The Chronicles of Lily

Sunday, November 29, 2009

Roosevelt Island... One more cute photo from my phone

Lily hearts dinosaurs

This morning at the Museum of Natural History, Lily was really excited about the dinosaurs (and a little perturbed that Noah was so insistent on hanging out in the Ocean exhibit).

What a great time of year in DC... starting the day after Thanksgiving, we were all pretty excited to begin checking out some of our favorite holiday locations in the city. First stop - the US Botanical Gardens, home to a pretty spectacular train exhibit each winter.

On the way there, Lily kept asking about waterfalls. I kept saying "No honey, I don't think there's any waterfalls at the garden" but it turns out her memory is much better than mine. When we walked up to this point, she turned to me and said "See honey? I told you there was a waterfall..." in the sweetest voice.

Noah had a great view atop Daddy's shoulders.

Lily thought the reindeer "sculptures" were funny.

Working off our turkey

Before heading over to our Thanksgiving dinner, we started off the morning with a hike around Roosevelt Island. At first, we didn't know if we'd make it on the island as Lily was pretty happy to watch ducks from the bridge.

Jeremy explained to Lily about telling a tree's age by its rings... "like birthday candles?" she asked. Exactly.

She also made sure that all four of us had big leaves to carry as we walked around.

Swing Instructor

Lily is pretty excited that her little brother is old enough to really start enjoying the playground with her. Noah loves swings as much as Lily always has, and she kept commanding him to "Say whee!"

Jockey

We pulled out our rocking horse, thinking Noah is at the perfect age to start enjoying it. But it was Lily who impressed her Daddy with her unique riding technique!