DJ One Sock D our Piano Prodigy

The day Dante was born I said he was going to be a DJ. Well, D's taking to music like a fish to water. I'm sure no one is surprised. I wrote about electronic music, Rahav shoots music and all the Allen kids play piano. The apple doesn't fall far from the tree.

Dante signs "Yellow" for the first time

Breakfast. Signing colors....
Strawberries - red
Cream of Wheat - white
Pineapple and Bananas - yellow
Yogurt - Bl.......HELLO!!! Who just signed yellow at me for the first time? Dante!!

Texas Visit: First Time on a Horse

Green Acres is the place for me and D (la la la) YeeHaw!! Yep y'all Dante and I flew the NYC coop and sizzled down south with my folks to celebrate my dad's 65th birthday and hang out with my 90 year old grandpa. Click Here for Photo Album. Dante's days were filled with so much laughter and activities that he was out cold by 7pm most nights.
My brother and sister in law have horses and each morning Dante got to chase and pet goats, cats, dogs, chickens, play in sun-dried manure, chase barn cats and feed and RIDE HORSES. What an adorable, independent and adventuresome boy we have. No fear at all and he immediately felt comfortable and didn't even want me to spot his back. Such confidence, Our little Dante is growing up.

Fire Island: (Dante and Newton's FI Reunion)

Newton and Dante met each other on the Fire Island ferry last Summer. Newton's mother Debra and I quickly became friends. I love that we've kept in touch and one year later, here we are - all back again on the Island sharing a glorious weekend of warm weather, stunning sunsets, delicious BBQ and good laughs and conversation. My friend Christina and her father hosted us all at their cozy Seaview home. The weekend was 'almost' perfect. Almost because Dante wasn't having the water or sand AT ALL. Fickle children. He preferred to be wrapped up in Mom or Dad's arms sheltered from the Summer elements.

4th of July: First Bike Ride

We took Dante on his first bike ride the weekend of the 4th of July. At first he moaned, groaned and protested every step of the way. He whined when we put him in the seat. Major gripes for the helmut (he HATES hats). All pouts quickly dissolved when we took off and Dante could feel the wind in his face. Smiles and laughter shortly followed and now we LOVES the bike and looks forward to our weekend rides.

For the 4th we rode over the Brooklyn Bridge, around Brooklyn Heights and down to Fulton Street Park in DUMBO. Along the way we stopped for photos and to enjoy the Olafur Eliasson waterfalls, which can be seen from the Brooklyn Bridge.

I invented the baby bike sleeper en route when Dante fell asleep in the bike seat. I got a roll of toilet paper and looped a bungee cord through it and attached it to the seat. It was like a fluffy pillow!