It was a very cold but sunny weekend here in Northwestern Vermont. Saturday morning, Elijah and I went to the Fairfax Public library. We returned home with my next book club book (Eat pray love bu Elizabeth Gilbert) and the ECHO Science Center pass. Our library has a pass you can borrow so you can get into ECHO for only $2 (normal admission is $9.50 for adult non-members). So it's really quite a good deal! The idea was that later on Saturday, Ed would stay home with Elijah so I could meet my friend Connie at Trapp Family Lodge. In return, I would entertain Elijah today (Sunday) so Ed could get some things done.
Connie and I met at 1:30 and skied for a couple of glorious hours. The conditions were just beautiful! Cold, new snow, well-groomed trails...It was so much fun! Photos taken with a disposable camera, so not yet developed.
This morning, Elijah and I packed up and headed to the ECHO Science Center and aquarium. We've been there one other time, but Eli was little, like "Baby Bjorn-carrier" little. It was much more fun today that he could run around and explore!
We got our $2 worth just in stair-climbing entertainment. I wasn't sure we'd ever get to see a fish- Eli went up and down the stairs several times before my patience wore thin and I scooped him up.
Up, up, up....
And then back down...
Unhappy to have been carried back up the stairs.
Finally, some fish!
Elijah liked the turtles.
A large, scary snake. You had to climb into this made-for-children tunnel to see it. I almost got stuck trying to take this picture.
Oh, good- more climbing!
These doors were cool. Behind one was a finch, behind another was a large mushroom, and the third held a very nondescript rock, so I'm sure there must have been some little creature hiding in there. Elijah loves to open and close doors, so this was right up his alley!
There was lots of running and climbing, and plenty of other children around- it was a perfect way to kill a couple of 10-degree hours!
Finally, when Eli started eating the fake food, I got the hint that it was time for lunch. So we adjourned to the Cafe for a couple of hot dogs. Sad to admit, but my kid LOVES hot dogs!
While we were gone, Ed plowed the driveway and graded some quizzes. He also got out on his new snowsoes and worked us a snowshoe path around the property.
7 comments:
what did you guys have the whole place to yourselves that day? Looks like it was dead! I remember those days when my kids were little and loved the children's museums and mystic aquarium! Sad to say a day at Abercrombie makes them just as excited now....? Funny how life changes!!!! Enjoy those Toddler-day trips while you can..it goes by TOO fast!!!
No, it was actually very crowded. but I didn't know any of the other children and didn't want to freak out their parents by taking pics of them, so I tooks pics around them...;-)
It looks like you guys had a wonderful weekend!! Elijah is at that adorable "little explorer" stage - its really so much fun when the smallest of things amuse him (like opening and closing doors and climbing up and down stairs!!). Anything and everything is an adventure to him right now! Enjoy it!
All is well on our end. I'm still nauseous, but not quite as often anymore. However, I seem to have a keen sense of smell going on lately, where I can smell EVERYTHING. It's really quite annoying. Jim's deoderant in particular makes my stomach turn, so we went out today to get him a different brand. Ahh the joys of pregnancy! :)
PS. I'm the same way when I am taking pictures of Kyle out in public. I try my best to avoid snapping other children at all costs, sometimes missing out on some cute pictures of Kyle! But I'm paranoid that some parent is going to think I'm taking their kids picture! lol
What a grest place. I would love to take W,C,H to someplace like that. Glad to hear you got away for some fun time yourself - skiing with a friend. Funny, film cameras seem so archaic now. How did we ever get along before digital?
Eat Pray Love is a fantastic book! I read it on vacation and could not put it down. My favorite part is when she eats her way through Italy. Yum!
The pics of Elijah are adorable!
I'm glad to hear your report on the book- I does seem very interesting so far! I hope I can finish it before Book Club night- large chunks of unspoken-for time are a thing of the past !
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