We just got home from a beautiful wedding in Bethlehem, PA of our friends, Jaime and Chris. Despite being very tired, Bryce did really well throughout the ceremony and well into the reception. His favorite part of the wedding was getting to run through the grass and wave at all of the cars and trucks that drove by. In the picture, you can see that he found the perfect Bryce-sized hole to sit in, too!
I think we have a long way to go before Bryce is ready to be potty trained. You can't really tell from these still pictures, but Bryce was having a blast this evening using his potty as a car to drive around! This kind of behavior is entertaining now, but I will definitely frown upon using the potty as a car if it has been used as a potty first!
Bryce found these small branches with leaves on the playground today. He had a lot of fun waving them around. Then he found one for me and we were able to make a lot of "leaf music" together! I thought that with a little more practice and a bowl of peeled grapes, I could have had a very nice afternoon being fanned!
We were supposed to have big rain storms all day today, but we lucked out and had a really sunny (and hot) afternoon. Bryce and I took advantage of the sun and played in the park. Our first stop was the tot lot where there was a big puddle that was perfect for jumping in! 
Then, we went out into the meadow area. Bryce chased a couple of older kids under a tree and discovered a really fun fort...which he shared with his baby!
We walked a bit further into the park today...to the lake, in order to feed the ducks. I brought several slices of not-stale Dark German Wheat bread to share with the birds. We first found a swan, but he/she spit out the bread. Then we tried to feed several ducks, but they weren't interested. Finally, we found two hungry Canada Geese! Bryce had fun throwing the bread, though most of his pieces landed at Jeremy's feet...which made Jeremy a little nervous! Some of these birds can get a little aggressive with their food. Ultimately, Bryce decided that the geese didn't need all of that bread...he should eat some, too!
Finally, we have some spring like weather in Brooklyn! Bryce, Jeremy, Grandpa Mac and I went to the Prospect Park Zoo. Bryce loved watching the sea lions and prairie dogs. We also went over to the petting zoo, but Bryce refused to pet any of the animals. Perhaps, the best part was getting in the turtle shell. I was going to get in, too, but I would have needed a much larger shell!
This afternoon, Bryce and I went to the park. We stopped off first at the tot lot, but a kid took Bryce's stroller (which really upset him), so as soon as he got it back, he took off for the lawn. We wandered around for a while and then Bryce noticed a whole bunch of birds eating in the middle of the lawn. He ran down to try to catch some, but didn't have any luck. None of the birds flew away - they just kept moving steadily out of his reach. We left the birds and came home for dinner and a bath. 
After his bath, Bryce put on his own boots (not the right feet) and ate a whole bunch of dried blueberries (which made the bath null and void). Oh well...!
One of Bryce's favorite game is to climb up on our bed and then throw himself face-down on the comforter and pillow when we say, "1, 2, 3...Timber!" It is a little alarming because his "aim" isn't always the best and he has gone off the edge of the bed once. Obviously, he wasn't too bothered by the fall because he is always ready to play this game!
Nathan stopped by this afternoon for an impromptu play date! Bryce started a fun game of hide 'n seek in the clothes closet. Bryce crawled in first and then Nathan walked around calling, "Bryce? Where's Bryce?" Finally, Nathan found Bryce and they spent much of the afternoon "hiding" from Jeremy and me!
Bryce's newest word is "key" and he loves to play with them! Here he is putting the keys in the lock on the closet door. He then tells me "bye-bye" and goes into the closet. After a few moments, he opens the door and gives me an enthusiastic "hi"!
Bryce spent a lot of the day walking backwards...around the house, in the office, on the sidewalk, with the stroller... Then, he fell while running forwards in the hall and decided that while he was down on the ground, he might as well try scooting backwards on his belly!
The garden at our office is lovely on a beautiful spring day, like today. Bryce enjoyed his apple snack on the patio and then really enjoyed running back and forth from the office to the yard! He would put a key in the door, say "bye-bye", shut the door, run out in the yard, then come back, open the door and say "hi"... over and over again!
Bryce loves all forms of transportation, but particularly loves his trucks! These are actually puzzle pieces that he uses like "real" trucks. He likes to drive them all around the window sills and radiator covers - making all of the sound effects as he goes. This was the perfect choice of play for today because the weather was miserable (rain and 40 m.p.h. winds), and after one foray outside, I wasn't willing to go out again!
To celebrate Mother's Day, Jeremy, Bryce and I planted a flowering cherry tree in front our investment property. This is part of the 1 Million Trees campaign (to plant 1 million trees by 2010 in NYC). We walked out of our apartment yesterday to see a whole bunch of trees being given away across the street, so after our run in the park, we went over and claimed one for ourselves. We even carried it over to our property via the subway! Bryce loved playing in the dirt...and quite honestly, I think all 3 of us had fun getting our hands in the soil!
"Where is your hair?"
