Party, Party & Party!

Everett is Mr. Popular these days. He had 2 birthday parties in 1 day. Mommy & Daddy also had a party that same night. Saturday was a busy day for us. Everett had Sam Feldman's 3rd Birthday in the morning at Pump It Up and Michael Flaccavento's 2nd Birthday in the afternoon at Kids Club. We had Jen & Steven's House Warming in the West Village that evening. We went from the city to Long Island back to the city. Guess we are getting a taste of when Everett is older and we have to run from place to place. It was a busy & FUN weekend though!

PARTY 1

PARTY 2

PARTY 3

Dinner with Friends Finally!

My college friends and I always try and find a night to go out that works for everyone. It is very rare that everyone can make it. We finally found a night but we were missing one, Donna. Samara, Liz, Jaime, Rachel & I (oh yea plus husbands) went last night to Tony DiNapoli's. We had a great night with great friends. I love that we all remained so close and try to see each other often. Love you guys! We missed you Donna & Noam!!!

Playdate with Isaac

Tonight we had an unexpected playdate with Isaac. Everett loves Isaac and is learning how to express his emotions. He liked to touch Isaac's head and sometimes smack him. I guess it can be an expression of tough love. There was no harm done and everyone crawled/squirmed away in one piece ... until next time!!!

The Museum of Natural History

This past weekend Ivan was in Hampton, VA at a 3 day PHISH concert. My sister came to spend the weekend with me and Everett. On Friday Jessica came over and we had a girl Martini night! It was a blast. We definitely had TII MANY MARTOONIS! On Sunday Jenn and I took Everett to The Museum of Natural History. Everett loved looking at everything. In the cab on the way there he was so excited, he couldn't contain himself (see video) Lol! We had such a great weekend and can't wait to do it again! Thanks Aunt Jenny for helping out!

On the way to the Museum

Everett's Check-up

Yesterday we had Everett's 9 month check up.
He weighs 17lbs 10ozs and is 27 1/2 inches tall. He is in the 10th percentile for weight and the 25th percentile for height. The doctor said he is on the smaller side but he is healthy and growing. Ivan is going to bring him to Wolfgangs for some steak to fatten him up!

Everett was a champ at the doctor (of course not having to get any shots helped!)

Updates

Well, Everett is almost 9 months now. He's been crawling for over a month, is working on his second tooth, pulls himself up on everything and is learning how to eat real food. No words yet but Ivan is really pushing for Daddy! So far we have gotten YA YA, which of course is adorable.

Here are some recent pics of Everett doing his stuff!

CRAWLING.................... FIRST TOOTH (click pic to see it)............... STANDING UP

YUM REAL FOOD!..................He loved to play with it! ..........................FIRST PIZZA

A NEW FRIEND?!?! ........................ MOMMY & ME!

The Lakehouse

This weekend we went to the Simpson's Lakehouse with Faith, Dave and the kids. It was so beautiful and peaceful there. Everett took his first boat trip but slept most of the time. We had a great weekend with great company. We can't wait to be invited back!

Everett 5 Weeks

Everett is about 5 and a half weeks old today and over the last month he has changed so much! He has been such a good baby and is starting to become aware of his surroundings. He loves going for walks around Murray Hill and going to the park. He digs the bath/shower and is eating, burping, peeing and pooping like a champ! He trying to give mommy and daddy a few hours of sleep at night and is really good at putting a smile on our face every hour of every day.

To My Husband

There are not many words that can describe the feelings I've had in the last 2 weeks. These past weeks have been the happiest and saddest weeks of my life.  There is no way I could have made it through this without the support of Ivan.  He has been an amazing husband, father, son-in-law and brother-in-law.  Ivan was our strength when we couldn't hold our heads up. There has not been a day that has gone by without tears, Ivan has been right there next to me helping me through it.  He is an amazing husband and I am so lucky to have him.

My mother was such a wonderful woman and her life was cut too short.  She was so excited to be a grandmother and I am thankful for the day she got to spend with Everett but there was so more she had to give. Everyday I miss her more and more.  I will treasure every memory, conversation and moment we had together. Looking at Everett helps me smile and I know my mother is looking down on us. He is such an amazing baby and is loved so much.  We will teach him everything my mother has taught me.  

We love you so much mom.

The Gabel Family

Mary Sue Volpe Roocke passed away unexpectedly Tuesday May 28th 2008. Beloved Wife of Charles Roocke, mother to Jennifer, Tracey, Charles and Alexandra and grandmother to her new Grandson Everett Gabel. Her life truly revolved around her children. She would always encourage her children to excel academically and be socially responsible. She was known for her compassion and unending ability to give of herself. If an Angel ever graced this earth it was Mary Sue.

On Sunday May 25 she became a proud grandmother to 6lb 11 0z Everret Gabel. Her sun shone as bright as any star in the universe that day and she had the privilege of spending her last day with her daughter Tracey and her new grandson Everret.

In lieu of flowers, please send donations to:
The MarySue Roocke Memorial Trust
1919 Stanley Drive

Merrick, New York 11566

Tracey is being an AMAZING woman in this very difficult time and we are both making Everett our number 1 priority, as we know MarySue would have wanted.

http://msrmemorialtrust.blogspot.com/

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Slideshow of more pics

Ivan 33rd at Jimmy's

We all had dinner at Jimmy's last night -The whole Gabel crew and the Rubinsteins came to eat -It was delish! My cake was the gorgonzola bread and everyone had a good time!

We're Growing

Everyone is growing!

BABY SHOWER

This past weekend my mother threw a beautiful baby shower for me. It was perfect! It was so nice hanging out with family and friends. Thank you everyone for the great gifts for Baby G. Most of all THANK YOU MOM for throwing such an amazing shower! I love you!

Phishin' Jammy's

YouTube Vids from the Show

Went to the Jammy's last night at the Wamu at MSG. Got to see String Cheese, Disco Biscuts, Gov't Mule, Doug E. Fresh (yeah), Galactic and a bunch more. They all performed their own songs and did a cover of some classic rock tune - was a very cool thing to see/hear! HOWEVER, even though all of Phish was there (for the first time in 4 years), the didn't play together! Page played with some old Jazz guys, Trey with a Beatles cover band, and guys from SCI and DB played a 40 min Phish set that included Antelope, Wilson, Maze and 2001, which was awesome, but not the same ... serious musical blue balls! Anyway - was def. a good time and can't wait to take baby g next year (tracey is laughing reading this)...