Woodstock: Peace, Love, & Mateo

We recently returned from our trip to Woodstock, NY, which was quite the adventure, complete with two big snow storms. We pretty much held court at Jesse's parents' house for 10 days while dozens of family and friends came to visit us and meet Mateo. We all had a lot of fun, and as you can imagine, everyone couldn't get enough of Mateo. Here are some photos from the trip:

"I'm not quite sure where I am, but this new place is cool."

It was great that Mateo got to spend his first Chanukah with his grandparents and Aunt Dahlia. He loved staring at the candles, but was oblivious to all the great presents he received (we appreciate them though!).

Mateo's great grandparents, Sam (Opa) and Hilda (Oma), flew up from Florida -- they hadn't experienced the winter since they moved from Long Island to Florida 15 years ago, but to meet their only great grandchild, it was worth braving the cold weather.

Mateo took an extraordinary liking to his Oma.

And he liked hanging with his Opa as well.

Mateo's Saba wanted to show off his grandson to everyone at his medical office, so we brought Mateo by at lunch time to visit. Here's a nice shot of him with his Saba and Safta.

Aunt Dahlia had to work in Brooklyn during the week, but came up to Woodstock both weekends to see us. Her busy schedule as a school teacher had prevented her from visiting us in California after he was born, so she had been counting down the days until she finally got to meet her precious little nephew.

Mateo's Great Aunt Joan also came up from New York City to visit.

And so did Jesse's cousin Jon and his girlfriend Havi.

And so did Jesse's friend Nick and his girlfriend Lauren. Thanks also to all the other visitors who traveled to see us -- Jesse's friends Zac, Sridevi, Brandon, Jodi, Nick, Lucas, Xiaoyun; Anita's cousin Marm and his girlfriend Jen; and Jesse's family members Manny & Sophia, Steve & Carol, Garry & Steve, and Linda & Tracy.

Jesse's parents threw a big party for us and dozens of friends came by to visit. Here's a fun shot of Jesse with his childhood friends Nick and Brandon with their moms.

And now we'll leave you with a few more cute photos of Mateo, since we know that's the main reason you visit our blog.