New Year's Firsts!

It's been a whirlwind past two weeks, including the weather! As soon as the ice melted, it was warm again and we were back to outdoor things. On Martin Luther King day, Cora and I went for a nature discovery walk back behind the greenway. With our binoculars in hand, we traversed small streams, sand and tree branches to see what we could find.

The day before that, we had our first McDonald's Happy Meal! It was fun finally eating at McDonald's, we hear so much about the place it's nice to know what it tastes like now. I don't know that I have to go back anytime soon though. The apples didn't have any flavor and I couldn't finish my hamburger, but the french fries were good!

Dressed up for my first Mass at school

That week at school we had a coffee social where my class and I sang songs for the parents. We sang a song about Martin Luther King and Zippity Doo Dah! SATISFACTUAL!!! I overheard one of the other parents commenting to Mommy at how well they could hear me singing all the words.

 

A week after our first McDonald's experience, we packed up and drove north. It was my first time in Delaware and New Jersey! We visited Richard and Louisa in Woodbury, New Jersey for the baptism of their baby Winnie! During our visit we drove to downtown Philadelphia. As we approached the city we crossed over a cool bridge. We parked the car and walked around seeing some cool pieces of artwork, my favorites were the paintbrush and airplane. I sometimes would hold hands with Owen, he's my age. We stopped by Reading Terminal, a crazy place with LOTS of different foods for a bite to eat before walking to see the Liberty Bell (I called it Taco Bell a few times). I could explain though that the reason it cracked was because they didn't use the right combination of metals to make it. We passed by Independence Hall on the way back to City Hall. It was cool how you could walk through the building! It was a short visit, but I had tons of fun! On the way back to Richard and Louisa's house we stopped at a place called Gino's where Mommy and Daddy ate steak sandwiches. I had no interest in eating one, but they seemed thrilled to be eating them. 

I loved being at Richard and Louisa's house. They had so many fun toys and it was nice playing with Owen. He is my new favorite friend! We got some dinner there and stayed for a bit playing, relaxing and having a light saber dance party before we had to go back to our hotel. In the morning we would wake up and go to church to celebrate Winnie's baptism; Daddy is her godfather. People I didn't even know commented on how well behaved Cora and I were during mass. We drove back to Richard and Louisa's house for a short stint, and before I knew it our weekend was over and we were driving back to North Carolina.