Brooklyn Half!!

Simon wanted to run too... but...























Today was all about Daddy! Will ran the Brooklyn half marathon today. He stuck to his pace, and finished strong. We are so proud. This picture is with about 1/2 a mile to go on the boardwalk at Coney Island.
















Celebrating after the race.

Yes! We Have No Bananas! (Except on our heads.)

Simon chose this hat for a recent stroll.
























If you couldn't see clearly- here is a shot (fuzzy) of the hat close-up.
















Here is how Simon felt about wearing the hat.























We thoroughly approve.

Talent?

Taking the Big Orange Ferry

We took the Staten Island ferry for an adventure today. Simon loved it and thought ti was fun to spot our grocery store and Ikea (both places where we spot the big orange ferry boats.)























He did get cold on the way out so her got to borrow Mama's jacket.

School Pictures!

One More Mt. Lakes photo.

Lisi and Simon. This picture is going on the wall.

To Grandma Sue

Happy Birthday from all of us.

My First Mother's Day Gifts

I was happily surprised when Simon came home from school with a card and gift for me. (I guess I should have expected it.) Even though we think the teachers helped with the flower and we know they helped with the writing on the tote bag- they are both great gifts. I like being Simon's mom.

Mother's Day

A lovely cake that we ate in Mountain Lakes. (Simon: Is there chocolate? Julia: Yes, probably. Simon: I want chocolate. pause I want chocolate. pause Can we eat chocolate now? Let's eat the chocolate now.)
















Even though it was Mother's Day, we think Simon and Uncle Robert had the most fun.

Prom?

No- not the prom. Though there were dashing men in tuxedos.
















(Above- Will, Ken, Konstantine, and Iago)

We had a lovely evening at the Hudson County Funeral Directors Gala. Really. Our friend Ken was ending his term as president of the organization so we got to get dressed up and pretend to be elegant thanks to babysitting and tickets from Don and Jean.

Here Ken is with his girlfriend Pam.
















We felt all grown up.























And we didn't even think about Simon all that much- though when we saw the chocolate fountain....

Proof of Genius

OK- You are going to have to work with me on this one. First- remeber that Simon is not yet 3 and 1/2. Second- we are firm re-users in our house so the writing you are looking at is on the back of sheets and when we scanned these in, the reverse side cmae thorugh a little strong. Third- Simon was using a red editing pencil which is light to begin with.

Now- look carefully...


















If you have a lot of imagination, those squiggles to the far left are an 'S', then comes a long line with a tiny dot of the top to the left- 'I', then a pretty clear 'M', a fab 'O', and a passable babackwards 'N' (with some extra decoration at the end).

And next, it was his friend Otto's birthday party today, so Simon asked me what letters were in Otto's name...

















Simon wrote both of these by having me tell him the letters all at once- he didn't copy them! I'm convinced of pure genius. And I have used up all my gushy-mushy bragging about my kid for the next several months considering how proud this post is.