saturday is a special day. . .
it's the day you get an air conditioner (if yours has been kind-of stolen) and then take off to governor's island for a wretchedly humid but happy day.
ferry ride to the island, just off the southern tip of manhattan.
when i told eve we were going on a boat to spend the day on an island, she went silent. eyes wide, she whispered "like pirates?" "yep, like pirates, eve." "well [pause] i need a pink pirate hat mom." if only. . .
fancy show from one of the harbor's fire boats.
old-timey music.
a quiet firetruck. "i like a fireman. help! i save you!"
randomly running into good friends from staten island and spending the rest of our island time having fun with the rasmussens.
hula hoops. nice form, chip.
craft time. eve and chip worked the front half while ruth and i handled the tail. the sequins for eyelashes! the red lips!
a lot of wandering for all, some napping for ruth, then back to brooklyn. back to summer cleaning, a little sewing, grocery shopping and sleeping in a freshly cooled apartment.
Sunday, June 3, 2007 at 08:41PM
Reader Comments (2)
I'm very curious about the "kind-of" qualifier that precedes 'stolen.' i'm guessing there's a story there? Also, just so that you're aware, the one thought that runs through my head every time i read one of your posts is this: those girls are so cute! they look so much like katie. they are so cute. I thought you should know that that's what I'm thinking. So, even if I dont comment, that's pretty much the ongoing theme of any comment i would make.
Hey Katie!
So much fun to be had in NYC from the looks of things on your blog! I do have a place to stay, but I'd love to hang out and see everyone. I think the apt. that I'm in is around 87th and Lexington? Something like that. I'm out there until Monday afternoon, so I'd love to see you! Your girls are adorable by the way...
Amy
p.s. contact info: amy.bronson at gmail dot com