Devon & Roman visiting us in New York City. 

Autumn in Connecticut

Hay rides and pumpkin picking with Devon & Spencer. 

A favorite show of ours, "Slava's Snowshow." It is hard to describe the show but it was definitely an "experience" I loved!

We went to a show called "Drumstruck" which was a lot of fun. Everyone got to play along! 

Pretty cool instrument. The music she was playing was pretty funky. This is in Washington Square Park. 

Near Central Park West & 100th St. 

This is one of my favorites spots that I have found in New York City so far. This is on the west side of Central Park near 100th St. 

What fun costumes! 

The Halloween Parade in the West Village. 

Halloween 2005 

Brian recently did some research on how our neighborhood got its name, "Hell's Kitchen." Late in the 19th century the neighborhood was one of the most dangerous places in this country. There are a few legendary tales of how Hell's kitchen got it's ungodly name but the most common version traces it to the story of Dutch Fred The Cop, a veteran policeman, who with his rookie partner, was watching a small riot on West 39th Street near 10th Avenue. The rookie is supposed to have said, "This place is hell itself," to which Fred replied, "Hell's a mild climate. This is Hell's Kitchen."

Our kitchen, which is very large for a New York City apartment.

The kitchen. We live on the 4th floor of a walk-up (no elevator) building. Moving in was quite the chore, but on the plus side my legs are getting so toned!