Catskills to Canada & Dhaka to Delhi

This week ended much differently than it began. We started in the Catskills with Grandma Ruane, who was taking vacation time so she could hang out with us. Aidan continued to have fun being a "country bumpkin" (as his Daddy described), and Mommy was thrilled to have Grandma's help. She helped Mommy survive an all-night sleep strike on Tuesday (it turned out that Aidan was cutting his eighth tooth - a left molar!!!), and make a frame of Aidan's hand and footprints in clay. The weather was beautiful, the lilies and streams remained wonderful, and once Aidan started getting enough medicine to help his teething, our stay was rather idyllic. Mommy even had a massage on Wednesday!

Part way into the week, we revised our plans so that we could fly to Canada to be with Mommy's family, because her grandmother (Aidan's great-grandmother) Hazel Carlson ("Bestamor") was dying. Aidan's expedited passport arrived in time and we made it to Chilliwack B.C. in time to say goodbye before she passed away on Thursday, and then attend her funeral on Saturday. Mommy is really glad that we were able to be there with the rest of the (Carlson / Ross / Crawford / White) family.

We made it safe and sound back to NYC late Sunday night. Daddy will get back into NYC tonight (Tuesday) as well, after a stop through Delhi India and a visit to the Taj Mahal. We are all happy that we are going to be together again soon! This pictures is one of Daddy's photos from Dhaka, Bangladesh. More picts next time.