Story #1

I realize that I hardly ever just write about Luca.
Here's a cute story that his nanny, Inshani, told me:
Luca and Inshani take the bus to go to Music Class every week. They get on the bus a few weeks ago and Luca shouts out "HI PEOPLE".
On the way home from Music, Luca gave the bus driver a high five and the driver told Luca he made his day.
Such a social and sweet little boy.

Mommy and LUCA...the standoff

I was trying to get Luca to pick up all the food he threw on the floor from dinner. I took away all his toys, turned out the lights in the other parts of the house so he wouldn't leave the kitchen, stopped talking to him except to explain why he had to pick up HIS mess, and he didn't pick up a thing. It lasted over a 1/2 hr. and he entertained himself quite well.

Springtime and Parks

Luca's cousin, Owen, stayed over last weekend
to go to a comic book convention with Rob.
Luca benefited with lots of book reading and playing.

Luca's new easel.
Being naked is just part of his art.

My new bubble blower. I can make bubbles myself!

I like to see them go down the street.

Spring time flowers...and my cool convertible.

My new favorite thing is sidewalk chalk.


Daddy showing me the game of soccer.



A hawk in Crocheron Park, Bayside.

Luca made fast friends with this group of kids
who were piling leaves into a mound
and throwing them at each other.

Looks more like the Fall than Spring!!

Friends

Hilary and Luca.


Snack time.



Oliver and friend at his 3rd birthday pary
in Washington Square Park.



Luca playing with some of the ladies at the park.

A visit from down south!

Hello New York!
Gedie and Sara Ashley came to NY to see
Broadway shows (and hang out with us).



Union Square Park, before we went out
for Indian food in the East Village.





It's been 2 weeks since they left,
but LUCA is still talking about "Ashley".
It's a good thing we'll see her in 2 weeks
in Seattle for Andrea and David's wedding.

Tractor DANCE and PLAY

I promised a certain "GRANZIE" that I would
post this video of Luca dancing to the
trucks that BUMPA got him for his birthday last
year. If there's a beat, it's danceable to Luca!

From Ocean to Pond

Luca can make a "happy face" when I ask.
This is it!



Sands Point Preserve nature walk
in Port Washington.



Dead forest walk.



A beached happy fish.



Warming ourselves on the rocks.



Finding all sorts of good throwing rocks.



Alley Pond.
We went to see the ducks and migrating geese.



My little tree hugger.
I did NOT stage this shot.

More Easter photos

Too many jelly beans in Luca's mouth.

Running around with a headless hollow
chocolate bunny.

Like father like son.

MOM, let me in! I'll be a good boy!

Easter egg hunt and too many jelly beans

Luca's first real egg hunt. I think he understood the concept.
He really loved the chocolate bunny and jelly beans too!

Stomach Virus STRIKES HARD

Last week we had a surprise visitor...the rotavirus.
Luca woke up on Tuesday and had thrown up in the night and fallen back asleep in it. Here's a pretty photo with his hair sticking up and a thermometer in his ear.Then Rob got sick about an hour later. That lasted 24 hrs. for both of them. Then Sabrina got it on Thursday, stayed home with Luca, and then Thursday night....LUCA got it again.

It's Sunday and we're all ok now.
(did we mention Luca's babysitter might have it now?)

Hair BUTCHERING—chop chop chop

This is my BEFORE shot

As you can see, I am not happy with mommy and
daddy's decision to get my hair cut at a salon.

Straight BANGS.

CHOP JOB!

Here's my AFTER shot.
They tell me it will grow out!

PS--never go to a mall to get your hair cut

Circus — Dinner at Kalyani's — Potty Time

Kalyani and her mommy.

Waiting for a delicious Indian meal that
Kalyani's mommy made for all of us.

Darwin and Ramesh reading to Luca.

Ramesh, Kalyani's brother.

The Moscow circus was performing at Queens college.
They had lots of flexible and strong people on stage.

Luca ran UP and DOWN the aisles during
the intermission. He was copying the older kids
doing the same thing and tried to play with them.

This is pretty amazing...

...and so is this.
Luca did his first poopie in the potty
a few weeks ago so I bought him his own chair.
So far he doesn't show much interest in it.
I was hoping for early potty training!

Snow storm of '08

A cute video of Luca in his snowsuit sitting and trying to walk in the snow.

Luca's first snowman.

Putting on the finishing touches with plant life from our back yard.

MY SNOW ANGEL

It's tricky to walk in this stuff.

Happy

Dancing with Hilary at a play date (supervised by both parents, of course)