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posted by Roneil Icatar at 9:46 PM

We recently found a massive tumor in our little Isabella's head. We are keeping a detailed account at the Isabella's Fight web page.
posted by Roneil Icatar at 3:21 AM

Three new videos for Nathaniel. Enjoy!


Nathaniel vs. The Balloon from Roneil Icatar on Vimeo.


Nathaniel Crawling - 1 from Roneil Icatar on Vimeo.


Nathaniel Crawling - 2 from Roneil Icatar on Vimeo.
posted by Roneil Icatar at 2:52 PM

Isabella played in her first T-ball game today for Ed's Garage Doors. Sort of reminds me of Chico's Bail Bonds (go ahead, look it up if you need to :) ). Below are video of her two at-bats. To see an HD version of each, just click the link below each video. Enjoy!

First At Bat

Isabella's 1st T-Ball Game from Roneil Icatar on Vimeo.


Second At Bat

Isabella's 1st T-Ball Game Part 2 from Roneil Icatar on Vimeo.
posted by Roneil Icatar at 2:10 PM

Here's a video of Nathaniel almost crawling. We're also testing this new video site called Vimeo which displays High Definition videos. The video below is not hi-def, but if you click on the link, it will take you to a hi-def version. Enjoy!


Nathaniel Trying to Crawl from Roneil Icatar on Vimeo.
posted by Roneil Icatar at 12:34 PM

Just got a new digicam with HD. Here's a small test with Nathaniel.

Testing HD with Nathaniel from Roneil Icatar on Vimeo.
posted by Roneil Icatar at 12:13 PM

The kids' cousin, Reid, who was born a week before Nathaniel came to visit us this week. Here are some pictures of the two cutey's and everything else that happened during the week. And of course we have a video!

posted by Roneil Icatar at 11:47 AM

Annalise and Isabella do! We recently got Guitar Hero and Rock Band for the XBox. The kids have picked up the drums very quickly. Annalise is here playing Say It Ain't So by Weezer and Isabella is practicing the song on a slower speed.




posted by Roneil Icatar at 11:45 AM

If you haven't noticed, there's a new drop down menu over to the left that says "View My Photos". Just pick a set from the list to view a bunch of fun pictures! Enjoy!
posted by Roneil Icatar at 10:20 PM

Nathaniel has gone from just smiling to full blown laughing! Enjoy!


posted by Roneil Icatar at 11:30 PM

This video from Christmas 2003 shows a 3-year old Annalise entertaining her 4 month old sister. Enjoy!


posted by Roneil Icatar at 10:26 PM

Isabella just came home one day and said she could sing the ABC's backwards. It was amazing. We didn't teach her and neither did anyone at school!


posted by Roneil Icatar at 10:23 PM

Here's a blast from the past that pays homage to the classic Budweiser commercial. This is Annalise at 6 months old.

Bud Commercial


Annalise Wazzup

posted by Roneil Icatar at 10:41 PM

Here are two videos of Annalise and Isabella playing around. The first is them dancing to a Backyardigans video. The second is them performing a cool magic trick! Enjoy!



posted by Roneil Icatar at 8:33 PM

Here's a quick video of Daddy goofing around with Nathaniel and making him smile. The video is 1:20, but Nathaniel really gets into it around the 30 second mark.


posted by Roneil Icatar at 10:40 PM

Here's a video of Isabella and her first time playing on a soccer team.


After watching the video, check out some pictures from today.
posted by Roneil Icatar at 8:59 PM

I took the girls out to the Yankees ballgame versus Tampa Bay on September 1. This is our video summary of the day!

Take me out to the ballgame (Length: 1:21)
Download the high res version here.


posted by Roneil Icatar at 12:14 PM

We just got back from a 4 day Caribbean Cruise. OK, we got back a month ago and I finally got around to making our video. Turn up the speakers to enjoy some nice relaxing music. Hope you enjoy!

Caribbean Cruise 2006 (Running Time: 7:40)

posted by Roneil Icatar at 9:17 PM

We are so close to done! The electrician wasn't available this week, so we still have to wait on the sconces, but everything else turned out great so far. In true makeover fashion, I will only tease you with the "before" picture below. Click on the picture and you will see the "after".

	Here is the main view from the entrance. Remember the lighting and wallpaper?
	It will be so nice to be able to take a shower upstairs again!
	We replaced that giant sink with a pedestal sink and freed up all sorts of space.
	Ahhh! The throne! What else can I say, except that we no longer have to fight over the downstairs bathroom!

I hope you enjoyed our little renovation. We'd like to thank Mike Ritacco of MR Construction. We highly recommend him for any of your household work. You can reach him at 203-979-3881, and if you mention you got his name from this web site, you'll receive absolutely nothing!
posted by Roneil Icatar at 8:08 PM

I can say without a doubt that I certainly have a much greater appreciation for interior design (and the 12 million shades of blue and white) and the good folks that actually build these things. Especially the poor guys (like my contractor) that has to work on these 60 year old homes, where walls aren't always exactly vertical or floors aren't exactly flat (or in our case, shaped like a canoe!) Anyway, the bathroom is looking better and better each day. It's been dusty for the last couple days with all the sanding, but today, it was cleaned up a bit to allow me to take some pics. Enjoy!

	Here is the entry view to the bathroom. You can see the wainscot (another fancy term for paneling) along the lower part of the room, painted in a very light blue (which I mistook for white and may actually look white in the picture). The new tile is called "Castle Grey" and has some a little bit of blue in it that is brought out by the wainscoting. And finally, we are thrilled about how the shelves came out. You may not see it in the picture, but it really helps enhance the room.
	Here is the neo-angle shower base, hopefully, the shower will be up by Thursday. That heater is helping dry the paint and primer and the bucket is the official bucket of Home Makeover.
	Here's another view of the floor, the shower, the shelves and where the toilet will be (I can't wait till that's installed either). Hmmm...Maybe I'll put some good books on those shelves....
	....and right on cue....the toilet view.

One more day of painting, then all the fixtures go in. I can't wait!
posted by Roneil Icatar at 8:06 PM