the last few days

Blake's sister, Kimberly, blew into town earlier this week, and I don't know how she did it, seeing as she flew in from Texas, but she brought with her New York City's first winter storms. The weather these last few days have been very cold, rainy, and windy -- perfect weather for sightseeing, let me tell you. However, we have managed to have some fun while she's been here. Here's a photo sampling of what we've been up to.

We played with the parachute at the library during story time.


We went for a walk along the promenade (and then devoured some Brooklyn pizza afterward).



We went to the Met (where we saw Vermeer's The Milkmaid, which is visiting the museum on loan).


We took a walk through Central Park.


We helped our good friend Elizabeth celebrate her first birthday (and Garrett helped teach her how to blow out her candle).


And then Garrett taught everyone how to play with Elizabeth's new stacking toy.


In the meantime, Caleb has been doing a lot of smiling.


We've also baked cookies (which, I think, actually bake and taste better as brownies), watched our fair share of internet TV (The Office, 30 Rock, and our new favorites, Community and Modern Family), and went shopping in Herald Square (mostly at Macy's and H&M). We've shown Kimberly a few of the New York ropes, including introducing her to the busy crowds of people with their sometimes aggressive, sometimes incredibly friendly personalities. Most of all, though, we've had a good time. Even if the weather doesn't improve, I'm sure we'll enjoy the rest of Kimberly's visit with us.