Day 221: Down by the riverside

We had a great afternoon with some of the other members of the local babysitting co-op in a park by the Hudson River. Here are E5N1 and Exile #4 with the river in the background. My sister and nieces came too and my recently arrived colleague and his family. We all had a great time - the kids ran amok in a wholly suitable way, we picked at finger food and someone grilled hot-dogs. We also had some surprisingly intelligent conversation - one of the Dads works in local politics and had previously worked in Federal politics in Washington D.C. so he had some interesting insights for the newcomers to the US political scene as well as some information about the plans for renovating the park we were in. They are a great group of people - really friendly and open - a great advert for the area.

Earlier in the day, as we were getting ready to go to church, someone told the girls that they were looking pretty. As she was putting her shoes on, Exile #3 asked Exile #2, so who is prettier of her and Exile #4. Exile #2 explained that it's not a competition. "No," said Exile #4 very knowingly, "but I'm winning." It seems that even my children can turn out the pop puns!