We had a wonderful spring weekend here. Steve and Sebbe spent Saturday morning looking at the newborn lambs and piglets at Stone Barns. We then drove up to Beacon for lunch and some exploring. (We'd been to Beacon before, for the contemporary art museum Dia: Beacon, but hadn't spent any time in town. It's a strange mix of yuppie/hippie young families and vaguely threatening semi-hoodlums. Steve says: I think I interrupted a drug deal on the side street.) Anyhoo, ate lunch at this cute cafe with a garden out back. On the way home we stopped at Rockefeller Preserve and went for a little hike with Seb in the backpack. We finished off the day with a stop in Tarrytown, where we had a whole family ice cream extravaganza. Last time Sebastian tried ice cream he didn't like it. This time, we gave him strawberry, and he loved it. Loved it. We can't wait to go back for more.
Today started out a little greyer but became sunny as the day wore on. We went to the local Dobbs playground in the morning - slid down the slides, played the bells, played hide and seek/tag, and ran up and down the little hill. After lunch and nap, we went to the NY Botanical Garden. It was gorgeous - spring flowers blooming everywhere. At first Sebastian was a little shy of the grass and flowers, but he rapidly warmed up and by the end was grabbing magnolias. He also discovered robins. Twice he found one and was just amazed by it - kept following the robin around and pointing it out to me. For ten minutes, which is sort of an eternity in his world. He became a little upset when the robin finally flew up into the tree boughs (isn't that cheating!?) For a special treat, at the very end we rode the tram all around the garden. Sebbe thought that was the best thing of all.
Today started out a little greyer but became sunny as the day wore on. We went to the local Dobbs playground in the morning - slid down the slides, played the bells, played hide and seek/tag, and ran up and down the little hill. After lunch and nap, we went to the NY Botanical Garden. It was gorgeous - spring flowers blooming everywhere. At first Sebastian was a little shy of the grass and flowers, but he rapidly warmed up and by the end was grabbing magnolias. He also discovered robins. Twice he found one and was just amazed by it - kept following the robin around and pointing it out to me. For ten minutes, which is sort of an eternity in his world. He became a little upset when the robin finally flew up into the tree boughs (isn't that cheating!?) For a special treat, at the very end we rode the tram all around the garden. Sebbe thought that was the best thing of all.
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