Friday, May 26, 2017
Dodger's Game with the Family
Lots of benefits of having a bro. But when you're brother can also shoot some mean photos, boy are we talking benefits. Not only do I not have to take my heavy DSLR, but I get some great shots - and I get to be in a few of them too.
Shout out to Rob for sharing his photos with me - all of them below are from him.
And look for more great photos from his blog http://gemcoska.blogspot.com/
Here are photos from a Dodger's game. Good news is that the Dodgers won. Not great news (though we recovered) is the Bear was a bit tired, so I ended up borrowing headphones from the boy in back of us (yes, he was a stranger, but I did wipe them... at least I think I did). And the Bear ended up watching Netflix shows. Yeah, I know, I'm not into TV, but I'm not opposed to pulling out the big dogs of TV, snacks, and bribery when times call for desperate measure.
Shout out to Rob for sharing his photos with me - all of them below are from him.
And look for more great photos from his blog http://gemcoska.blogspot.com/
Here are photos from a Dodger's game. Good news is that the Dodgers won. Not great news (though we recovered) is the Bear was a bit tired, so I ended up borrowing headphones from the boy in back of us (yes, he was a stranger, but I did wipe them... at least I think I did). And the Bear ended up watching Netflix shows. Yeah, I know, I'm not into TV, but I'm not opposed to pulling out the big dogs of TV, snacks, and bribery when times call for desperate measure.
NYC Weekend: Birthday Parties and Shenanigans Galore
It's pretty rare for us to stay in the city for the weekend. We're almost always in New Paltz if we are in town. But this weekend, we decided to stay since there was lots going on - Hunter benefit, birthday parties, and lots of shenanigans (got this word from my brother) to be had.
So here we go! Kicking it off with Scarlet on the moon.
It is Spirit Week at MKC - Bryson dresses up in his angler fish shirt (for animal day), wears his super tight (not yet inappropriate but getting there) airplane PJs, and wears a shirt backwards. Every other kid got their face painted, and when I asked the Bear about why he didn't have a painted face he responded matter of factly, "Well, I wanted to get your permission first." Bryson isn't really the get out there/crazy type of guy. Which I kind of like :)
On to the parties. I was pretty psyched for Bryson to get to go to a childhood place of mine - Chuck E. Cheese.
Poor guy thought he had hit the jackpot with 100 tickets but we found out that only bought him a little toy - which Scarlet immediately broke when he showed it to her. Well, better that then a couple tootsie rolls, which another boy "won." Apparently, Chuck E. Cheese now allows parents to buy tickets for their kids and shows all the cool prizes like Lego boxes - which are thousands of tickets. And then the kids do their whining and screaming thing, so the parents have to fork the cash over. Tricky Chuck E. Cheese...
At the Children's Museum of the Arts art fair. Here is a home made ski-ball. Bryson gets to practice his skills from Chuck E. Cheese.
Another party - this time at the sports center playing basketball and other sports.
This is an old pic from Bryson's birthday party - here is Scarlet with Amy and Mike's baby Allison.
Bryson spots a lotus parked on our street.
We're in town for the Hunter benefit. So might as well have a play date with Bryson's new buddy Webber. Hunter is really cool in that it sets up kids with an other child so they'll already have a friend before starting school. Webber is heading into second grade and lives downtown too. They bonded over their love of Legos.
Magna tiles - we just got Bryson a huge box of these which he hasn't really played with much. But put these at a fair, and BAM Bryson is super interested in playing with them. Hmm...
Scarlet also finds time to show off her skills. She is curious about everything and even her teachers tell us that she always wants to get into everything. Here she grabbed Alex's helmet and starting putting it on her head - all her idea. Silly Scarlie.
Snuggle time.
Scarlet, our little hallway baby. She is about to grow out of her crib. I'm crossing my fingers that it'll last a few more months.
So tired - why not take a nap in the tub? Bryson's own water bed.
So here we go! Kicking it off with Scarlet on the moon.
It is Spirit Week at MKC - Bryson dresses up in his angler fish shirt (for animal day), wears his super tight (not yet inappropriate but getting there) airplane PJs, and wears a shirt backwards. Every other kid got their face painted, and when I asked the Bear about why he didn't have a painted face he responded matter of factly, "Well, I wanted to get your permission first." Bryson isn't really the get out there/crazy type of guy. Which I kind of like :)
On to the parties. I was pretty psyched for Bryson to get to go to a childhood place of mine - Chuck E. Cheese.
