Summer in New York

We decided to spend most of our summer in New York. In spite of a few sticky days, we have had a great time. Saturdays have been spent in the Red Hook pool in Brooklyn teaching Henry how to splash and swim about, followed by some delicious Salvadorian or Guatemalan food - Henry's favourites are the papusas which are hot savoury pancakes filled with cheese, vegetables or meat. We have also been enjoying the local playgrounds and parks a lot. The neighbourhoods are quieter, but a lot of our friends are still around. People become lazier, and just like to hang out on their stoops and chat to passersby. And that's quite alright by us.

July 4 weekend in the Hudson Vallley

We rented a little place in Red Hook, NY for the July 4 weekend. It was such a beautiful part of the Hudson Valley and we all had a lovely time. We visited nearby towns- Rhinebeck, New Paltz and Kingston. We did a lot of hiking near Woodstock in the Catskills and the Mohonk Mountain House. On our last day we stopped off at a blueberry farm to pick punnets upon punnets of blueberries! Henry of course, had a great time...

July 2009 By the Brooklyn Bridge

Brooklyn Birthday Bonanaza

We shared our party with Henry's friend Ella in Brooklyn

Delicious Strawberry-Raspberry-Blackberry-Blueberry Shortcake!

Trying to blow out the candles

A birthday hug for the 2 year olds

Henry is 2!

As a newborn in the Botanical Gardens in Brooklyn...

As a 1 year old at Jones Beach last June






On his 2nd birthday, back in the Rose Garden at the Botanical Gardens.

Happy Birthday, we can't believe you are already 2!

Summer in Brooklyn

Enjoying a blueberry-banana-acai smoothie

With Soren and Theo at Summer Streets in Brooklyn

With Alice walking home from a long summer's day out and about in our neighbourhood

Larry and Jane's trip to Brooklyn - June 09

Thanks for babysitting me Grandma and Grandpa!