Archive for the “Out and About” Category
A Day in NJ
We took full advantage of a day in NJ a couple of weeks ago: a visit to Howell Living History Farm, Robert’s awesome baseball birthday party, and dinner with Grandma and Kary. I took tons of photos at Howell, then got lazy with the camera the rest of the day. It was so nice to be able to hang out at the farm, see friends, and spend time with family too—especially on such a beautiful day. And as much as I enjoy the city, it was refreshing to be out in the boonies for a day. I was especially excited that we got the farm while the lambs were still little and cute.
Hugs
Crossing the stream
"moooooo"
City girl visits the farm
At her old hang-out
Mama sheep & lambs
"Look at this pretty flower!"A Trip to the Beach
RockawaysIf you know me, you know that the beach isn’t my favorite place to be. I burn easily, it’s hot, and I have a bit of an aversion to sand. But I don’t mind the beach as much when the temperature is mild. And happily occupied children is a big draw. I may hate sand, but Natalie and Miranda loooooove playing in it. So last Friday, when it was sunny, warm but not too hot, Tam and I took Natalie, Josie, and Miranda to the Rockaways for a morning of fun in the sand. The Rockaways are a short drive from Park Slope, but walking on the beach felt like we were not near the city at all. I can see more trips there this summer!
3 girls digging
Miranda
Fascinated by the waves
Josie
Dancin' in the sand
Beach lover
Rolling in the sand
"Let's go look for shells!"Cherry Blossoms 2011
I {heart} cherry blossoms!! I am officially obsessed with cherry blossom season. Perhaps it’s because they are one of the first spots of color after the long winter, but I find cherry blossoms to be quite magical. Since we live in Brooklyn now and we are members of the Brooklyn Botanic Garden, we’ve gone to see the trees three times now. If it were just a bit closer (and we had nothing else to do) I’d be taking the kids there every day.
The first time we went, Josie and Meema & Pop Pop were with us. Then we went with grandma and some friends from NJ, who were lovely enough to trek into Brooklyn to visit with us and the cherry blossoms. Yesterday I went for the third time with the girls by myself, determined to get some nice photos. Today it’s raining, so most of the petals probably fell. I’m glad that we got to enjoy them so much while they lasted!!
Early blossoms
Birdies Looking out of their nest
Rocks in water Entertainment for hours!!
Bonsai Wysteria
So cool
Checking out the fish
Hydration and warmth from Meema & PopPop
Andrea, Cindy & Amy
Kids! It’s very difficult to get 5 kids under age 4 to all look at the camera at once!
Natalie and Grandma
The big kids Natalie, Jamison & Nathan
Smooches! Charlie plants one on Miranda
Tickle, tickle!! Soon to be big sister Charlie practices on Miranda
Consulting the map
Cindy & Jamison
Honk, honk! Nathan is an experienced big brother and very tolerant of Miranda pinching his nose!
Charlie 
Jamison
Laying under the trees looking up
Petal walk
Beautiful view
Running Being under this canopy of trees was incredible.
Always on the go It’s hard to get Natalie to stay still long enough for a picture.
Big Smile!
Big Smile!
Hugs! It’s hard to tell, but Miranda’s smile is as big as Natalie’s.