Balent Times

My friend, Ella Gamba, took these shots of Rya at the Boone Hall Plantation a few days ago.  I'm thankful to have such a talented friend...

We've been getting in as much pool and beach time as possible before the summer slips away.  The temperature still remains in the high 8...

Rya's pediatrician recommended that she be assessed by a speech therapist since she's still not speaking.  After the assessment, Rya...

Yesterday we spent the afternoon at the Isle of Palms with Rya's bestie, Riley.  They're adorable together!  It was a perfect day fo...

On September 11th, my crazy friend Jean and I did a two and a half hour spin marathon at the Mount Pleasant Memorial Park to benefit the Eas...

For Labor Day Weekend, we went camping in our backyard.  Since I've never been camping, this was a test to see if I could handle the gre...

Look what just opened a stone's throw from my house and guess who got a job there?!  Yup, every Irish pub needs a sassy-mouthed Coleen! 

Look who popped by for a quick pit stop on their way to Newburyport from Florida!  My Uncle Ricky and Aunt Joanie surprised us with a quick ...

My cousin Michelle and her husband Michael came for a short but sweet visit. They arrived late Friday evening to ice cold beer, snacks, chit...

He said it's a picture of him falling off a block with his pee pee hanging out of his pants!  WTF? 

I invented the mini waffle PB&J and it's Currier's favorite! Paolo loves em too!

Jenny, a fellow Newburyporter and 1991 graduate, is in town for a conference so we hosted a Lowcountry boil at our house last night to kick ...

Currier is finally writing his name without any help.  This masterpeice was created at the gym daycare.  It's a picture of me lifting we...

It was five years ago today that we found Paolo all skin and bones with his mouth taped shut in a boat yard near Portopalo, Sicily.  I cried...