FAMILY: A great hike up the Lake Louisa trail system. The boys were troopers up a steep climb for the first hour. First time playing Uno and a first putting together some ciruits with Dylan in his new kit! Rounded out with some swimming and hiking at Lake Minnewoska!

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FAMILY: Dylan's official birthday! Celebrated with a trip to Storm King with our friend Jen Rutner. A magical place for people of any age. Swimming in the New Paltz pool and roasting marshmallows in the backyard firepit (a first!).

FITNESS: Laps at the pool. Of all the...

FAMILY: Dylan ran his first mile without stopping! We did a nice easy pace together which he kept up doing a patented skip/walk combination. He was thrilled to do this! 

More swimming at the Kingston waterhole followed by a trip out on our local friend's new motor boat...

FAMILY: Hike along the Hudson at an old Greco-revival estate called Mills Mansion near Hyde Park. THe whole family climbed a tree! Both boys doing an great job keeping up hiking for 2 hours at a time. It's a whole new era!

FITNESS: 30 minutes yoga - Ashtanga Prima...

FAMILY: Hike in Kingston at Oreata Lake followed by a find of an incredible water hole for the kids. Dylan and Finn both swam across the lake (.25 mile maybe) under their own steam (with some serious bouyancy aid from their 'floaties' and moral support from me)....

FAMILY: Drove up to New Paltz for our week up here in the woods with the boys!

MUSIC: 30 min of guitar practice in the morning + a lesson Josh Mason.

FITNESS: 5 mile run on the country roads (and hills!).

FAMILY: Dylan's 6th birthday! An incredible day of partying in Prospect Park by the Carousel with Dylan's best friends.

FITNESS: 30 minutes at home before all the festivities began

MUSIC: Learned a bit of Billy in Lowground from Tony Rice.

FAMILY: Big prep for Dylan's 6th Birthday tomorrow! Two watermelons and the makings for an armada of red velvet cupcakes. Also, Dylan saw his first 'movie with friends' today at one of his best friend's birthday party. The went to see Inside Out in the theater. I saw i...

CAREER: Had a great interview with NY Arts for a teaching position in the fall. It's an incredible organization and I loved the director. I hope it works out! Fingers crossed. I'll know in about 3 week.

MUSIC: Played a fun gig with singer Vicki Natale at Tavern on the...

FAMILY: Today Laurie and I drove down with her sister Tamar to Philadelpia to attend the funeral of her grandfather, Harry. He was 95 years old. His service was an incredible testament that it is never too late to make a difference. In the last 10 years of his life he...