Award Nomination

I would like to nominate Reagan and Jake Breinholt for hostess/host of the year 2008. For the past 5 weekends they have entertained company in their apartment there in NYC, and done a fabulous job. One of the top draws there is the quick trip to Westchester to see the fabulous and incredible Piper. She is doing so well, it's amazing. I think she's soaking in all the love and attention from her parents and others who visit her and take care of her. Plus she's just a little bit plucky! (Okay, a lot plucky!) She is drawing from wells of courage and determination and is doing whatever her little body allows her to do. Whenever her parents walk into the room, she whips her head around, makes eye contact, and starts her little voice noises to give the report of what's been happening in her life. She loves being read to, and hates to have her nose wiped. She allows us all to try hats or socks on her or change her outfits, but she is very quick to grab the intrusive hand and quickly pulls it front and center to examine it and try to see we are doing to her. The hardest part about the visit is leaving, which is sad, wondering when we will be there next.
The other part of the visit was to see a Vincent Van Gogh exhibit at the MOMA there in NYC. (In the above picture you will see Piper reminding us to go see Starry Starry Night) Mimi was able to cross something off her "things to do before i die" list after our visit and admiration of Starry Night in person. The exhibit had about 40+ pics by Van Gogh and it was really awesome. I loved it. The Potato Eaters was featured, too.We saw someother displays there, too, including a few Andy Warhol pieces--his famous Marilyn Monroe and also the soup cans. Another exhibit was very awful (artist? unknown)--it was a room full of murdered stuffed animals, or so it appeared, all their stuffing was spread across the floor and mirrors were propped up throughout the carnage. I started getting anxiety and left. It could have been dryer lint, I don't know.
But if you ever need a traveling partner, choose Mimi. She is easy going but knows how to make a decision, has great ideas, and doesn't complain about sleeping with someone who snores intermittently. But watch out for her quick fingers on the airplane--she will create a music playlist for you that you may or may not like before you even find your glasses to read the screen!