For the 4th of July, we visited PJ in the morning, then walked across the GW Bridge to NJ, for a picnic at a Revolutionary War site. Above is a shot of Reagan on the GW Bridge, standing beneath the “largest free-flying American flag in the world; 90 feet (27 m) long and 60 feet (18 m) wide, the flag weighs 450 pounds (200 kg),” according to Wikipedia. The shot above doesn’t really allow for proper reference.

The shot below is looking back at NYC from the historic Ft. Lee battery.

Here is a shot of the flag after dark, from the Manhattan side. The shot below gives a better idea of how large the flag actually is.

And finally,  another one of these shots. This time, with the towers lit up for the holiday.

Ok, I’m going to recount things in reverse order, so that this post doesn’t start out being about running, again. I know that it is getting to be a bit much. This afternoon we had a nap with piper. She was kind of grouchy when we first arrived. I could tell that she was about ready to take a snooze. Even though it was Father’s day, I didn’t hold it against for for just wanting to pass out. It was that time of day, anyway. I wore my extra large watch for her to tap on, today.

We started out the day in Central park for a Father’s day race. Reagan snapped the shot below, of me approaching the finish line.

I think that it was probably the sweatiest race that I have ever run. I felt pretty good about my result, too, considering that I had knocked out 14 miles the previous morning.

Distance: 5.0 Miles, 8.0 Kilometers
Total Finishers: Men – 3380 Women – 1823 Total – 5203

Saturday, was the Mermaid Parade in Coney Island.

It was super hot outside. This event is something that Reagan loves. You can check out her full account of the event, over on her blob. I went for support and to be on photo duty.  After marching around in the heat all day, I wasn’t surprised to see a couple of mermaids passed out on the train, on the way home.

Friday afternoon, I was shooting in DUMBO for the second evening in a row. This time, the model was one of our friends from the neighborhood.

The dude’s name is Samuel Adams. Pretty awesome, right? Makes me want to change my name to James Bond, or something like that. We hadn’t really hung out before shooting together on Friday night. So, it was pretty fun to get to know him, a bit.

I realize that was a lot to pack into one post. Sorry about the info/photo overload. Happy Father’s day to all of the pops out there!

Memorial day, we went to visit Piper, first thing in the morning. Reagan cut Piper’s hair (they now have matching haircuts). Piper was in such a great mood, that we just hung out with her goofing off, for a few hours.

More photos over here (warning, there are about 1000).

We got out on the bikes, today and had ourselves a little picnic. Reagan was in charge of the sammies. She made tomato avocado and cheese on wheat bread. Delicious.

I put the blanket half in the shade (for Reagan) and half in the sun (for me).

I’m pretty glad that I brought the camera today, because Reagan was hamming it up.

Below: Reagan making her shadow dance.

We finished off our ride by hitting Pinkberry on the way home, before showering and heading to Westchester to visit the Pip.

She looooovvvves her new itouch. She is so used to having Reagan or myself grab our phones away from her, when she gets bored of looking at the display and starts eating them. For her birthday, we picked her up her very own, complete with an indestructible case.

Then, of course, we grilled up some burgers for dinner (a veggie burger for Reagan).

The image above is actually from a post that I wrote exactly one year ago. Oddly enough, the convicts have spawned again, and there is a very similar scene going on in the tank, this week. I kept the mating pair separated for about a year, which worked pretty well, until the other tank cracked (could have been really bad). When that happened, the male, and all of the adolescents went back into the big tank. Tina is feeling pretty crowded these days.

Enough about the fish. The firm is closing early today (which actually means something to me, these days). Besides remembering the brave souls who gave their lives to defend out freedom, the only specific plans that we have this weekend are to run/ride bikes, and  take Reagan to see the Deitch Gallery before it closes. I’m also doing some product shots for Shaun White’s new line for Target. I have the samples already. It is some pretty cool stuff. It should be a fun project. Other than that, I’m hoping that it will just be a lot of lounging, mixed in with Piper visits, and watching the BP Cam, as much as possible. Hahahaha.

If you have a minute, take a peek at this very kind article that was written today about Reagan.

I hope that everyone else has an awesome holiday weekend.

We have had fantastic weather all weekend long. Saturday, Reagan was feeling a bit under the weather, but we did make it out for a walk in the park.

Sunday Morning, we had Easter with Piper. Reagan woke up early and dyed some eggs for her to play with.

She was a little bit groggy, when we first arrived, since she had just woken up from her nap. But she ended up giving us some smiles, before it was time for us to leave.

I had a really fun day hanging out with my valentines. Reagan and I work up early, because she has been building pork barbacoa for the last day and a half. She has been making the stuff in the slow cooker, for some burritos tonight. It smells totally delicious. Before heading to Westchester, we took a quick jaunt out to Williamsburg, Brooklyn so that Reagan could pick up her Valentines Day present at Catbird.

We had a pretty nice visit with Piper. She was kind of rowdy. I think that it is just because she loves her mom so much, she can’t contain herself. She was kind of obsessed with my hat, today. She kept taking it almost all of the way off of my head, then putting it back on. Then, tapping the little button on the top. Silly little monkey.

I hope that everyone else had a great Valentines Day!!

For the first time in my life, I did karaoke with Reagan and some of our friends, on Saturday night. It was a lot harder than I thought it would be. I was definitely the worst person in our group. But, that didn’t keep me from having fun watching everyone else. Yes, there was a kick line at one point.

^—Reagan doing up some Abba (I think).

^—-Richard and Jamie: duet of the Cure

^—–Col, melting faces with Yellow Ledbetter.

After our karaoke session, we had some Korean dumplings, then spent some time browsing one of the Koreatown supermarkets. They has some seriously tasty hard candy. No, it didn’t come in the cool fish cans, above (unfortunately). I liked the fish on the cans because they look so friendly.

Happy Martin Luther King Jr. Day (except in Arizona). I think that this guy was pretty amazing. I’m not sure who to credit with this photo. I couldn’t find the author. Who ever it was, well done.