Speaking of pirates...

We tried to convince Grandma Esther to upgrade her cell phone but she was afraid she'd lose her video of Asher running around our living room singing a song from Pirates of Penzance. So, here it is in all its blurry glory. (Now you can get a new phone!)

Trick "arrrrrrrrrr!" treat!

IMG_6923, originally uploaded by dM.nyc™.

Happy Halloween from the best dressed pirate to ever circumnavigate the island of Manhattan!

You can see the rest of the photos here.

Asher and the Little Red Lighthouse

Asher and the Little Red Lighthouse, originally uploaded by dM.nyc™.

We finally made the trip up to Washington Heights to the Little Red Lighthouse festival. Unfortunately, a camera breakdown meant that we could only record the day on a cameraphone, but we still had fun. After hanging around for a little while tossing rocks into the Hudson, we got to climb the narrow spiral staircase up to the top, and take in some breathtaking views of the Palisades and Lower Manhattan. Afterward, we rode on a horse cart. Then Asher passed out from all the excitement.

Waterfalls with Rachel

A quick day trip to see Rachel in New Paltz and a visit to Ellenville and Minnewaska State Park in search of waterfalls!

It started at our new favorite spot, the Art Cafe of Nyack, an incredibly good Israeli cafe just off the main drag of a town we haven't explored much but looks very promising.

Later, we played Wii sports in Rachel's apartment on a TV so big it should be illegal, then we drove to the state park to see the waterfall, but the lot was full, so we went in search of another one in Ellenville, which turned out to be harder to find than we thought. It wasn't part of a park or anything we could identify - you actually had to park in a residential neighborhood and walk down a desolate trail. We decided to turn back, stop for ice cream, and then drove back to Minnewaska. By this time, the lot was open and we hiked down the path to the bottom, where we finally got to see what we came for.

Asher passed out on the way back to New Paltz and woke up at a Greek restaurant. He wasn't too thrilled to be awake, but ate some olives and baklava.

Trip to Rehoboth Beach

Imagine being magically whisked away to...Delaware. Hi, I'm in Delaware.

Asher's birthday party in Morningside Park

You can never celebrate your third birthday too many times. After all the family events, this one was for the friends, on a hot early summer day in Morningside park, with lots of food, cake and even a piñata.

Asher on Zopa

Asher on Zopa, originally uploaded by dM.nyc™.

Asher's face made it to the homepage banner of Zopa.com, the social lending web site that led to an interview for this WNYC story.

Wild thing

Wild thing