Aeriel and Dave
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Any sunny day is a good day for the beach with friends!
Ready for the grill! The guys did well.
We played trucks SO hard this day while learning about sharing and math ('you have one truck, he has two tucks, when you put them together it's THREE trucks!') and learning the word 'innovation'.
Crafting in sweat pants on a rainy cold day. It felt good to break out the sewing machine!
It's not unusual for us to gather mussels or clams from the bay and cook them over a fire for a lunch.
Every Sunday we make pancakes before church. Here is David's idea of pancakes for two... Ha.
We love the off season at the beach. Q can do all the running she wants on our morning walks.
A recent Sunday walk in the woods.
Many hands make light work! Some pajama Thanksgiving cooking. :)
This is how you carve, right?
Thanksgiving was a small affair this year, but we're so grateful for loved ones we DID get to see! <3
Before dinner we were able to go out and get some clams, which we served up as an appetizer.
Never too muddy for a cold snuggle with a cold dog mom.
Missing these late summer days already!
Christmas Season is upon us! So excited for the tree and cookies.
Clearly excited about our Christmas tree this year!
He's the best!
We had such a great day at the tree farm together!
Every year we have a wreath making party with our friends. Here's Aeriel with her haul of branches for the party!
First snow day of the winter! Can't wait to wake up in the morning and see how much we got.
These two on long beach walk!
Even in the winter, the beach is still amazing. We try to go as frequently as the weather will permit.
Zoom Christmas watching our niece open up the skateboard we bought her!
We really really love pizza. Please note the messy kitchen from David's pizza making bonanza! HA!
Traveling and being outdoors are two of our favorite things! Here we are in New Mexico combining the two. We go there every year!
The best thing about growing up in Brooklyn is that the whole city is your playground! Here is David in a sidewalk jumping competition with a little friend.
Museum visits with David's mom! She's an accomplished artist herself is always drawing and knitting for the family.
Aeriel in front the the house where Louisa May Alcott wrote Little Women. This book is important to Aeriel because her mom used to read it to her.
David at Walden Pond. He attributes his love of nature in part because of the book On Walden Pond.
Teaching our niece to play croquet in the front yard!
Our lives!
Our lives!
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Aeriel loves to read! She's always the first one to grab a book and read out loud to her nieces and nephews.
We love to be outdoors. Every year we take a family hike with Aeriel's mom.
Our friends are so so important to us. They're like family! Here are all the boys—including the littlest in the friend group.
Cooking and eating together is a huge part of our lives and something we love to share with our family.
We're so lucky to get to spend so much time on the water. Here we are with our nieces on a late summer day.
Our friends. :)
This is our dog Q. Don't be alarmed. She actually loves kisses. And food. So in other words, she fits right into our little family unit.
Q also loves the water. She's not that sure about surfing yet though.
Ten minutes from our dock is a clear blue bay. We love to swim and fish and meet friends there.
How we spend a typical summer weekend. We love finding hermit crabs and other shells for our littlest friends.
We're also both avid surfers. This summer we taught our 8 year old niece how to surf! Here's Aeriel on a small day.
We're also both art lovers! We love teaching our many nieces and nephews about the art world.
We have ELEVEN! nieces and nephews! They're all so excited to welcome a new playmate into the bunch—especially the youngest one who can't wait to finally be a 'big' cousin.
New York is such a great, exciting place to live. Our neighborhood is safe and within walking distance of over 10 parks! Just a block away is one of the city's top elementary schools.
A typical summer Saturday—beach, boats and laughs with this group of amazing Aunties-and-Uncles in waiting.
Runs with our little pup at our local beach. We all love the beach.
When we're not at the beach, we're usually at a gallery. We love to share this passion with our nieces and nephews.
Surfing in New York City? Yep! Here we are in Queens on an early summer day.
With seven inches of snow on the ground, we're really missing these summer days with our friends!
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Cuddle fest while looking at pictures.
