Greg and Dante in Thompson Square Park

My Little (well 22 year old) brother came to visit this weekend. He hasn't seen Dante since Xmas (2 months old) but Dante somehow new he was family and immediately warmed up to him. For a ten month old, this is big, because Dante is in this picky stage where he wants his mommy, daddy and nanny. He's not so eager to let others hold him. But with Greg, no problem. We hung out in Thompson Square Park and enjoyed the warm Summer day.

Paul Van Dyk in Central Park

We met because both of us were on a disastorous Paul Van Dyk bus tour in Miami in 2005 during WMC immortalized as the Poison Vapor Diesel bus. So in a way Paul is responsible for Danted coming into the world. I was hoping we'd get to introduce Paul to Dante (shades of fanboy mania aside) since we've already told him the story of our meeting on that bus but he hasn't yet seen Dante in person. That didn't happen but nonetheless we had a great time at a soggy Central Park Summerstage where Paul played a great live set with guests.

Google 80s Party: August 16th

Google had an 80s themed party yesterday and transformed the cafe into a shiny disco ball. I couldn't resist showing off *The D* so I had Nanny Teresa bring him to the office. I dressed him in a CBGB's onsie and spiked his hair with blue hair gel. He munched on cucumbers, carrot sticks, played with the tinsel and had a blast looking at the shining lights - and so did I - everyone smiled and remarked that Dante should win the costume contest. I found these Yellow Devo glasses and put them on D's face. They didn't bother him at all - he left them on the rest of the night, posing for pix.

14th Street Y Pool on August 15th

Our little water monkey got to try out a new toy that Rahav picked up in Atlantic City. Now Dante can float and kick in the water all by himself. He delighted in the freedom his blow up whale offered as he kicked and cooed and maneuvered himself all around the YMCA pool. Daddy was close by, of course, while mommy snapped photos :-)

Fire Island: August 11th & 12th

Another sunny, beautiful weekend in Fire Island with friends. The water is super warm now and Dante loves loves loves the ocean now. Actually, he's fond of all things water. This past weekend Rahav's friend Sylvana and my friend's Kirsten and Alessio joined us for the weekend. We went to a BBQ and dined on *brownies* kobe beef and other deliciously fresh meat and veggies and fish on the deck. (Click Here for online photo album)It was a perfect Fire Island weekend. As always, Dante enjoyed the crowd and had no problem catching his ZZZs in the middle of the action. I love that he's so mobile and easy to take around!

Fire Island: August 4th & 5th: Ten Months Old

There were a lot of firsts for Dante on Fire Island this weekend. He'll be ten months old on Monday and every day he blossoms and becomes a bit more aware of the world each day.

- First time he picked blueberries. They line the Ocean Beach pathways and D figured out how to pick them instantly and gobble them up in his mouth. Once that light went off, he wouldn't take them from our hand anymore and insisted on picking them himself.

- First time he pet a deer. A mother and baby fawn spied us picking blueberries and came over to partake in the feast. Dante giggled and laughed when they approached and stretched out his hand to pat momma deer on the head.

- First time he went into the ocean without protesting. Little by little I'd put his feet in the sand when the tide approached and eventually splashed in the water and got excited when the tide rushed in and out of his ankles. He wasn't sure if it was him or the water moving to and fro.

- First time he felt roses.

- First time he played in a hammock

Visiting Mom's Office July 28th '07

We stopped into the Google office on our way to the Chelsea water park. It was a unbearable hot and humid July day in New York City. My office is on the chilly side and has yummy snacks - so we stopped in to fill up, cool down and spin on my desk chair. I'm giddy cuz my desk is pimping with the new 8-core Mac and two 24" monitors.

Later that day found this wonderful water park in Chelsea on 24th and 11th Avenue. It was perfect for Dante and Newton to crawl and splash around. the floor was covered in this soft sparkly blue padding and Dante was fascinated by the waterfall. To show you how BIG Dante is for his age - the boy next to him is 14 months old.

Dancing D

Dante loves to dance! lately he's been pulling himself up on the TV stand and grooving and bopping to VH1 hits that I play in the morning. The other day he bounced to the beat while Rahav played Guitar Hero (Hard mode of course :-)

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