Lovin' the playgrounds in my new nabe

Dalila takes Mason to the playground whenever it's nice out (and we've had some really nice days lately). I never knew that a 4-month-old was big enough for the swings, but he seems to like it a lot!

Music Together

Mason is 7 weeks into his infant music class. Some may think it's stupid to pay for a music class for a baby his age, but he's really responding to the stuff they do in the class and is already starting to recognize some of the songs. We discovered early on that he likes music a lot and especially likes when we sing to him. In this picture he's playing a drum (of course with some help!).

Lots to laugh about

Halloween in New Haven

The three of us spent Halloween hanging out with friends in New Haven. Either we just happened to be trick-or-treating on the coolest block in town, or this place is simply a kid's Halloween dream! Every house was tricked out in full Halloween regalia - even the owners were in costume.

Mason dressed up as a penguin and Finn as Charlie Brown. The weekend was spent eating lots of delicious, home-made cupcakes, mashed potato & bacon pizza, mini chocolate bars, and candy corn/peanut mix. An excellent little trip overall.

Uncle John & Aunt Erica meet Mason

It's been a few weeks since they were here, but John & Erica (without kids) came up to meet Mason and spend a few days with us in Brooklyn. We did some things that none of us had done before, such as visit Governor's Island and walk on the Highline. They also scored tickets to the dress rehearsal of SNL. Overall, it was a great weekend - one we look forward to repeating in the near future.

First pair of shoes

Mason scored his first pair of shoes on Sunday - Air Jordan soft bottoms. They've helped add at least 7 inches to his vertical leap.

New Digs

Hi friends! We've had a very busy couple of weeks, which is why there've been no posts recently. I'm back at work now, so Mason is with a nanny during the day. It seems to be working out pretty well so far. Mason's nanny is great. She's from Nicaragua and speaks only Spanish to him. It'll be a necessary skill for him to have!

We've also moved to a new apartment! We closed on the sale of our old apartment on Thursday afternoon, then closed on the purchase on Friday and moved in that evening. We're quickly getting everything out of the boxes and put away. It's so great to have more space!

Here are some pictures from the move. The first is what the old place looked like packed up. The next is our celebratory lunch at White Castle after the purchase closing. The next two are in the new space, and the last is Mason holding his own bottle (of course he does it only for a few seconds, but he's reached a big milestone grabbing/holding things).