Posted in Beautiful Things, Kid style, Parenting, tagged autumn, back to school, big kids, children, fall, kids, middle school, NYC, parenting, Queens life, september days on September 8, 2017| 1 Comment »
Well yes, we are already back at it. This summer really did just fly by and now we are back to the grind again. Ezra is entering middle school/6th grade and Zoe is loving 2nd grade. I can’t believe how quickly these kiddos are growing … can you?
big kids hanging on our front stoop
Zoe carefully laid out her outfit the night before
she’s back with the gang! Zoe, Enna, Rosalie, Annisa, Kensington and Paris
Posted in Beautiful Things, Fun in NYC, Kid style, Parenting, Queens Life, tagged acting, children, drama, Homeroom the Musical, kids, NYC, parenting, put it together themselves, Queens, summer camp, summertime on August 22, 2017| 1 Comment »
While Zoe was doing her garden camp, Ezra tried on drama camp at an Astoria School. Serious Fun offered a chance for kids to pull together a play in 6 weeks. Some kids tackled sound and lights, others painted backdrops and gathered wardrobe. Ezra got to hone his acting chops – as “Mike” in Homeroom – and we are so so proud of his solo! What a talented cast!
See it here:
the crowd grows while anxious kids stay behind the curtain
kids managing music and lights
decorations outside in the halls make you feel like you are really in the school with the play!
Posted in Beautiful Things, Kid style, Parenting, Queens Life, tagged Ben Folds, children, covers, drums, E77, Green Day, Greg Kessler Photography, guitar, Jackson Heights, keyboard, kid band, kids rock, music and kids, rolling stones, street photography on August 3, 2017| 2 Comments »
Not only am I super proud that my husband has a show up – until Sept 25th – but then my son and his band ‘E3″ got to play under my husband’s photographs! The band members are Elliot, Emma and Ezra (plus a music teacher from Ezra’s old school) and they were amazing! They packed the house at Gallery E 77 – Check out the clips from opening night here:
Rolling Stones Paint it Black:
Ben Folds Five Army:
https://youtu.be/LSu15Q8NxaM
Posted in Beautiful Things, Fun in NYC, Kid style, Parenting, tagged baby boy, bbq, birthday cake, cookout, cousins, family, first birthday, heat, party, pool party, relatives, summer, summertime, swimming on July 18, 2017| 2 Comments »
Can you believe it’s already been a full year? I can’t.
We are always excited to get out to see Carl and Tricia and now… new Angelo. His first birthday was amazing; with hours of food and fun in the pool. I think Angelo enjoyed smashing his cake more than anything else going on … happy birthday delicious little man!
my brother chatting with clients and friends
a pool during summer parties: dreamy
“hmmm what’s dat?”
“me like!”
Bubby and her 5 sweet grandkids
Posted in Kid style, Parenting, tagged celiac kids, children, family life, gluten free, parenting, testing on July 17, 2017| 1 Comment »
Well it seems our little muffin cannot tolerate gluten like some of us do. We have to start a GF (gluten free) home and frankly, I’m somewhat excited to see how it may improve the health of all of us. Surprisingly it’s a lot easier to do this than – say 10 years ago. So much GF food is available these days and – as it just so happens – it seems Zoe is eating mostly GF anyhow (perhaps her body already knew?) She loves hard boiled eggs and seaweed for lunch, and balks at the idea of eating a sandwich with it’s bread – so half the battle is won for us. It’s just new to my husband and I – who for years have said with pride “our kids will eat anything!” Now sadly – our dumpling outings may be curtailed a bit – but all for a good reason.
This little trooper is done with tests and ready to eat gluten free! And in the photo mix below; see her using my yellow sweater in a new way while snoozing in the car ride home from upstate. (Sleeves as pants! This girl comes up with the most interesting ideas sometimes… )
I could eat these little French fry toes: 
Posted in Beautiful Things, Fun in NYC, Kid style, Parenting, Queens Life, tagged children, drumming, funk, George Clinton, music and kids, parenting, parliament funk, Queens flushing meadows on June 19, 2017| Leave a Comment »
Last weekend Ezra went to see George Clinton and his notorious P Funk band play at Flushing Meadows. When Ezra saw the drummer offstage, he commented that he loved his ’32nd beats’ and the drummer was so pleased that he had to sign a drum stick for E! See more about the drummer Benzel Baltimore here: http://georgeclinton.com/family/benjamin-benzel-cowan/
Clearly my boy loves hanging with the band.
Posted in Beautiful Things, Crafting, Fun in NYC, Kid style, Parenting, tagged Art Tech, ball pit, children, CMA, crafting, fun, kids, learning, making cars, Manhattan, New York Hall of Science, NYC, pop up, science and art, shadow wall, velocity on April 28, 2017| Leave a Comment »
The kids loved exploring Art Tech last week – a pop up event of kid art and technology activities that they could explore. For some reason the ‘large ball pit’ is so much more challenging than little balls. I love how hands-on everything was … making cars in the ‘Velocity’ learning zone, racing them down various tracks, building structures with gears and brackets, and a wall that had pivoting tiles that react to your shadow. Tomorrow is the last day to try this out so check it out while you can!
http://cmany.org/classes-and-activities/events/artech-adventures-art-technology/
this wall’s tiles move when a shadow passes over! So cool! 
