Tuesday, June 19, 2007
Home
This is the smile of a little boy getting on the plane at the end of a long, fun trip. After all flights to Chicago were cancelled on Monday night, we were able to get home on Tuesday afternoon. Vacation is fun but home is the best. I actually wish I had the picture of Garett running from the car at O'Hare upon seeing Tate beaming like crazy b/c he was soooo happy to see his brother AND Marissa bawling her eyes out because she didn't get to get there first. That was priceless!
Harry's diner
Somewhere along 38th there was this diner called Harry's. We pulled up to the counter and got eggs, pancakes, waffles, hash browns and fresh squeezed orange juice for $8.25.
Souvenir Shopping
Tate is experiencing the loud thrill of the underground subway.
The thrill of the hunt... for souvenirs. After much in and out of MANY of New York's finest gift shops- we finally found what we wanted- a woman's wallet. Yes, yes. Even the gift shop owner tried to talk him out of it. He had many fine leather men's wallets. The one Tate picked out contained the most "compartments" of all wallets in the entire world. He could literally carry 50 credit cards if he so chose (or was so allowed).
Tate's feeling patriotic...
"Liber is the root word for tree/tree bark, and since tree bark was used to write on and make contracts with, and processed to make paper for more writing and contracts, the word Liber came to be associated with those who could read, write and engage in contract. With this definition, in the classical world of Greece and Rome, there were two classes of people: slaves and Liber. The fundamental difference between slaves and Liber was freedom, and Liber is the root word of Liberty. Liber is also the root of the phrase 'liberal arts'. As Robert M. Hutchins, former president of the University of Chicago, put it: 'liberal education...is the education that prepares us to be free men. You have to have this education if you...are going to be an effective citizen of a democracy; for citizenship requires that...you do not leave your duties to be performed by others...A free society is composed of freemen. To be free you have to be educated for freedom.' " - Oliver DeMille A Thomas Jefferson Education
Liberty Island
I loved the sculpture of Mr. Eiffel and his tower. He actually helped create the framework for the Statue of Liberty (Lady Liberty Enlightening the World) with Mr. Bartholdi of France. He went on to engineer the Eiffel Tower.
We got to go as far as any visitors are allowed to go these days. How exciting!!! The National Park Service allows 3,000 people in per day to ascend 156 to the top of the pedestal to an observation deck. Inside the Statue of Liberty now is the retired torch (which is soooooo cool!) and a lifesize replica of her face (which is the face of the sculptor Bartholdi's mother). While we're on the subject- her body was in the form of his wife. I wondered how he esteemed his wife since she is portrayed quite masculine.
The musician
Above: A musician snagged Tate and had him assist him with playing some tunes. Tate was a little unsure about this.
Below: Tate taking a break from the line.
Battery Park
During our 1 hour wait to board the ferry to Liberty Island, Tate took advantage of feeding our pretzel to the pigeons. He got quite a lot of entertainment from it.
New York, New York...Here we come!
I decided to take Tate to New York and Connecticut for a Mommy-Son trip. We decided to visit some old friends and see the Statue of Liberty for once and for all. It was the one thing I never did while I lived in Connecticut and regretted. Also, I wanted for Tate to have that memory of visiting the Statue of Liberty and saying, "Yeah- my Mom took me there."
We had the best trip!
I can't wait to take one next year with Garett!
And the next year with Marissa!
Monday, June 04, 2007
Nemes
Tate's nemes he created with foil and fabric. The foil is supposed
to be a cobra. This is an Egyptian headdress royalty wore in
casual settings. Basically- a ballcap for Egyptian royalty.
Zorch Removal
This is the Zorch removal process that happened to Garett for various offenses. His father did not have enough insurance for proper anesthetic- so it really tickled. The contents of his stomach nearly came out as his dad removed the zorch from his tummy.
Such a boy!
Marissa is such a tomboy! While playing cars with her fireman backpack, she got the wheel wrapped around her hair. Yes... we had to cut her hair...again!!!
