Family & Home

We both have wonderful, loving families, who are a beacon of support and guidance. Ben grew up in the beautiful mountains of Utah. He is the second youngest of five kids. His childhood home was always bustling with activity and music. His mom Carolyn (a career nurse), is his best friend and a stunning force of beauty and wisdom with a wickedly delightful sense of humor. She lives with her husband, 'step-dad' Carl, in Big Canoe, Georgia. Trips to their home amongst the trees and lakes is a total reset for our NYC lives. We can't get enough of the calm surroundings and wilderness available for hikes or just getting a little lost on cool, sunny days. Ben's brothers, Ted and Chris, still happily live in Utah with their big beautiful families (4 and 6 amazing kids between them, ranging from 8 years old to 27). They all agree that Ben is their favorite uncle/human jungle gym and clown. They LOVE their new Uncle, Grant, who has wowed them with his fearless enthusiasm for their favorite activities, even when he has no experience, lol. Big sister, Michelle is an orthopedic surgeon in Salt Lake City, a world traveler (team Dr. for the US Ski team. WOW!)) and horse enthusiast. She has been the catlayst for many great adventures and once in a lifetime moments for all of us. Rounding out the tribe is Ben's Irish twin (11 months apart!) Jenny, a fitness guru who lives in Baltimore with engineer husband, Brad and her 2 adorable daughters. So many uncles/aunts/cousins ready to love, adore and SPOIL (their words, not ours) our new additions to this family unit. Our Salt Lake City family is big, boisterous and fully dedicated to each other and us. We love them to the moon and back along with the many dogs, a few horses and the most beautiful mountains to ski and hike or simply stare at and daydream

Grant gew up on the beaches of Newcastle, Australia - can you spot him in the photo? ;) and has one older sister Stacy. With only a year between them they grew up super close. Mum and Dad - Julie and Larry, prioritzed family and Grant grew up very close with his maternal grandparents seeing them weekly for extended family Sunday lunches which became the cornerstone of his childhood. Growing up in Australia meant playing outdoors until late into summer evenings - and winter ones too for that matter. Riding bikes around the streets with neighborhood kids, days at the beach (did we mention Australia?!), roller skating, karate, read-a-thons, drama club, local touch football competitions run by Dad and backyard cricket, where hitting the ball over the fence was an indisputable 6 and out! Julie was a stay-at-home mum and Larry worked in IT which took him around the world. Grant more often than not joined him on some of these working adventures which might just be where his travel bug came from. To this day Grant's folks still devote all of themselves to those they love. Stacy has three amazing kids; Madalyn, 22, Aidan 17, and Isabelle 16  - Madalyn is getting married this year and her fiance Jack is the greatest, coolest guy around! Their wedding will be a huge family highlight! There have been a lot of additions to Grant's extended family over the last few years with babies and marriages. There is always great excitement during holidays and special occasions. Side note from Ben: did you know Christmas is in the summer Down Under?! Wild! ​

We live in a fantastic 4 bedroom apartment on Central Park West on NYC’s Upper West Side. Central Park is right out of our front door..not a bad ‘backyard’ to have 😃 The Upper West Side is generally regarded as NYC’s family neighborhood. It’s one of the safest and cleanest areas of the city.  We love the idea of raising children here. There are so many opportunities and activities for kids and families. Our neighborhood is chalk full of wonderful restaurants, schools, shops and culture. We love our diverse community and have made great connections with our neighbors and have close friends all over the city, not to mention the country and the world.