Farmer Henry

Today we played hooky from school and went on an adventure to Davis' Farmland with Jake, Lila, and Meredith. This is always one of our favorite summertime actvities.

Henry got to hold kittens:


And a baby goat:


Many animals were fed:




We went on a pony ride:





Then we headed to the splash area:




The bubble pit was out again:




And a giant inflatable slip n' slide was a big hit:




It was exhausing, but fun!

New York, New York

We are back from a long weekend in New York City visiting Aunt Gina! It was a great trip (made even better by the fact that this year there was no exorcist vomiting - on Henry's part - and no food poisoning - on Mike and Gina's part. Hooray!)

Henry and I headed down Thursday morning on the train. The train, of course, was almost the most exciting part for Henry. We had a bit of an issue at first because when we got on none of the people on the train would move their seat to allow Henry and I to sit next to each other, so for the first 20 minutes or so we had to sit apart. Then, Dave the conductor came in and discovered our predicament. He basically shamed everyone in the car (by yelling very loudly "Do you mean to tell me no one in this car woould move their seat to allow you to sit next to your young child??!!?? It's all "Me, Me, Me these days, isn't it!") and moved us into some reserved seats. I love conductor Dave.

Thursday was pretty rainy, so we mostly hung out at Aunt Gina's Henry is obsessed with her cats:




Friday we headed out to the Brooklyn Children's Museum:





And then spent more time desperately trying to get the cats to play with his toys:





Mike got in late Friday night, and Saturday morning we all trooped downtown to the Museum of Natural History to see the dinosaurs again - they were having a special exhibit on "the World's Largest Dinosaurs", so we figured we needed to do a return trip. They had a fossil excavation area that Henry really liked:



And here he is with his pouty "no pictures, please" face:


All smiles with Mike, though!:





After the msueum, we spent the rest of the day in Central Park:








Saturday night Gina kindly watched Henry for us, so that Mike and I could go out to dinner to celebrate our anniversary:



We went out to eat at Aquavit , which is a restaurant we have wanted to try for as long time (It isn't easy to find good Scandinavian food....some may say it is an oxymoron!). The food eas excellent, although since we decided to go for the tasting menu, I did indeed have to eat some herring (the things I eat for love...first the squirrel soup in Prague, now herring). Oh, and Will.I.Am from the Black Eyed Peas was sitting by us - fun!

Sunday we headed out to brunch and then the playground:







Before heading back to Penn Station and a train ride home.

Thank you to Aunt Gina for hosting us - we had a great time!

Magic

This evening was Henry's preschool's annual family picnic, complete with magician for the kids. Of course, this being New England, it was pouring rain so we had to move inside the school. A little more crowded and not as much fun as the park, but what can you do?

The kids ate and played:


Had slushies:




Then settled in for the magic show:






Henry LOVED it. He thought it was the most hysterical thing he has ever seen - he could barely contain himself:



At one point, after a sequence involving numerous magic wands that kept changing colors, he yelled out "That was just SO SO MUCH MAGIC!!!!"

He REALLY wanted to be selected as a helper but alas was not. He took it gracefully, though:




It was so fun to watch him:




Looks like we may need to search out more magic shows for him...