Zoroastrian baby blessing

On Saturday our friends Gody and Arnaz celebrated their upcoming birth with a baby blessing ceremony. Cate got a bindi:

The boys looked good:

Strawberry picking

On Saturday we took a tour of the organic CSA farm that we get produce from over the summer.

Afterward we picked strawberries.

Family portrait!

Cruise tour of Manhattan

Elizabeth chaperoned Jack's fourth grade field trip.

Falling magnets

Jack's 4th grade science fair project used magnets falling through pipes to determine which pipe material has the most conductivity.

Lucky and Lola

Our new fosters, a male and female pair of Whippet mixes:

Last day of T-ball

Ellis and his team got to hit pitches.

And Jack's last day of AAA was yesterday.

Family portrait

Kindergarten graduation

Ellis graduated from Southampton Montessori School. Here he is receiving his certificate from Mrs. Gazza and Mrs. Neubauer.

Afterward, cupcakes!

Montessori field day

Ellis and Cate's field day was last week. They were team blue.

Relay races:

Afterwards, ices:

Cate's dance recital

With her biggest fans:

Before the show:

After, with flowers:

Her dress came from China on Mommy's most recent trip:

At LongHouse

The last field trip of the year for Ellis' kindergarten class. The welcome bell:

Class pic on a chair made out of quarters!

In front of a de Kooning sculpture:

With Mrs. Neubauer:

Pool party

Batting cages

We took Jack (and Granddaddy) to the batting cage to hit some pitches, and what I got pictures of were the mini-golf:

Roller coaster:

And merry-go-round:

Jack and Granddaddy got in some good hits, too!

Bike-a-thon!

Ellis and his kindergarten class did a bike-a-thon at their school to raise money for charity.

They rode for half an hour, stopping for water and the occasional crash.

Afterwards they got pizza and medals!

Mother's Day Tea

At their school Ellis and Cate sang songs, served us tea and cookies, and gave Elizabeth gifts they had made in class.

Covering third for the Iron Pigs

First baseman for the Threshers (t-ball)

We love Grandma

Happy Easter!

Dyeing eggs

This doofus...

...is up there because this doofus...

...is our foster rescue, Callie, who likes to chase cats.