Spiderman!

This was an exciting and short week for us. Aidan had playschool, as normal, on Monday and Tuesday. But on Tuesday afternoon, Grandma and Grandpa Ruane (newly a.k.a. "Gemma and Geppa"!) and cousin Miya came over, and Aidan started his "summer vacation"! Grandma and Grandpa brought Miya back with them from California after cousin Sienna's 1st birthday party, and she is hanging out with us in the Catskills for a week and a half while Alex goes on a work trip to Brazil.



On Wednesday, Aidan, Miya, Grandpa, Daddy and I all went down to see Aidan's first broadway play: SPIDER-MAN! Grandma - who had already seen it - babysat Kiana at home while we went. It was AMAZING! At a couple of points, Spiderman flew through the air and landed just about five feet away from us, on a stage next to our balcony seats! Watching his aerial tricks, especially when fighting with the Green Goblin - while both of them were suspended from wires while souring around the theater -was incredible!! Aidan did incredibly well - he was able to watch the whole thing, despite the bright lights, loud sound, and 2 1/2 hour duration. He ended up sitting on Daddy's lap for part of the time, but he made it! Miya - who saw Wicked as her first Broadway show - liked it too. :)



Thursday morning we said goodbye to Daddy (who was leaving for Brazil that night), and me, Aidan and Kiana drove up with Grandpa to the Catskills. I've told Aidan that it is his "summer vacation" - a break from school, up in the mountains, with Grandma, Grandpa and a dear cousin. We're coming back to the city next Saturday, and Daddy returns Sunday. Then, we'll actually have a few months off before Daddy's next big travel trip! Thank goodness. It's good to get away, but everything is better when he is around!


Here are a couple of photos from Alex while he was in Rio on his way to Campinas. It looks AMAZING!