Brunch with Anjali and Ojas

Last Sunday we went into the city for brunch with Anjali, a friend of mine from high school, and her bf, Ojas.  Anjali graduated from medical school and is about to start her 2nd year of residency.  I'm jealous!  Well, not of her hours.  Anyway, it was the first time Allie got to meet Anjali and Ojas, and everyone seemed to get along fine.  Doesn't Ojas look swell in a bib?

Allie goes hiking! Or for a long, flat walk.

Matt and I took Allie up to Rockefeller State Park on Saturday, where we hiked around admiring the trees and the wildlife.  Ok, it wasn't really hiking (hiking implies some sort of elevation - there wasn't a lot), but it was a walk through the woods where we saw wild turkeys (those suckers are big!), deer, a hawk, and a lot of squirrels and chipmunks.  Oh, and we saw a family of ducks - a mom with a flock of adolescents.   Made me very happy that humans don't usually have more than one or two kids at a time as the "ducklings" were quite noisy and obnoxious teenagers.  Anyway, the paths there are all tamped down gravel, so in theory you could wander the woods with a stroller.  We chose to use our new backpack!  Since we didn't actually drag out the camera while we were there, I stole the above image from some stranger's flickr file, but you can see what most of the place looks like.  Matt did take out the video camera, but I haven't figured out how to put the movies on my computer yet.  One day soon you'll be able to see the turkeys cross the road (er, path) and Allie in her backpack.  Two hours in it, and no complaints!  Remind me to take a picture of her in it.

Trip to the County Fair

Allie went with her cousin Brandon, her Uncles Doug and Andrew, and her Aunts Oxy and Beth to the Wayne county fair last weekend.  Overall it was an enjoyable experience - she went to the rodeo, tried a bite of funnel cake (yum!), met some sheep, pigs and chickens, and took her first ride on a ferris wheel.  They wouldn't let her ride on a horse the whole time, but we snuck her on at the end for a quick picture.  

Back at the house, there was a fish on the wall that sang "Don't worry, be happy" which both Brandon and Allie appreciated.  Brandon also got his chance to try out Allie's backpack.  I think he liked it!