Poor guy thought he had hit the jackpot with 100 tickets but we found out that only bought him a little toy - which Scarlet immediately broke when he showed it to her. Well, better that then a couple tootsie rolls, which another boy "won." Apparently, Chuck E. Cheese now allows parents to buy tickets for their kids and shows all the cool prizes like Lego boxes - which are thousands of tickets. And then the kids do their whining and screaming thing, so the parents have to fork the cash over. Tricky Chuck E. Cheese...
At the Children's Museum of the Arts art fair. Here is a home made ski-ball. Bryson gets to practice his skills from Chuck E. Cheese.
Another party - this time at the sports center playing basketball and other sports.
This is an old pic from Bryson's birthday party - here is Scarlet with Amy and Mike's baby Allison.
Bryson spots a lotus parked on our street.
We're in town for the Hunter benefit. So might as well have a play date with Bryson's new buddy Webber. Hunter is really cool in that it sets up kids with an other child so they'll already have a friend before starting school. Webber is heading into second grade and lives downtown too. They bonded over their love of Legos.
Magna tiles - we just got Bryson a huge box of these which he hasn't really played with much. But put these at a fair, and BAM Bryson is super interested in playing with them. Hmm...
Scarlet also finds time to show off her skills. She is curious about everything and even her teachers tell us that she always wants to get into everything. Here she grabbed Alex's helmet and starting putting it on her head - all her idea. Silly Scarlie.
Snuggle time.
Scarlet, our little hallway baby. She is about to grow out of her crib. I'm crossing my fingers that it'll last a few more months.
So tired - why not take a nap in the tub? Bryson's own water bed.
I'm a Model, You Know What I Mean
Bryson is averaging one gig a year. I had posted earlier with his photos from the pharmaceutical shoot and his "family." Here he is prepping, then doing a quick pose, then one of the shoots where he ran around chasing bubbles.
We got some helpful tips from his "dad" about signing him up to be considered for commercials and movies. Alex and I are still trying to decide if we have the bandwidth to do that - raising two kiddos in NYC is no joke :)
We got some helpful tips from his "dad" about signing him up to be considered for commercials and movies. Alex and I are still trying to decide if we have the bandwidth to do that - raising two kiddos in NYC is no joke :)
Diana Ross + More Concerts + Date Nights + Benefits
We've been a good run of date nights and quality time. The week together hiking and rock climbing on the West coast plus concerts plus benefits (Bryson's new school Hunter had a benefit and my workplace East Harlem Tutorial Program had a fancy benefit at the Natural History Museum) plus dinner date nights. We just had a dinner date night last night - we have a great set-up with our friends Sharad and Rasika where I take care of Amari for a couple hours and they do the same for us every month. Pretty great!
This is a new venue where we saw LCD Soundsystem.
Diana Ross - Alex did a solo date night with himself to see her. Amazing even in her seventies!
Date night to celebrate Mother's Day and see Kevin Kline on Broadway.
Alex did a solo trip to see Eleanor Friedberg.
East Harlem Tutorial Program benefit at the Natural History Museum.
Here's a video about EHTP.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=J09gq6fdMHY
This is a new venue where we saw LCD Soundsystem.
Diana Ross - Alex did a solo date night with himself to see her. Amazing even in her seventies!
Date night to celebrate Mother's Day and see Kevin Kline on Broadway.
Alex did a solo trip to see Eleanor Friedberg.
East Harlem Tutorial Program benefit at the Natural History Museum.
Here's a video about EHTP.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=J09gq6fdMHY
Thanks to Lolo and Lola for taking care of Bryson for three (yes three!) weeks and Scarlet for a week in California. Bryson got to go to Legoland, Disneyland, the aquarium, the Lion King musical (to see his cousin Ava perform). He even got to take swimming and hip hop lessons and go bowling, put-put golfing, and of course convince his grandparents to get him a couple Lego sets. Scarlet got to go to a bunch of these places too. Lucky kids.
Here is Bryson's first (of two) trip to Legoland.
Bowling.
Second trip to Legoland.
Hip hop class.
Swim class.
Here is Bryson's first (of two) trip to Legoland.
Scarlet, Alex, and I flew from NYC to California. I was suffering from the flu and laid down in a corner on the airport floor while Alex and Scarlet rode the moving walkway about a dozen times. Who needs Disney when you have the JFK moving walkway?
Bowling.
Second trip to Legoland.
Hip hop class.
Swim class.
Watching Ava, his cousin, in the Lion King.
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