Popcorn snackers

Attack!

Our day dreamer

Now he's reading Hop On Pop...his favorite book.

Mr. BIG

Hi. Apparently I am the size of a large 4-year-old [47lbs and 40+ inches tall]...so says the nurse during my visit to the doctor today.

A Good Lad

Took these the other day as we were waiting for guests.

Nesting on our bed

A source of entertainment lately....rolling around on our bed with our pillows.

Had to blog

Silly Hugo

After the nap

More photos 2.16

Photos 2.16

Hugo.  A ham with the front facing camera.

A day in the Valentine life...

PEP BOYS Adventure

As a boy, I can remember winter-time visits to my Grandmother's (Nana Val) at her old house on Rebecca Street in Oakville.  She used to live just down the road from Hopedale Mall, where during particularly snowy winters the plows would created HUGE mounds of snow, piled up around the edges of a large parking lot.  I used to love playing on those huge hills--I would climb to the top and roll down, throw snow-boulders from the top of the mountain, or dig tunnels into them.

These memories came to mind yesterday when Jen and I brought our boys to our local PEP Boys and while they were working on changing our oil, we got Hugo and Dash out into the parking lot to play in the "NO!" (as Dashiel calls it).  We were a bit worried that Hugo would protest, but he took to the adventure and both boys truly had a ball!

SNOW!

The snow came and conquered Queens.  Blizzard 2013 brought lots of snow.  Dash is really loving it, making it impossible to get him in the house without a full-scale-alert-the-neighbors TANTRUM. 
The garbage bags in this photo, you can't even see right now because folks shoveled big piles while digging out their cars.

Jen took this shot Saturday morning at 3am just as a cab spun out in front of her in midtown.

This was the kids first real look at snow since last year... and Hugo got into it!

Hugo! Making Our Day!

Expressive language is a challenge for Hugo so it is heartening to see him identify words, objects, and numbers, and place them in the right order!  What a bright little boy you are, Hugo! Your parents are so proud of you!

A few recent images

Another friend having a baby

Hadas is due on Valentine's Day. In Philly for her shower. Good times!