Christmas 2009

We had a lovely Christmas this year. With 5 (or so) different celebrations in 3 different states, Diaz stayed quite busy! Seeing family is always the best... and having snow this year made things even better. A few pics are here.

Thanksgiving at Beth's... we'll pass on the bird, but we'll take the swimming and goofing off, thank you. A few more pics here.

Florida!

Amy's wedding and a short stop at Disney World... a few more pics here.

A week at the beach

With a lot of family. The good times are here.

July 4th weekend

The thread that laced together this year's 4th of July weekend for our family: Rock and Roll. We were lucky enough to have outdoor, family-friendly concerts lined up on Friday and Saturday. Friday took us to the South Street Seaport to see Bachelorette and Here We Go Magic with Bill. On Saturday, we once again joined forces with Bill for the Woodsist/Captured Tracks Festival in an empty Bushwick lot under the J Train / M Train split. Capping the night: watching fireworks from our roof. A couple pics here.

9 bands in 2 days, with Diaz. Thank you New York, we love you.

Diaz at the Seaport before the bands

Kelly, Diaz, and Bill @ the Woodist Fest

Elementary school: one year down!

Diaz getting her pre-K "diploma" today

Father's Day!

Wow. Father's day in our house was quite a treat this year:

- I got to sleep until 7:30 in the morning. (For those of you who don't have school-aged kids, that's about an hour later than our house usually kicks in.)

- Kelly brought me breakfast in bed: an everything bagel and fresh strawberries.

- Family visits to the New Musuem and a handful of other galleries.

- Kelly made dinner! Hot Damn!

A couple pics are here.

Spring dance recital

Totally fun and completely laid-back-- parts of the recital were even being made up on the spot! The entire production was based on the story of Snow White, which was right up Diaz's alley this year. A few more pics here.

Viva Coney Island!

Our first visit of the season! Well, that was a couple of weeks ago... the plan was to go again today for the Mermaid Parade but rain has changed our plans. : (

Oreos in the park

Diaz & George

In December... in the final days of our old apartment



Channeling George



New year's day

Making February warmer

The off-season is for counting rings

The Steelers biggest fans-- January was a good month for those of us with ties to Pittsburgh!

waaay overdue holiday happiness

OK, so I dropped the ball on the blog over the past few months... as usual, I have too many irons in the fire. There are a couple of older posts I wanted to add, just for completeness (better late than never, they say.) First step towards digging out-- get the Holiday 2008 pics out there. A small set of pics is here.