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One reason we went to Boston the first week of May
was to attend the naming of Abigail Paige Kaufman, #11 in Erman
Cousins -- The Next Generation. (That's in order of birth among
the 10 first cousins who were grandchildren of Frieda -- so please
don't take offense, Sieglers, Libersons or anyone else in the
Erman clan!) Here, Ari hangs out in the living room (in Wellesley,
actually) after the naming ceremony. |
Ari and Abby's mother, Dana, whom I can remember when
SHE was Abby's age (yikes!) |
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Ari with Dana and Mike. Why no pictures with Abby,
you may wonder? With the naming ceremony and the swarm of family
and friends, it wasn't possible to get close enough to set up
a photo -- until Abby went upstairs to take a nap. I thought
a candid shot might be cute, but I didn't want to be accused
of exploitation! :-) |
Joe and Ruth Erman -- Dana'a parents, Abby's grandparents,
my aunt and uncle, and Ari's great aunt and uncle. |
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Ari and her Great-Aunt Sue, who seemed to enjoy
her company -- maybe she wants some grandchildren of her own! |
Great-Uncle Milt, who also seemed taken with
Ari -- yep, I think there's some serious baby Jonesing here --
but of course, only Joanna and Brooks can decide the timing of
that. |
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Yes, Daddy has given Ari plenty of shoulder
rides, but it was still fun to play with Uncle Milt. |
From Wellesley we went to Norwich, Connecticut,
to visit cousins on Lisa's father's side. Technically, they're
ex-stepcousins, from Aunt Rena's second marriage, but we've remained
close, so the "cousins" moniker holds. We had our first
official Mother's Day with them, at a restaurant full of families,
many with children. |
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Ari strikes a pose with Daddy and Libby Aichele.
Libby was a big hit with Ari, as was her brother Christian. |
The whole Aichele family gathers around Ari
-- Christian, Lisa, Libby and Steve. |
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NEXT: BACK HOME AGAIN IN
ROCHESTER |
And
now, ladies and gentlemen...