Archive for April, 2009
Friendship
Natalie and Clara have a very special bond. I love this picture of the two of them! Clara was sad that it was time to go home and Natalie gave her a hug for comfort:
Chris reading the girls Where the Wild Things Are:
Teaching Natalie and Clara to put their arms behind their heads and relax:
Aunt Kary’s Thesis Show
With all the artists in the family, Natalie has been to more art openings in her first 2.5 years of life than I went to in the first 20 of mine. A few weeks ago we went to Aunt Kary’s BFA thesis show at Mason Gross School of the Arts, Rutgers University. Natalie was a bit overwhelmed by the crowd but seemed to enjoy all the art, especially her Aunt Kary’s work 31 Unclaimed Books.
At a celebration dinner afterward:
“Look, I have a beard just like Grandpa!”
Cherry Blossom Festival 2009
Last Sunday we met Auntie Jodi at a Cherry Blossom Festival in Branch Brook Park in Newark. We were lucky to have gorgeous weather and exquisite peak blossoms. Our only mistake was not looking more carefully at where exactly in the park the festival was being held and not realizing that the park is over 4 miles long. After we walked for a little over an hour (no stroller!) Natalie started saying, “I’m hungry! You carry me, Mommy!” Chris was nice enough to walk back to the car so we could drive the rest of the way to the festivities.
We thought we would try embedding a Flickr slideshow rather than posting individual pictures in this post. If you think the slideshow makes it easier to look at photos or if you find it annoying, please leave a comment!
Our Budding Photographer
Natalie likes to point my old phone at us and command us to, “say cheese!”
Howell Living History Farm
We had already planned a trip to Howell Living History Farm last weekend and were thrilled to find out that in April there are baby animals at the farm! What’s cuter than lambs, piglets, goslings, and chicks? Pictures of Natalie with lambs, piglets, goslings, and chicks, of course!!
We ran into Natalie’s buddy Olivia:
