Following our Maryland vacation, we headed to Fairfield, CT for a weekend visit. While there, we got a chance to enjoy several beaches along what’s called the Gold Coast of Connecticut. It is remarkable how the scenery changes from one state to another. While cruising down quiet picturesque roads of Fairfield, we noticed that some trees were already bursting with color. Manhattan colors come later and it is one of my favorite times to take photographs, as foliage in Central Park is truly spectacular. Let’s hope for a few more days of brilliant color before the grey days of winter arrive.

Following a sun-baked two-day stay at Tyson’s Corner, Virgina, we headed to my aunt and uncle’s for a much needed break. This was our second annual trip to Maryland, a welcome respite from routines, and an opportunity to see our family again. Cousins Alex and Jordan look great, they were a lot of fun to be around.

We also spent a day with Erika and Jason at their beautiful new home in DC paying tribute to their amazing culinary skills. Erika and Jason, we hope to see you in NYC at our annual holiday gathering in December.

We met our friends Emily and Scott at their beautiful pre-war home on the Upper East Side, complete with an arched ceiling that we once owned at our former coop on 72nd Street. Sutton’s one year birthday party was a blast! Adam enjoyed it too as evidenced by the tequila he poured over his head. It shouldn’t be long before he pledges a fraternity. Your intrepid baby photographer spent a good part of the evening on the ground and/or soil snapping pictures of Sutton’s family. We enjoyed meeting his grandparents and cousins. What a pleasure it was to watch Sutton start to walk.

Thanks to Sutton’s parents for lending Adam some dry clothes for our long ride down to Virginia after the party was over.

Here are two pictures:

I’m so happy to announce the arrival of my second child. This website was sooo slow in coming that, when it finally launched yesterday, it felt like the birth of a second child.

Here are some random photographs to get things rolling: