Jacqueline - A cousin comes to visit

NewYear's Weekend 2006: and it was an occasion for Alex to meet a cousin for the first time.

Jacqueline and her mother Julie drove down from Boston on Thursday and stayed through Saturday.

Jacqueline has a magical way with babies. Her lullabies singing and jig dancing was entertaining for adults and soothing for Alex. There's a lot we can learn from Jacq.

And of course, her mom is a pretty spectacular baby-whisperer herself. She rolled up her sleeves and changed countless diapers (she hasn't lost anything since going into diaper-retirement a couple of years back).

Jacqueline & Julie also got a full dose of NYC on Friday afternoon, as they caught a Broadway matinee performance of Peter Pan and wandered uptown to spectate the lighting of the world's largest menorah, near the Plaza Hotel.

So inspired, they came home and we lit one of our own and sat down for a Salmon dinner.