Raz Swimming

Raz had a huge summer - bicycling and swimming all in a 2 month period.

Raz Classroom

Here's Raz in his classroom on his first day. The class is great and he really loves his teacher.

First Day

Here's Raz outside of Kindergarten for his first day of school. He was very excited and had a great day.

US Open Seats

Here's where Milda and Raz sat for the US Open

Milda and Raz at the US Open

Milda took Raz to the US Open after his first 1/2 day in Kindergarten as a special treat. They had a blast and saw fantastic seats.

Zina in Daycare

Here's Zina in her new classroom enjoying the kitchen area and her new ability to stand! She walks now too. If I have some video I will post it.

Zina in Climbing Gear

Here's Zina in her climbing gear. Her packmule didn't make the photo...

Bear Mountain 1

It's called Bear Mountain because climbing it is such a bear :-)

We decided to climb Bear Mountain as a little family day trip on what might have been the hottest day in September - hot and humid! By the time we got to the top there was a cool breeze and wonderful views and everyone had really enjoyed our adventure.

Office Party

My office party was a Rye Playland this year - Raz had a blast!

Raz and Milda at the Empire State Bldg

This summer before school, Milda and Raz had a chance to do lotsa of very cool daytrips. Here they are on top of the Empire State Building standing somewhere I would be very uncomfortable. The summer trips were a big hit and produced lots of photos and memories.

Raz Swimming

This summer Raz learned to swim. In this photo he still needed a float, but weeks later he was crossing the deep end with no difficulty (and a great deal of supervision ;-).

He loves swimming and was nearly impossible to get out of the water. If our moving plans are successful, he'll have a pool to play in by December.

Steve Babysitting

Here's Uncle Steve babysitting while Milda and I gave our arms a much needed rest! We had a wonderful time at Ray and Maureen's house one Sunday afternoon in August. Weather was semi-cooperative ;-)

Cousin Gabija's 18th Birthday

Gabija came to Milda and my wedding when she was three. She was the tiny little thing in the white dress following Milda around through the event just so excited to be there. Events like this make you realize how quickly time passes.

Milda's Sojourn Reading

Milda got an Editor's Choice award and publication in Soujourn, the annual arts Magazine of the University of Texas. Here she is reading from her story. It was a very nice event with a number of very talented artists.

Texas in August

OK - so I got silly and let Milda convince me to go to Texas in August. You know, I expected the pavement to be melting and everything to be insanely hot and miserable, but actually, based on my two week experience that's a myth. Texas was no more hideous than New York is in August. Oh well...

I've posted a bunch of photos from our trip here for your viewing pleasure!