And some more...

Forgot to include these!

Illegal driving...too many tears and screams in the carseat.

multi-tasking papi

Eléa's hiking style

big enough for the swing

beach fun

Mami and me

Selfie fun

Eléa and Zorba

Eléa biking the Hudson river

Abu and Eléa at the top of the mountain!

All things (almost) new!

So much has been happening it is hard to know where to begin. Matteo is getting more and more interactive and giving lots of smiles and giggles. He is generally a happy baby and really LOVES his fabulous big sister! Eléa has been so wonderful with him, and with us. There have been soooo many transitions for all of us, but especially Eléa. 

In addition to a new baby in the house, Eléa graduated from her incredible pre-school - Habibi's Hutch and is getting ready to start Kindergarten. Luke (aka: Papi) found out last minute that he got a visiting professor position at Bard College in upstate New York...So we had six weeks to pack up and move house. 

With the generous help of Abi and Abu (the abuelos), we made it and have settled into small town life in a picture postcard setting. Eléa will be starting kindergarten in early September at a school that has views of the Catskills.

In the mist of all this, we had a trip to Chicago to play with all our friends (that's you Darcie, Chris, Sylvia, and Reese), a cabin camping trip to Bastrop State Park, and a beach trip to Fire Island with the family. Luckily, neither Matteo or Eléa seem to share Mami or Papi's aversion to the sand/sun. 

Chicago friends

Yes?

Rock climbing

Easter nests

Why oh why?

Eléa's bean forest

Sewing lesson from Grandma

Relaxing by the pool

Angel

yummy

Such a grown up...

LOVE

Elea's graduation ceremony from Habibi's

Obligatory bath in the sink

Good sport while shopping for Papi's new professor digs

Hard at work at Bard 

Family crafts

5 minutes from the house

So many things happening at once

Picnic on the beach

Friends forever

Sibling love

Matteo is missing out!

That face!

Supermarket cravings...

Beach bums

Mini family reunion. Eléa and Matteo with the great aunt Gina

picture perfect

big truck vs. ballerina

What? Do I have something on my face?

Newest member of the fire brigade

Eléa turns 5!!!!

Piñata time...first time with a stick

What's for dinner?

besties

beach time

Eléa's first pedicure

Proof the big sister is near

ballet love

Eléa's first rainbow sighting EVER

Tree climbing in Chicago with Sylvia

View from the bottom of our new street

Yummy, tia's foot

It's a head

It's Eléa