Chelsea Market
At the end of March, our good friend Sheridan came to visit NYC. She lives in Utah now, and can you believe she WON a trip to NYC. So I spent a couple of days downtown with her and Amanda (her guest,...
View ArticleCentral Park Zoo with Sheridan
The next day we went to the Central Park Zoo. Here are a couple of shots of my life in NYC- this is how I travel... no car, just a stroller and scooters for the girls & the subway. Ella likes...
View ArticleA Divine Dining Experience
One of the things we love most about NYC is the amazing food that is so readily available. We made a rule soon after moving here that we were not allowed to eat at any chain restaurants- and although...
View ArticleSchool
It's always fun to see the girls playing together. Here they had set up a school with some of their animal friends and Ella was reading them a story.
View ArticleEaster Egg Hunt
We participated in the annual neighborhood Easter Egg Hunt again this year. There was quite a turn out! Alexis was technically too old to "hunt" this year- she was pretty disappointed to hear that....
View ArticleEaster Sunday 2012
Here are some photos from Easter Sunday. Grandma Susan found these lovely dresses for the girls and I tried to coordinate Caleb. After church we took the train to Grandma's, so these pictures are in...
View ArticleCentral Park Boats
For Grandma Susan's birthday this year, we took her down to the boathouse in Central Park and rented some rowboats. We had to get two, so Allie and the girls went with Grandma and Matt&I went with...
View ArticleThe Space Shuttle Enterprise
Today I got to see the space shuttle Enterprise as it was flown into NYC. It has been retired from space travel and will be on display at the USS Intrepid Air & Space museum. It flew in piggyback...
View ArticleSpring Break Activities
A few photos from the activities we did over spring break: First, Ella at the hospital on Easter Sunday--- watching tv & drinking apple juice We discovered a new-to-us cupcake place in SoHo called...
View ArticleArchery and Van Cortlandt House
During Spring Break, Alexis and I headed up to Van Cortlandt park in the Bronx to check out an archery program sponsored by the parks department. It was really fun (although very well attended, so we...
View ArticleWelcome Spring! The Shearing of the Heathers
Fort Tryon Park is home to the largest heath and heather garden in the northeast. We are lucky to live so close! We attended the annual Shearing of the Heathers festival where gardeners prune the...
View ArticleRun For The Wild
For a few years I've been wanting to run in a 5K race at the Bronx Zoo, but for various reasons haven't been able to. This year the stars aligned and I was able to run the 5K with my sister Allie by...
View ArticleBaby Shower
Jessica has been a friend of mine since we were teenagers... so naturally, I wanted to celebrate her first daughter (third child) with her and lots of her friends. It was a lovely party and I'm...
View ArticleA few random photos
Ella at our local park with a butterfly on her shirt A few photos of the kids and the family at the annual stake tag sale A photo taken by Aunt Allie of Ella Out with some of the young women taking a...
View ArticleMy Mother, the Graduate
My mother has been working on finishing her bachelor degree for some time now. And this was the year! Not only did she finish her degree, she finished it with a 4.03 GPA. Summa Cum Laude. While...
View ArticleThe Larchars
My dear friend from high school, Heidi, was in town for about 6 hours, so we hopped on the subway and headed down to Central Park to the sailboat pond and to play on the Alice in Wonderland statue....
View ArticleThe Sandbox Project
The sandbox at our local park has been empty for a long long time- over a year at least. Many parents have expressed an interest in refilling it, but the park department budget does not cover new sand...
View ArticleElla's Birthday- Part 1
Well, Ella is 5! It's hard to believe. She's finishing up her Pre-K year and will be headed to Kindergarten at Lexi's school in the fall. She has begun to read. And she has two wiggly teeth...
View ArticleElla's Birthday- Part 2
Earlier in the day I took cupcakes to Ella's class... After the festivities with friends, Grandma, Allie and Chris were all able to come over and celebrate some more. We had dinner (Ella's favorite:...
View ArticleA Tribute to The Lion King
Lexi's music/dance/theater class this year put on a production that was a tribute to the Lion King. Here is her class on stage. They were all flowers, although the boys called themselves bushes. See...
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