Oma and Erica Arrive

Oma and Erica arrived for their annual 3 week visit late last night.

Sherman wouldn't stop barking at first- but then he quickly remembered about all of the hand-outs he receives when they are here.

They are all friends again now :)

Friday in the Park with the Boys

Here are some more pics from my NYC trip with the boys.

On Friday we traveled into Manhattan to meet with some art clients of mine in midtown. After that we walked up to Central Park, climbing rocks and exploring all of the hidden paths. We stopped by the Metropolitan Museum of Art for an hour to check out some art (the boys were mainly interested in Greek statues, medieval armor and African masks) before returning to the park for more exploring and rock climbing as the sun went down. Then we walked down to Broadway and saw 'The Book of Mormon' before heading back to Queens to collapse in our beds :)

Sand Snake

We went to the local beach on Saturday to play around in the sand for a few hours. 

At first we tried to bring Sherman, but he just slunk around and wanted to go home. He hates being more than a block away from the house, and ultimately prefers a lap or a soft bed to anything else. Hard to blame him.

So we dropped Sherman back off at home and returned to the beach. The kids built this cool sand snake while I dozed in the chair. 

All in all, a very pleasant time out.

Happy 1/2 birthday to Kassidy!

We celebrated Kassidy's 1/2 birthday tonight.

Her siblings weren't too amused, but she had a blast!

At least everyone got some cake out of it..

Da' Bronx Zoo

The boys and I spent one day of our NYC trip exploring the Bronx Zoo with Uncle Peter.

The zoo is 265 acres, and Uncle Peter kept up the whole time. But we were all feeling the burn by the end of the day, so we went home right after to sit on the couch and watch baseball and eat Chinese food :)

Dining in NYC

I took Lennon to NYC for the first time last week to visit with Uncle Peter. Lukas came along as well.

Of course we had to go to a diner right away, where Lennon tackled his first big bacon burger with fries. It wouldn't be his last..

Outside the diner we snapped the first group picture with Uncle Peter. 

It wouldn't be the last either..

More to come!

Portfolio Pages

Here is some new art from Katharine.

These pieces are part of a portfolio that she is submitting to win a trip to an art convention in California. 

She was a runner up last year, so maybe this year will be her time :)

Happy Birthday, Iria.

Iria completed another trip around the sun today.

We kicked the birthday off last night by attending a great Kacey Musgraves concert.

This morning she got some cards and well wishes from the kids- Keira's was especially thoughtful.

And now she is capping it all off with a viewing of "Royal Wedding".

All in all, a great day (and beautiful Fall-like weather for the first time).

Happy birthday, Liebs!