We had a wonderful, fun-filled, busy weekend. On Saturday we drove north to Fahnestock State Park and visited Canopus Lake. Our friends Rachel and Gui (and their daughter Sonya) had recommended it to us as a great swimming and beach destination, and they were totally right. The beach is soft white sand (imported from Long Island), the lake is clear and not too cold, and there are picnic tables and tons of forested shade surrounding the lake. It's really perfect for toddlers. Sebastian could run around freely, throwing balls and making sand castles, he happily waded into the water, and we could sit at a table under the trees for our lunch. And it only took 30 minutes to drive there, along the gorgeous Taconic Parkway.
On Sunday we drove in the opposite direction, down to lower Manhattan. We wandered around Greenwich Village for a few hours, enjoying the sights and sounds of people and traffic. :) Sebbe was in heaven, surrounded by so many buses and trucks and taxis. He especially liked the tourist buses, double-decker with people on top. We watched the basketball and handball games at Seventh Ave and W. 4th St., listened to various musicians play in Washington Square Park, and played in the water sprinklers at a city playground. And Steve and I noshed on Korean hotdogs (bulgogi on top of the dog), Grom gelato, Beard Papa cream puffs, semolina and raisin bread from Amy's Bread, coffee and cupcake from Sweet Revenge, and the titular specialty at the Hummus Place. (Seb, despite our best efforts, was too excited to eat.) Yum.
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