Trip home summer 2006 - May 11 - June 22

 

First things first, Sarah's 26th birthday dinner

 

Val Graduation lunch

 

Mike and I drive to Austin to see Alex and then sweeping everyone up in our wake, to see David and Debbie (and the dogs)

Alex's aptLake Travispicnic with Alex/Brenda and co.

 

Trip to New York to see my sister and family

managed to see Grace and Alison!

my nephew's recital, he's second flute from the left and a fine musician

 

Lunch at Alice's Teacup

 

 

Small's for jazz with Grace, my sister and my other nephew

 

Grace bought earrings from me

 

evening falls over New York

view from another window

 

sad site of the former WTC

surrounding buildings are still quite damaged

 

Walk in the Botanical Gardens in Central Park

Russian Orthodox Church

Puerto Rican Day celebrants

home of the future, wheelchair elevator in the J P Morgan library museum

Wales Hotel

view from the room

some random views from the taxiwindow of the chapel where my sister was married

 

peaceful tableau

 

 

....and back home

ready for an evening at Numbers with the kids

JD and David and Saijen

 

Gretchen's wedding, a road trip with JD

cowboys in attendance

proud uncle of the bride

 

Day at the zoo with mom and Sarah

new baby, he's 3 months old

 

Wylie cogitates on saving the world via the House of Pies menu, or so he'd have us think

 

breakfast with Alex and Nick

sister in law, brother and mom