What I love about summer vacation....

One whole week of sleeping in late • Bagels and Buns is open 24 hours • Geedah is ready, willing and able to babysit • getting a tan • Candy Kitchen dark chocolate covered pretzels • laying around by the pool • did I mention sleeping in late? • Boardwalk at night • Funnel cakes and fresh squeezed lemonade • Stopping by to see my friends in Delaware • All you can eat seafood at Hooper's and Phillip's • reading the new David Sedaris book • Rita's italian ice • gorgeous weather for 7 days straight • blue sky, bright sun, actually getting to feel the breeze on my face • no agenda, no schedule, no problem • Coconut Chocolate Chip ice cream at Dumser's • playing Pictionary with my mom, my aunts and my cousins • watching the Olympics • hearing my son say the following words: "I so happy!" • eating a surprisingly good waffle at a place called General's House of Chipped Beef • sand between my toes • Dolles Caramel Corn vs. Fisher's Caramel Corn • napping on the beach with a toddler on my chest • 'Out of Office' Auto Email Reply • Miniature golf and skeeball • Jake jumping on the beds • staying up late, sleeping in later...

Many more pictures coming soon!

Ocean City Vacation 2008

We are in Ocean City, MD with my parents for the week, as we do every summer. We are enjoying the sand, the sun, the sights and the seafood! I am taking lots of pictures and planning to update the blog when we get back home in a few days. About to head out to play miniature golf with the dinosaurs, and Jake just enjoyed a "ride" in a firetruck! (We walked by the 74th St OCVFD Station and they let Jake sit in the cab of one of the firetrucks!) Jake is enjoying jumping on the bed while I attempt to type this... maybe it's time to go!

Special shout-out to my cousin Kristen who just gave birth to her beautiful new baby girl, Presley. Congratulations to Kristen, Chris and big sister Madison! I will post a link next time I don't have a two-year old hanging from my neck.....

Gotta go...

Same Poop, Different Day

In case anyone was afraid I might have matured in the last few days, I will use this post to let them know: certainly not!

Dog Poop

In honor of my baby brother's 27th birthday today, I present the following video...



Yeah, uh.... thanks again for teaching him to say that Uncle Danny....

Reason #483 why I need a camera phone

We are at the park in Greenwich, CT right now (just across the state line, only about 10-15 mins away from home) after my Chiro appt and Jake is running around playing happily. Great photo opp, I think to myself and grab my trusty point-n-shoot from my purse and bring it along. Pull it out to set the ISO nice and low since its a bright sunny day and -- ugh! The batteries are dead. I soooo need a camera phone. I can BLOG from my BlackBerry, yet I can't take a picture. I'm a stinkin photographer by trade dagnabbit! I *need* a camera on me at all times. I don't drag my big camera around with me, but maybe I should! Or, just have the presence of mind to actually think to *charge* my point and shoot batteries now and again...

<sarcasm>So for anyone who complains that there are no pictures on "Jakes Baby Blog" I will direct you to my photography blog at kellyvasami.blogspot.com. And I will remind you that this blog is called Jake's *BABY* blog. He's a toddler now. I've more than fulfilled my baby blogging obligations ;) Lol.
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In all seriousness, I know the blog is pretty sparse and I wish I could post more. The photography business is going really well and I can't complain. I work 2-4 days a week (frequently 12 hour days) so when I do have 'down time' I *spend it* with Jake, rather than *posting* about Jake. And occaisionally I'll push around a vaccuum, do a load of laundry or throw a small birthday party for my now-30-year-old hubby. :)

But yes, it hasn't gone unnoticed that the blog has been neglected more than usual this summer. I hope you all are spending the four minutes a day you would normally spend reading my blog doing something fabulous with the ones you love. :)
I know I am...

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