Peanut soccer practice - Ben

Inspired

Nate, today you were flipping through a book of pictures by Tim Burton and decided that you wanted to draw a picture and mail it to him with the message, "I like your art". Here is your picture "Gravestealer" showing "an alien who always wanted to be famous and is stealing bones for his invention".

Ben's big day

3 first-evers today! IMAX movie (Hubble telescope), soccer practice, judo practice!

Ben's birthday party @ school

Nate reading to dogs at the Cranford library

Nate's first teeball game

Your team was the "Tides" and you played right field in your first game and even caught a ground ball and threw it to first base! Dad was your team's coach and was so proud of you as you hit the ball both times at bat from a pitch instead of the tee!

Yoga class!

Ben gets his cast off!

Unstoppable Ben

Ben, we are amazed at you! You have adjusted to your cast so fast and so well that it doesn't stop you from doing anything...including dancing, drawing, playing, rough housing, going to school or even walking on a balance beam! Your have an incredible ability to adapt and keep a great attitude!

Tree house

State judo tournament

way to go from originsg on Vimeo.

nj state judo tournament princeton march 2010 ... nate, someday you will look back and smile to see yourself so young and innocent - you weren't able to tie your belt, even as you won a match as a 5 year-old among 7 year-olds ... we are so amazed and proud of you!

kickin' dancin'

dancing to the fireflies song from originsg on Vimeo.

Visit to the Met today - Nate discovered a new sculpture hall and cafeteria

Nate led us to a place we'd never been before ... sculpture garden and cafe in the American wing

We've been scaring each other with bedtime tales of the "iceman" who visits our house on snowy nights. Nate and Ben asked for proof and so we set a motion-sensor camera and got this picture. Now we're really scared!

Picture frames

Batman's world (by Ben)

Valentine's Day

Nate with his "Blood Monster" valentine and Ben with Mom.

Snowstorm!

Some of the snow and a few romps outside (Ben you had to stay in so that your cast would stay dry).

Snowstorm Feb 2010 at home from originsg on Vimeo.

Ben's rough night

An heroic leap from the couch and an unfortunate landing for Spider-Man. You were so brave at the hospital tonight.

Cold January day - visit to MoMA

We met Rob Townley (our classmate from grad school) and his wife Clair and their daughter Pearl. We had fun at the Tim Burton exhibit and then off to a great Japanese restaurant (Nate, you enjoyed the salmon katsu) and then to a playground in Central Park. Cold, snowy but we had a great time.