he survived and came out of it with no broken bones. We are all so thankful that he is OK. There are some amazing angels watching over us. Life is precious, be sure to treasure every moment. Love you little brother!!!

Over 100 stitches inside and out - WOW!

Everett's 1st Knicks Game

Everett finally had a chance to wear his Knicks Jersey to a game. He was very excited and even went down to the first row near the court. We didn't quite make it through the whole game but ever since the game all he wants to wear is his KNICKS Jersey. He walks around the apartment screaming GO KNICKS! It's great!

Mr. & Mrs. Matri

On April 9, 2011 Jessica and Steve tied the knot! We all traveled down to the Dominican Republic for an amazing weekend of fun in the sun! It was so nice to be with the whole family. The wedding was beautiful and of course the bride was gorgeous. It was an amazing weekend and a memory we all will treasure forever!

And the time has come....

Well it has been 4 years that we have been waiting to drink our Italy wine with the Scoll's. Finally, no one was pregnant and we could figure out a date. We took the drive to Boston in a bit of a snow storm but it was well worth it. We had an amazing weekend of booze, food and fun. The boys played and tried to bring back their infant year. Everett loved the girls, he fell in love! We can't wait to take a Gabel/Scoll trip with all the troops!

Another Gabel Comes to Town!

Brooks was in town this week to interview for an internship this summer. Of course he got it! He will be staying with Steven and Jen over the summer. We are all so excited to get to see him more!! Welcome to NYC Brooks!!!