We spent Thursday afternoon in Darien, visiting Bumpa and Grandma. It was a gorgeous afternoon and we visited a great playground at the beach.
Friday, these country mice, made their way into the Big Apple. We were lucky enough to find street parking within a block of my friend Pixie's apartment and spent the afternoon at the Central Park Zoo. This was Cally's first experience at a zoo. She was pretty fired up to see polar bears, seals, penguins, and a snow leopard:
Finally, Cally got to meet her "red headed soul sister", Skylar. Sklyar's mom, Pixie, is one of my dear friends from college and it was such a treat to get to see her and her family. Without any red heads in either of our own families, we were both totally surprised to have our own and couldn't wait to introduce the girls (Skylar is 16 months and her brother Jasper is 4 years old).
Next stop was Brooklyn where we were fortunate to park ourselves for most of the weekend. John's good friend Michael and his wife Elizabeth have a son Dean, who is a couple of months younger than Cally. They have a gorgeous brownstone and made us feel so at home there. Having never really spent much time in Brooklyn, we were both amazed with how "liveable" it is there........ tree lined streets, great playgrounds, grass, funky flea market, delicious food, etc.
Cally loved it all! She hasn't stopped talking about all the people and animals that she saw during our travels. We feel so lucky to have so many friends who are willing to open their heart and homes to us. Please know that visitors are always welcome in Jericho!
