Happy Birthday: Bryson 5 Years 9 Months, Scarlet 10 Months

 

Washington Square Park

 

Ohio Children's Museum

Birthday Photos: Bryson 5 Years 8 Months, Scarlet 1 Year 9 Months

Happy Thanksgiving from the Quiroz Wolf Family + New Address

Dear Friends,

Happy Thanksgiving! Thank you for being a part of our lives – we are grateful for your support and friendship.

We're excited to share our holiday card (attached) and a 3-minute holiday video.

For us, 2017 has been a mix of adventure and reflection. With Bryson now 5 and Scarlet 1.5, we are continuing to try to bring them on our adventures - with sometimes mixed results! We brought them on a family houseboat trip on the Amazon where they came face to face with a bird eating spider (yes, they actually eat birds), a 3-toed sloth, pink dolphins, caimans, and a tapir. (more here)

Bryson is quite the Daddy’s boy (clone?) – he loves going to see Phish (Alex went to seven Phish Madison Square Garden shows this year here), favorite movie is Star Wars (we took Bryson to a 3-night stint at the Lincoln Center here), and favorite sports are skiing (a Star Wars ski competition here) and rock climbing (here). He also got into Hunter College Elementary School where he will be through high school – hooray, no more crazy NYC admissions to worry about. (If only they had a sibling policy!)

Analiza is hoping Scarlet will be like Mommy – a tomboy. Scarlet thinks she can rock climb and bike – just like her brother (antics here). Scarlet also went on her first overnight camping trip in the Catskills, a 4-day canoe adventure in the Adirondacks (here), and a beach week at Nags Head in North Carolina (here). 

Alex and Analiza have been fortunate to take a few adventure trips on their own. They headed to the San Juan islands to kayak with orcas (here), to Joshua Tree, Red Rocks, and Death Valley for rock climbing (check out how Analiza’s shoe fell apart the last hour of our 3-day adventure here), to the Catskills for ice climbing (here), and to the White Mountains for rock climbing for Alex’s birthday (here),

Alex has done a few solo trips, starting the year with a winter climbing trip to Katahdin in Maine (more here). He also had a six-week long “garden leave” while in between jobs (more on that below) which allowed him to do a three week climbing and canyoneering trip including stops in Joshua Tree, Zion, Moab and Red Rocks (more here).

Analiza is about to hit the big Four-Oh (My Gosh!) and has been doing lots of reflecting. She recently signed up to do a 10-day silent meditation in Monterrey, Mexico over the holiday break.

On the professional side, after a decade at Goldman, Alex is now at Bank of America helping lead their liquidity team. Analiza is leading talent for East Harlem Tutorial Program, a non-profit that includes after school/summer/college access programs, charter schools, and a teaching residency. She’s also fortunate to be part of the Pahara NextGen Fellowship.

Wishing you a holiday and new year full of love and adventure,

Analiza, Alex, Bryson & Scarlet

PS: We have a new address (see below).

PPS: If you’re into fun apps, check out 1 Second Everyday. Here’s our compilation of the last year.

 

23 East 10^th St Apt 227 NY NY 10003

quirozwolf.blogspot.com

analiza@stanfordalumni.org  

awolf2005@kellogg.northwestern.edu  

 

 

 

 

Videos: Nana's Birthday, NY Adventures, NY Hall of Science, Ghostbusters

All 4 Videos can be found here

Nana's Birthday in Ohio - Michael Jackson's "Wanna Be Starting Something"

Celebrating Nana's 70th! Kicks off with antics at the park, library, playground (hide and seek), soccer in the backyard, Nana's surprise birthday dinner with friends, bathroom bubbles, Nana and Scarlet kitchen and mealtime, Scarlet playing with her box, and ends with Bryson and Scarlet singing and dancing.

NY Parks - Beatles "Yellow Submarine"

Kicks off with the Bear and Owen playing at Union Square Park, then pizza with Lolo, art exhibit by our friend Laura Loving, art exhibit by Ai Wei Wei in Washington Square Park, rooftop breakfast with cars, a scavenger hunt at Jefferson Market Library with butterflies, play date with Aneesh, rock climbing presentation at Hunter, hiking in New Paltz, Scarlet hiding in a bookshelf, play date with Ayo at the Natural History Museum, and Bryson dancing at Washington Square Park.

NY Hall of Science - Simon & Garfunkel "Mrs. Robinson"

Bryson takes a field trip with his friends at Hunter (Owen, Christian A., Noa, and Ajintha) to the NY Hall of Science.

Halloween Fun - Ray Parker Jr "Ghostbusters"

Bryson says this is his current favorite song. This video brings together a bunch of the Bear's Halloween adventures, including his Hunter parade, Halloween Hop, Halloween Parties at Mensa and the West Village Center, and booty from his trick or treating.



 

Video: New York & New Paltz

Video here

Sweet Caroline by Neil Diamond

Kicks off with Sadie's birthday at spider park, then Scarlet's silly antics, Scarlet & Bryson fire truck fun, and ends with a New Paltz hike around Lake Minnewaska (and a big yawn from Dadda).

Chess Tournament

So far, the Bear has competed in two chess tournaments.

He's also had a concert at school where they performed songs like How Much is that Doggie in the Window.

Class photos and modeling tryouts too.

 

Alex's One Month Canyoneering & Climbing Trip

Alex took a whole month off to do some canyoneering and rock climbing in Utah and Nevada including Zion, Joshua Tree, and Red Rocks.