We got Miles a scooter for his birthday, he's taken to zipping around on it.

9 years old! Yay! Thanks for all the lovely cards, wishes and gifts!

On a sunny day!

After visiting Vanessa and Will

With mercifully no rain we were able to get out and explore central park and soho, with a visit to Vanessa and Will tonight

The day new york had 9 inches of rain we visited the statue of liberty, bad idea!

We’re basement project got connected to the dining room, so very exciting and dusty!

There are two things going on here worth writing about. One is that this wall in our dining room is being demolished tomorrow to make room for the stairs. So Miles and I wrote some goodbyes on it this afternoon, leaving some room for John and Liam, who are at work and at golf. (that's a third news item right there, Liam has joined the school golf club!) The second is a message from Miles. He has read a series of books that he really loves. At the end of the 5th book he thought for sure there would be…