Riding a Purple Dinosaur

Riding the Purple Dinosaur
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Now...

Zoe, 9/22/06

Lily Rides Her Purple Dinosaur 5/15/05
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and then...

Lily, 5/15/05

Both pictures taken when the girls were less than 3 weeks from their first birthday.

Zoe at Gymboree, 9/21/06

Zoe at Gymboree, 9/21/06
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While Zoe has been to her share of Gymboree classes, until a couple of weeks ago, she had been an interloper(albeit welcomed) at Lily's class. Now that Lily is at Kenwood Kids preschool, it was about time for Zoe to attend a class of her own. She's pictured here at her second Level 3 class.

Lily's First Day of School, 9/12/06

Lily's First Day of School, 9/12/06
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A monumental day in Lily's life thus far...and worthy of more than one photo here.

Lily's First Day of School #2
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Lily's First Day of School #3
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Lily's First Day of School #4
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Lily's First Day of School #5
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At the Carousel with Zoe(as Lily Rides)

At the Carousel with Zoe(as Lily Rides)
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I'll admit that as an an adult, I've never been one for carnival rides or country fairs, nor are warm and fuzzy memories of them left from childhood. Of course, that doesn't mean this year's Montgomery County Agricultural Fair wouldn't absolutely capture Lily's imagination a few weeks ago. In fact we ended up there two days in a row, for about 8 hours each day.

The first day we met up with Calla Rosenfeld, who was 6 months old when Heather and I first met(Heather was the Rosenfeld's nanny then). While Lily was interested in the animals and the little kid rides, Calla was more enthralled with scarier rides. Calla was nevertheless a good trooper taking Lily with her on several of the slower rides. The next day, Lily got her fill of the animals, before we met up with Davi(my sister-in-law is her nanny currently) and her father Michael. We also ran into Andre and Takako Lee and the twins. The pictures probably don't capture it, but the energy and atmosphere of the fair sure changes at night

To see pictures, go to:
http://www.flickr.com/photos/kudukhsu/sets/72157594260235196/