Lorraine's Visit

This week, Lorraine came to visit us in New Haven

at the beach playground in Lighthouse Point Park

beach swings

Rachel came down from Boston for a day too.

in the courtyard at the Sterling Library

comfy on the guest bed

a billy goat at the Rose Family Orchard in North Branford

riding on a "practice bull"

Theo's favorite part of his farm visit was sitting on this tractor

Theo: "waaoooow!"
Llama: "Llama don't care"

on a farm wagon

Theo got to feed the goats and see a pig bathe himself in mud

cool playground at the Ansonia Nature Center

giggling

peeping

hanging

Red Wing Pond at the Ansonia Nature Center

we saw dragon flies, bees, a tiny turtle, and a big snake

waiting for mail

Lighthouse Point Park

Joy and Odette came up from NYC to visit us yesterday and Theo showed them a good time 

Here is Theo with new friends Lori and Emily this morning checking out the lighthouse in New Haven harbor

at another splash pad in New Haven at Lighthouse Point Park

Baby Abe

Theo (16 months) and Abe (2.5 months)

Abe is the new baby of a friend of ours from college who also lives in New Haven.

Vanessa holding Abe

reading a book at Abe's house

watching dog Sadie's every move

Splash

Theo, Liam, Simon, and Lev at the splash pad on East Haven beach this morning

just hanging around

Settling In

with Granny and Grandpa on campus

at the Brooksvale barnyard in Hamden

field of dreams

goat!

sharing a snack with Marjorie

jumping in a puddle

tricycle

water table on porch

The Big Move

Nana came to take care of Theo during our last week in LA so that we could pack.

Nana and Theo reading in an empty apartment.

examining Nana's glasses

at our goodbye party in University Village: Scarlett, Franz, Theo, Izzy, Leonard, Anuya,  Mira, Gabby, Story, and Miles

A photographer friend took this lovely photo of Theo at our goodbye party.

We spent a week in New York while we waited for our stuff to arrive on the East Coast.  Here is Theo in Fort Tryon Park with his grandpa. 

at the neighborhood playgroup on 181st Street in NYC

in New Haven!

our new house

play area in our backyard

at Hannah's Dream playground in New Haven

Theo loves this little play house in the playground near our new house. 

on the old campus at Yale

playing the unpacking blues ...

Theo reading to his new baby doll.