One of our first family pictures, taken in early January 2007
Ellen's parents came down often in January and February to visit.
Late December 2006 and Early January 2007 saw us do lots of fun things with Max.
In early November, we traveled up to Boston for the wedding of Ellen's sister Marlene
As October begins, Max is starting to become more aware of his surroundings.
Max has begun getting bathed on a regular basis. Click here to see the joyous photos.
Click here to see photos from Max's bris
Max Charles Epstein has entered our lives. Click here to see the first days of Max's life!
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In early August, my coworkers at ARVO threw us a baby shower.
Also in late July and early August we had a couple of BBQs at our house.
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The Summer of 2006 was spent preparing for our first child. We took two trips. Click here for the photos.
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Despite my attempts to avoid it, I turned 40 in March '06, and to mark the event my family threw a party.
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February 2006 saw our first real snowstorm - about 10 inches fell. We took some photos.
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In December 2005 we were in St Thomas as part of the regular Epstein family trip. Here are the photos.
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We decided to celebrate Halloween 2005 with some costumes. Click on the small images to see a full size photo
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We hosted a break fast in 2005, and were very happy that many of our friends, as well as Ellen's parents, were able to join us for our first post-wedding gathering at our house. We have a few photos.
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 Well, we were married on September 10th, 2005. The entire weekend was wonderful. It started with a rehearsal dinner on Friday evening, followed by the wedding Saturday evening (this is the official photographers website), and then a brunch Sunday morning. Photos are available for all. After our wedding weekend, we departed for our 2 week honeymoon in Italy. We visited Venice, Florence and Rome. |
On July 24th 2005, Ellen and I hosted a mezuzah hanging/housewarming party at our house. Here are photos of the event.
July 2005 was a busy month for us. We took a mini vacation in Atlantic City, we decided that to be real Bethesda residents we had to own a Volvo, and we chose our wedding meal. Click here for the photos.
In May 2005 Ellen's parents threw a couples shower for us. Here are the photos.
In April 2005 Ellen and I traveled with her parents and sister Marlene to Israel for a vacation. Click here to see all the photos.
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In February 2005 we went skiing in Colorado with my sister Karen and her family. Click here for more photos.
In December 2004 we went to St. Thomas, USVI, with my family. Here we are, at the Banana Tree Grill, overlooking Charlotte Amalie. Click here for more photos from our trip.
In November 2004 we attended a formal charity event at the Russian Embassy..
In September 2004 we visited Ellen's friends Julie and Terry in Cape Cod. Click here for more photos from our trip.