Papa’s Fun Day
Today was papa’s fun day with Anna. It started out at my studio for a little drawing before the museum opened.
Anna’s work has really developed a lot since coming to grad school.
Next we went to the museum to look at art, do puzzles, play with blocks, and read books. The real highlight, though, was lunch after the museum. Anna’s hands-down favorite: Chinese food. She craves it… it’s all she could talk about all morning. So we hit up Panda Express.
Next, Anna napped for a couple of hours in the pack-n-play under the chopstick bridge. Our plan was then to go to the Univ. of Chicago to play with the golf holes. Mom decided to join us for this leg of the adventure, so even better!
Well, the golf holes, we discovered, were closed down for the day (they’re only supervised from 11 - 2), and they were all covered with black tarps. I took the tarp off of my hole to take some pictures. Anna just ran around in big circles and enjoyed the blustery, chilled fall day. Pardon me… the blustery, chilled spring day.
We then headed home and Karen made this incredible Thai chicken pizza. When I saw this thing of beauty I made her wait for me to grab my camera before she cut it up. This thing was restaurant quality…
To top the day off Karen and I watched LOST. It was a great episode! The survivors almost got off of the island in the 9th, and bought themselves a little time by tying it up, but then floundered in mediocrity and a lack of drive before going into a coma in the 13th. I even wished for a moment that Bobby Abreu had not died in the middle of last season, and could help them out. But no such luck, and our confused, bumbling survivors are still lost.
Wait. No. Sorry. That was the Phillies game. The folks on LOST actually accomplished something.
Mama Chianti wrote:
What a great day. Can’t wait til it’s spring up there–I hear July has a few warm days. Didn’t I just hear that Chicago landed the Winter Olympics? Tonight I’ll watch LOST (I always tape it and zip through the commercials)–and I was really confused for a bit….”I don’t remember an Abreu…”
Anna in the Art studio is precious…
she’s got her MFA: Mighty Fine Anna!!
Nona
Posted on 19-Apr-07 at 7:35 am | Permalink
Katie Ruark Elliott wrote:
Hi, Dayton!
Tell Karen I think of her often, and I’m glad to see you’re all doing well.
I’m Karen’s roommate from her year at APU. Stumbled onto your site (hubby’s camping with the guys & I can’t sleep!)and was floored at what a beautiful little girl you have!! Not surprised, just impressed!
In Him,
Katie
Posted on 22-Apr-07 at 2:41 am | Permalink