David shows a little friend the ins and outs of pizza making in the cob oven we built.
We love sharing Korean food with David's family!
Play time with our pup and our nieces (all our favorite girls).
Aeriel comes from a playful family. Here we are with her mom in Upstate New York.
Talking art history at the local museum.
Every year we go apple picking with our families. Here we are on a warm sunny September day!
We do a family reunion every summer with David's family. Every year there is a sprint race across the beach. :)
Birthday Twinning!
David knows how to do birthday's. He threw a private dinner party at our friend's winery for Aeriel last year!
Fun with FaceTime
We are so lucky to get to spend time in Italy almost every year. Here we are taking some time in Lake Cuomo a few years ago.
Our Families
Our Families
Every year we do a hiking weekend with Aeriel's mom and step-dad. Here's David with Aeriel's mom!
David is from a large family and they're all very close. Here he is with siblings on our dock.
We're so lucky to enjoy a close relationship with our families. We get together with David's whole family—all 21 of us!—every summer for a family vacation.
Here we are having fun with Aeriel's mom at a ski resort in New York. We're so glad we all love to laugh together so much.
David's father is a patient and involved grandparent, spending time each week with this eleven grandchildren teaching them to read, reading Bible passages and guiding them through life.
We're so lucky to have family nearby! We spend every birthday with our niece. Last year, we bought her a bike which came in VERY handy during the pandemic.
Each year we spend Thanksgiving with David's sister. Pre-dinner, we all run a Turkey Trot. Here we are with one of David's nephews.
Whenever Aeriel and her sister and brother are together, there's always a lot of laughter.
David gleefully agrees to be a human billboard for his nieces.
Group reading session!
Playing with selfies.
Hiking is a family affair in both Aeriel and David's family!
Our Home
Our Home
We live in a light filled space full of art our friends made. Our house is on the water and we can be swimming in the ocean in under 10 minutes.
We love spending time outside together on the deck. In the summer, we'll have breakfast there.
Our favorite spot on our property is the patio near the water. We gather with friends around the fire pit to grill and chat.
The fireplace is perfect for warming up your belly on those cold winter days! Cozy cozy cozy.
Aeriel trims the tree while Q does quality control.
We're so lucky to split our time between Brooklyn and the shores of Long Island.Here's the view from the park near our apartment! We <3 New York.
The house all covered in snow during the first snow day of the winter.
A recent winter sunset from out backyard.
Wrapped and ready for delivery!
Our Brooklyn dining nook!
A playground with a water spout course for the summer sits opposite this view at our favorite park!
David
David
Sampling the fruit during our annual apple picking family trip.
Meeting one of our little friends for the first time.
Perfecting the pizza for our weekly Friday night pizza night!
An avid surfer and builder, David made his own board.
David loves sharing birthdays with our nieces and hephews!
Us, Through the Ages
Us, Through the Ages
The night before our first triathlon.
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In Paris, headed to see our best friends.
On our way to see Hamilton!
Cold beach selfies
Hiking through Santa Fe
About to see a concert in Brooklyn
In Italy for work.
At Aeriel's 40th birthday party.
Typical summer day!
Every Christmas we make sure to take a portrait with Aeriel's dad's monkey. Sad to be missing this this year!
Beach walk on New Year's Day!
Holding on for warmth at the top of a mountain. :)
Aeriel
Aeriel
Wearing a birthday crown at our niece's birthday part.
Aeriel is an excellent chef. Here she is at a farmer's market in France in the town where our friends live.
High a top a mountain during a hiking trip.
Taking a break to look at the lights on the water while we ride our bikes home. Aeriel loves riding bikes around.
At the local pool—one of Aeriel's favorite places to be.
Us with Aeriel's mom and step dad on a lovely fall day!
Jumping in heels is a unique skill. Here Aeriel demonstrates with one of her work besties.
Hanging with a furry sibling during Christmas at Aeriel's dad's house.
Aeriel at work on set in the 'before' times. ;)
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