Saturday Madeline visited the Maclary Elementary playground. She enjoyed the swings, but wanted it to be warmer.
And here is a misleading photo of one of Oliver's rare moments spent napping in the pack-and-play.
This is more characteristic: gnawing on grandma.
Sunday morning, Madeline and I took a walk in the woods.
She was interested in these seeds: tuliptree and beech.
Madeline and I came back just in time for Anna and Neal and baby Mira to arrive for a quick visit. We swapped babies for a bit ...
... and then the little ones got to hang out together.
Monday we returned home. We managed to find a rest stop with a toddler-sized play space. Madeline loved it. And Oliver loved watching her through the bubble-window.
We made it into Connecticut before making a second stop -- a planned one -- at New Canaan Nature Center.
The nature center looks like it'll be a rest stop staple. Madeline had great fun on the children's playground especially. Among other things, she wondered at these chestnut husks all over the ground.
She climbed up in a wooden birds' nest.
And she visited the goats and chickens.
Oliver did well too (though he was scared of the chickens).
And from there to home was an easy ride.
Bonus:
Here's a selection of stories Madeline has told us recently:
"Harrison and Jack told me I'm trash and said they'd put me in the garbage! But I said 'I'm not trash; I'm a person.' And they laughed. They were nice garbagemen."
"I don't want Alyssa to be fresh. If she's fresh, the monsters will eat her and then they'll go to the moon. And the monsters will say, 'Don't be fresh!' And the moon will say, 'Don't be fresh!'"
"'Are you being fresh, bears?' 'Yes,' said the bears. 'Why are you being fresh?' And they zoomed into space!"
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