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One Of The Girls At The Mall

One Of The Girls At The Mall

Been forever since I have written here but hoping to pick things up at least on a monthly basis. Okay, so jumping into the deep end, this past weekend I took Hannah and her two friends to the mall. Having two daughters has been my […]

Dear Hannah, On Your 10th Birthday…

Dear Hannah, On Your 10th Birthday…

Dear Hannah, How has it been a full ten years since we took you home from the hospital? So much has changed in that time and it’s unbelievable to me that a young teenager-in-training is in our lives where there used to be a little […]

Dear Sophie, On Your 7th Birthday

Dear Sophie, On Your 7th Birthday

Posted by Joe Cianciotto Dear Sophie, Happy birthday sweetheart! I would say that I can’t believe that you’re turning seven, however you feel more like you are actually nine going on thirteen. I am going to try something new this year to put more substance […]

Dear Hannah, on your ninth birthday….

Dear Hannah, on your ninth birthday….

Dear Hannah, How is it that you are now nine years old? It feels like yesterday you were a little nugget in my arms home from the hospital. Watching you grow up has been the thrill of my life but somehow this year I’ve suddenly […]

Garden City will never forget you

Garden City will never forget you

Posted by Joe Cianciotto. Given all of the craziness of the past six months with COVID-19 I have seriously neglected so many things in my life, this blog being one. I hope to get back to a regular posting schedule but I didn’t want the […]

Garden City Taking Care Of Itself

Garden City Taking Care Of Itself

Posted by Joe Cianciotto Wanted to take a break from the usual, well because with the current epidemic there is nothing usual about life in Long island and Garden City specifically. I am super proud though that our town came together to support the #ShieldTheseFaces […]

Dear Sophie, on your sixth birthday…

Dear Sophie, on your sixth birthday…

Posted by Joe Cianciotto   Dear Sophie, This past year we have watched you grow up so fast that it almost seems unreal. Even though you turn six years old today I feel like you’ve been this age forever already. You just seem so grown […]

This year’s New Years Resolution for Daddy, Hannah & Sophie

This year’s New Years Resolution for Daddy, Hannah & Sophie

Posted by Joe Cianciotto Okay so for the New Year in 2020 I started something new with my two daughters (Hannah who’s eight and Sophie who is turning six next month). We made a deal to list out the ten resolutions Daddy will make this […]

Dear Hannah on your eighth birthday

Dear Hannah on your eighth birthday

Posted by Joe Cianciotto Dear Hannah, Happy birthday sweetheart! How is it that you are eight years old? Curiously enough I am sitting on a chair in your grandparent’s basement writing this letter to you. You were so excited that your birthday was on Thanksgiving […]

Top ten things every parent should know before going to Disney World

Top ten things every parent should know before going to Disney World

Posted by Joe Cianciotto. So I just spent a whirlwind four days with Jen and the two nuggets down in Walt Disney World. To add to the insanity my parents met us down there and we even got hotel rooms attached to keep the crazy […]