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at the Metropolitan Museum of Art! Miles and his friend Beni (from gym class) visit the MET. http://picasaweb.google.com/s/c/bin/slideshow.swf

…finally some pictures! We managed to get out of the city the weekend AFTER Labor Day, and headed to Sandy Hook, a beautiful beach in NJ. Auntie Lali, and our friends the Potenzas made it a great trip! Miles and Lucy Potenza especially enjoyed the large sand pit. Other pictures are from Miles’s room redecorationContinue reading “Last Days of Summer and on to Fall”

It’s been hot in NYC! Luckily, we have great parks and great escapes. The two story slide is TearDrop Park Miles and Rocket played at Teardrop and then ran around together in Battery Park! The Hippos are from Hippo playground a few blocks away, the kiddie pool is on Auntie Lali’s deck, the photos ofContinue reading “Miles’s Fabulous Summer”

Crepes, Arc de Triumph and more park time in Paris! We are now back to NYC and are settling into our daily routine once again! http://picasaweb.google.com/s/c/bin/slideshow.swf

We had a visit from Auntie Sara, or “Auntie Sa” as Miles calls her! Sara arrived late Friday night and it was fabulous to meet her at CDG airport! Sara brought the nice, hot weather. It’s been 80 degrees. Luckily, we have our own personal drain inspector and water fountain spotter and Miles kept usContinue reading “Paris, avec Soeur”

Miles loves the Luxembourg Gardens…! Not only are there ducks swimming in Medici fountains, but there are pony rides, puppet shows and a huge playground with trains and truck climbing structures. We tried to take Miles to “Les Trois Cochons” (Three Little Pigs) puppet show, but once we got inside with 1,000 French school children,Continue reading “Paris Day 4-8”

Miles’s favorite part of the Louvre…. http://vimeo.com/moogaloop.swf?clip_id=12774548&server=vimeo.com&show_title=1&show_byline=1&show_portrait=0&color=00ADEF&fullscreen=1 Mona Lisa and Construction Equipment from Brett Kiefer on Vimeo.

Day 2: Musée des Arts et Métiers, Robot Parade Since I had a recently read Foucault’s Pendulum and am a big ol’ technology nerd, we checked out the Musée des Arts et Métiers. We had a very nice brunch down the street beforehand, and Miles woke up just in time to terrorize the museum. HeContinue reading “Paris Day 2 and 3”

We woke up this morning at 10am, after giving Miles a second bath last night at 10pm in order to redo his routine to get him back to sleep….Groundhog Day! The apartment we are staying in is nice, clean, and has tons of toys, including a helicopter, tractor, and plastic farm animals. Miles has aContinue reading “Paris Day 1”

Hi Everyone! Here are some photos of the last few weeks. We spent Memorial Day with Great Uncle Peter and Great Aunt Esther, and her side of the family in Connecticut. We spent one humid afternoon at the Scandinavia House, a well-kept, well-air-conditioned NYC secret. On the 4th floor of this museum they had aContinue reading “Miles 20 Months”