This morning we went to Blake's friend Reid's 1st birthday party. Reid's apartment is near the carousel in Central Park, so we headed over after the party. The carousel went so fast, Blake didn't really enjoy it. 
He liked the horses much better when the carousel stopped.
Ocean Grill for dinner. 
Mmmmmmmmm........
Rollin Rollin'
Choo Choo
Bouncing on the trampoline.
Listening to the puppet show, Down on Grandpa's Farm.
Blake had been trying to steal other kids' baby strollers in the park, so we ordered him his own. He can't get enough of it. 
One of his new words is "hat". He loves to wear hats around the apartment, although he refuses to wear them outside in the sun. His hat of choice yesterday morning was my swim cap.
Blake attended his friend Daniel's first birthday party today. There was excellent entertainment that included sign language, guitar playing, book reading, and bubble blowing. It was Blake's lucky day...... the book was all about farm animals.
Blake felt the need to help play the guitar.
Blake enjoyed the zoo so much on Thursday, we thought we would go as a family today.
We didn't see the penguins on Thursday, so we spent some time there today. It was definitely his favorite exhibit. He kept pointing and saying "duck" and "quack," amusing everyone around us. 
Checking out the monkeys.
A souvenir snake.
Ending the long weekend with a delicious cupcake treat after dinner.
We came upon another street fair this weekend where Blake discovered his dream game. 
Prize = giant plastic yellow duck 
Tasting some carrot-watermelon-apple juice. Yum.
We went for brunch this afternoon. Blake has recently been into sharing his food. It's always nice and wet.
It is Fleet Week in NYC, so we were seeing lots of sailors in the park today. These guys are from Canada.
Dude in the park.
Off to check out the turtles and ducks in the pond.
Quick run to the playground before dinner.
Our friends Andrea and baby Lukas walked over to the west side for some lunch at Pinch and Smack. Blake enjoyed his mac and cheese.
Then we all headed downtown to meet some more friends at the Central Park Zoo. It sure was hot today.
Blake hanging out in a giant turtle egg with some of his buds.
Petting Zoo.
Blake really loved climbing all over this giant spider web. 
Blake ended his day by inviting his buddy and neighbor Caleb over for some veggie burgers.
Today Blake and I traveled uptown to Washington Heights to visit the school where I used to work. Blake enjoyed hanging out with Phyllis, the school psychologist and Matilde, the family worker. He loved walking down the big hallways and watching all the kids. 
Blake had fun on Matilde's chair. He is peeking into the window of my old office because kids were in there having therapy. 
We had lunch at a nearby cafe. It was such a beautiful day.
Yesterday we went to our friend Allie's 1st birthday party. There was musical entertainment that the kids really enjoyed. 
They are starting a band.
This morning Blake loved playing with his favor from the party, even if there wasn't any sand.
Today is Papa's 60th Birthday. We wish we were with him to celebrate. Blake misses his Papa and can't wait to see him again soon!
Blake's appetite is back. We went to a nearby street fair today and brought back his first corn on the cob. He loved it. 
He had some difficulty holding the corn the long way and he refused to let me hold it. 
We had brunch on Saturday morning. Blake ate like a champ, and had his eyes on everyones dish. 
Checking out the park scene while digesting. 
Tonight I went out with some moms for Mexican food and sangria. It has been great getting to know this great group of women over the past year. 
