Santa Lucia Day

Seems about time for a blog post...

Here are some highlights from the last couple of months...shout out to Rachel for the first several photo credits!

Firsts

We've been celebrating lots of firsts in our house lately. Sydney got to try her hand at comedy in front of an audience during a performance of the Gizmo Guys at Longwood Gardens. Sydney rode a horse for the first time at Portsmouth's 375th celebration event. Sydney had her first day of kindergarten. We went to Friendly's to celebrate the start of school (not a first but still photo worthy). Juliet had her first vegetables (green beans) after doing well with rice cereal! Evelyn had her first gymnastics class.

Coming off the bus on the first day!

She may not be a neat or quiet eater but she sure is cute!

West Chester and the Brandywine Passport...aka most of August

We have been exploring the Brandywine Valley. After the Delaware Children's Museum and the Brandywine River Museum we managed to hit up some other area attractions. We have done a great job goofing off before the start of the semester demands otherwise. The other good news is that there are a ridiculous number of fantastic attractions right around where we live. First we went to the Smith Playground in Philadelphia.

 Then we went to Longwood Gardens.

Admiring the Italian Garden

Evelyn sizing up the topiary.

Festival of Fountains

In the Conservatory

 

We also went to the Delaware Natural History Museum.

 

 We went to the Delaware Art Museum and enjoyed the Labyrinth.

Sydney was pretty proud of herself for getting to the middle first!

Eventually we all made it!

 We went to Winterthur and visited the Enchanted Woods (children's garden).

Not surprisingly, the girls enjoyed the Touch it! room a bit more than the "look with your eyes" house tour.

 We went to the Hagley Musem ("where the DuPont story begins").

 Scientists in the making?

 Our three little astronauts!

 Bottle rocket!

We even managed to get to a Blue Rocks (minor league Kansas City Royals affiliate) game.

Sydney posing with Rocky. Evelyn was (understandably) a little unnerved by the mascot.