nygustafson

Water fun!

2009-06-30T13:42:00.002-04:00

Fun in the sprinkler and slip & slide!

2 years old!

2009-06-27T21:19:00.005-04:00

Andrew had a fantastic 2nd birthday! He loved his cake and opening all his fun presents with help from his big brother. We can't believe ou r baby is two years old already!

Here is a video of the boys with their new superhero capes that Grandma Bonnie made.

Father's Day

2009-06-21T22:29:00.003-04:00

It was great to celebrate Steve today! We started the day with a yummy fruit, egg, and croissant breakfast. We then headed for the local farmer's market for some shopping, fun live music and another coffee break. For lunch we shared a great BBQ with friends and afterwards went home for a group nap. This afternoon Steve and Thomas detailed the cars and then we took a picnic out to the skate boards park where the boys love to watch the skateboarders and some time on the playground. It was a really great day, and we hope all our dads had a great one, too!

Nottingham Visit

2009-06-17T22:27:00.005-04:00

We've just returned from a fantastic trip to Nottingham and a great visit with our good friends Natalio and Lenka.

Steve spent two days working with Nat and his students, and we spent several days touring the city and remembering our favorite places and walks. We also visited our old apartments and took Thomas to see his very first home!

We snuck in a weekend trip to the North Sea coast, visiting Whitby and Robin Hood's Bay. The boys loved the beach, but the water was too cold for me to swim! Our last day we all had a fabulous barbeque with friends.

It was such a great time and we have even more lovely memories of Nottingham and friends. More photos here.

Visitors

2009-06-03T16:39:00.003-04:00

We had a great and busy visit with the KS Gustafsons!

This last weekend's adventures included a trip to the Clark art museum in Williamstown MA and a day trip to NYC on the train - an adventure indeed!

Our trip to the City included a walk through Times Square, Central Park, and the Staten Island ferry which gives a great view of the Statue of Liberty and Manhattan skyline.

Memorial Day Weekend

2009-05-25T19:41:00.002-04:00

We've had a fun and busy Memorial Day weekend with the Gustafsons here, first with a trip to Cooperstown NY and the Baseball Hall of fame, and with a backyard BBQ with friends tonight.

Happy Mothers Day

2009-05-10T15:17:00.005-04:00

This weekend we enjoyed the tulip festival which celebrates the city's dutch roots and spring, of course! We had a great day and the flowers were beautiful. Andrew even managed to grab a nap in the buggy while we watched a capoeira demonstration.

Happy Mother's Day!

Mothers Day Tea

2009-05-06T12:28:00.002-04:00

Kristin got an early Mother's Day gift today, as Thomas' school held their annual mothers day tea. Here are Thomas and Kristin before the event, and Thomas with the gift he made for me - very cute!

Popsicles

2009-04-27T21:01:00.002-04:00

Yum!

We love spring!

2009-04-27T20:57:00.002-04:00

Summer in NY

2009-04-26T15:52:00.002-04:00

The temps hit 85 yesterday, so we got the sand box out and some new sand for the boys - they loved it, especially Andrew. Last night we had our first BBQ of the summer with our neighbors, what a perfect day. It is meant to be in the 70s all week this week and we are loving it!

2 Cooks in the Kitchen

2009-04-26T15:50:00.000-04:00

Thomas really loves to help out in the kitchen! As soon as he sees one of us at work making a meal, he pulls over a chair, hops up and asks to help! Here he is helping Kristin make gnocchi. Flour on the face optional! Steve and Andrew are watching from the wings.

EuroGP 2009

2009-04-20T16:31:00.004-04:00

Steve had a great conference trip to Tubingen, Germany. He was the co-chair of the conference this year and spent a lot of time preparing for it with his italian counterpart, Leonardo.

Tubingen is a picturesque university town on the banks of the Neckar in southern Germany. The cultural outing was to a local castle still owned by the current royal family.

We are glad things went so well for him at the conference but are even happier to have him home with us!

Happy Easter!

2009-04-13T14:01:00.004-04:00

Some photos of the day's highlights! The boys loved their Easter treats and are still toting their baskets around the house, shedding easter grass everywhere. It was too cold to do an egg hunt outside, so the Easter Bunny kindly arranged for one indoors!

Hope everyone had a nice day!

House of Illness

2009-04-10T09:17:00.004-04:00

Welcome of the house of illness! We've all been suffering from spring colds, and Andrew has introduced the joy of pinkeye to our home. So far, he's kept it to himself but it might just be a matter of time! This has curtailed all normal activities so today we're confined to the house and yard for our entertainment. Thomas loves playing his computer games.

We are counting down the days until Easter and Thomas is very excited about all these packages that keep arriving from the Easter bunny's 'helpers'. Those baskets will be overflowing!

Drummer Boys

2009-04-04T19:59:00.003-04:00

Some friends of ours very graciously gave us their kids outgrown drum set this weekend. It is a huge hit with our boys! We think they have natural rhythm. :)

Here are some videos, be sure and turn the sound up loud so you can get the full effect of the acoustics of the basement of the NYGustafson house. Thomas has been prefacing his solos with 'Uh 1, uh 2, uh 1 2 3 4' which is very authentic but we're not too sure where he picked up!

Easter tree

2009-03-22T15:10:00.002-04:00

We're into the Easter spirit here with the arrival of the Easter tree from Grandma Bonnie! Both boys have had fun decorating and undecorating the tree, so it's sure to have a short but well-loved life!

Frozen Lake George

2009-03-22T15:06:00.003-04:00

This morning we took a road trip up to Lake George in the Adirondacks. It was beautiful but very cold - in fact it snowed a little bit while we were there! There were even a few ice fishers out on the lake, which you can see in the first picture.

Blowing Bubbles

2009-03-20T14:15:00.001-04:00

Busy bees

2009-03-14T19:32:00.002-04:00

We've all been busy with our little projects around here! Steve is getting ready for an upcoming conference trip and managing his work projects and I'm still working on my experiments for my dissertation and organizing one of the major fundraisers for Thomas' school. This month is passing us by very quickly! Here are the boys enjoying a book Grandma Bonnie sent. Thanks grandma!

More Photography by Thomas

2009-03-14T19:29:00.003-04:00

It's too early for this!

Camera shy

Self portrait

It's kind of fun seeing our world through his perspective!

Haircuts

2009-02-23T20:55:00.001-05:00

The boys got hair cuts this weekend, and look like grown up little guys now! We all got COVERED in hair.

Photographer Thomas

2009-02-23T20:53:00.003-05:00

We gave Thomas our old digital camera to play around with, and he's been having some fun with it as you can see! Here's some he took of Andrew and I.

Happy Valentines

2009-02-15T16:12:00.002-05:00

Hope everyone has a wonderful Valentines weekend, with lots of heart shaped sweets, coffee breaks, and naps on the couch.

Dancing Saturday

2009-02-08T21:30:00.006-05:00

A typical Saturday morning dancefest - preferably sans pjs.

Saturday evening was the Family Dinner for Thomas' school. Part of the entertainment was a folk band who led us through several songs. Thomas got really into it and was a great dance partner!