A week after the fact, but here's a few images from our trip to Grandma 'n Grandpa's house in Owen Sound, Ontario.  It was a quick trip with good food and a good hikes!  Best of all, it was great getting the boys together with their grandparents; although brief, we had a great time. 

First day - awareness

Hugo took the bus on his first day because he is pretty attached to mommy lately. His awareness level is increasing.    We raced by subway to see a much happier boy get off. But then mom and dad had tears watching our grown-up Hugo walk in.  No better pictures because we were hiding.

Clear! We made it in.

Waterloo NY thanks for the caffeine

Heart-to-heart conversation. Doughnut holes. Coffee and gas. Lots of fun with this bunch. 

Leaving Cortland NY. Thanks econolodge!

The great American road trip to Canada

Mommy finished two hours so she got to sit in the passenger seat around Scranton, PA

Scooting to school

A first....made it all the way today.

Hugo and the erhu

Mike sent this the other day of Hugo playing a Chinese erhu.  Apparently Hugo saw a man playing it, was curious, and the man let him have a shot at it.  Great picture.

Class K Graduation - Hooray for Hugo

Prior to the graduation we were told two things:  1) send in a white shirt and white shorts for Hugo to "practice" with and 2) come in disguise and sit in the back.  Although we were curious about the first request, we completely understood the second.  If Hugo recognized us during the show, he'd loose his squash and the show would be over, at least for him, and us.

Here's Mommy in disguise and sitting in the back,
waiting for the show to start.

Here's the start of the show. See Hugo on the far left.
The other teachers sat behind, to help keep the
children on task.  They do great work.

Here's Hugo, answering a question.  The show also featured
matching, greeting, and singing about the "Sailors and Sea" theme

Of course, Hugo thought he spotted us and started to fuss.
So Mommy, Daddy, and Uncle Mike had to sit behind
a curtain.  We peaked in occasionally to see the show.

When the show was over, Hugo was so happy and relieved to see us
he started to cry. Big Hug from Mommy.  Hugo won "best hugs"
in his class.

Mommy removing the sailor garb after the show.
Still a bit upset, but...

...chocolate chip cookies make things better.

So does a party with confetti!  Here playing with Uncle Mike.

Hooray for Hugo!  We are all so proud of you!

Images from the past few weeks

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Evening workout with Uncle Mike

We have Uncle Mike in town visiting us and the boys are having a ball!  Here's the action from a few nights ago—full of beans as you can see!  Also, Dash is in underwear!  That's right, he's potty trained :).
 

Hewlett Point Park

Took a trip down to the Long Island shore this afternoon.

Silliness

Some recent photos.

Choo! Choo!!

All Aboard!
Here we all are, riding Thomas the Tank Engine along the banks of the Delaware River!  It was hotter than molten lava in those coaches but a good time was had!  (click here if you can't view video).

Dashiel's 3rd birthday adventure

We took the family for an overnight trip to Pennsylvania and got to enjoy some swimming and a Thomas the Train "traveling show"for Dash's birthday.  It was incredibly hot inside the non-air conditioned train car.  But we managed with lollipops for everyone (even the families around us).  A new scooter greeted Dash once we got home.

At 3, Dash is the family cheerleader.  He has the ultimate team spirit.  If Mommy is shouting for Evan in a crowd, Dash is shouting "EEEVVVVVANNNNN" even louder.  If he is missing Hugo, "I go find GO-GO!!"  He has no shame in telling you, "I love you soooo much."  And at the end of every night he wants "to cuddle."  He is already quite the artist (like his Daddy) and is quite the clown when he isn't crying real tears over something minor (like his mommy).