With Hubby working night-shifts, we are trying to get out of the house more these days. Something about even the most infrequent screech or banging of trucks, a cry from a fall or whatever normal noise a one year old makes, doesn't exactly lead to a well-rested, full-day sleep in this not-so-sound-proof place of ours. Even if we try our best!
So we took off for Historical Washington's Dupont Circle for the day--renown for its elaborate architecture, the circular park and fountain, good restaurants, art galleries and the occasional boutique. We walked around, exploring Dupont's surrounding streets, admiring the buildings, and stopped for tea at Teaism and had the BEST chocolate salty oat cookie, which I am going to try hard to recreate this week. We bought lunch at one of Washington's best burger joints, Black and Orange took it to the park and let Gabriel run around.
Gabriel met several doggies, waved at admirers and fed, successfully, the birdies. Apparently he has an non-inherited, at least from me, affinity to birds. If you know me.... not a huge fan of birds. Something about being presented with a lovely gift on my shoulder as a child, running screaming from birds in the playground and reinforcement from Alfred Hitchcock's The Birds has gotten in the way of any sort of affection. Sorry birdies. But Gabriel seems to really love them. He fed them, pointed at them jabbering away, chased after them and even ran around flapping his arms like a bird in the park. Silly boy.
One of the things that I love about going on little day adventures and trying new things is that I get to see Gabriel respond to his surroundings. I am so fascinated to see how his brain works. He never waves at home, but waves to new people he meets out and about. He barely notices the birds at our place, but wanted to feed them and actually be one at the park. I am sure he won't ever remember any of this, but I will! And I like to think that children are enriched by the experiences they are exposed to and if not, well, there's always pictures!
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