We set him down in the sand and he started walking back towards the house. Then Jeremy got in the ocean and Bryce wailed until he came back out.
We finally gave up and came back to play in the pool. It took a little while, but Bryce did finally enjoy his time in the water. 
Later in the afternoon, Bryce and Trevor shared a book and a rock in the rocking chair and then Alanna led the two boys in for dinner!
Before we left for the train, Bryce needed to give Puddy lots of loving!
Luckily, we could rent a stroller at the Zoo... I wish we had gotten a double, so I could have ridden, too!
Bryce's favorite animal at the zoo was the lion. We happened to arrive when the lion thought he should be fed and was very active. He even did a few low roars for us. At one point, the lion went out of view and Bryce cried and cried until he came back to where we could see him.
Bryce and his shadow
Such a handsome little man!
"Speak softly, but carry a big stick..."
Peek-a-boo!
Bryce found the squirrels in the park to be irresistible today! One in particular kept running in circles around a branch and diving off of the trees! (You can see a big bandage on Bryce's left leg in this picture... He fell on Friday while walking in the park. Unfortunately, he fell on broken glass and gave himself a pretty big gash. He didn't actually cry that much about the cut, but became hysterical when I brought out the band-aids!)
Bryce really loves anything that goes "up" and "down"...including himself on the mulch piles! All of his cars and trucks and trains love to go up and down, too. The other day, while he was falling asleep, I could hear him saying "up" and "down" over and over to himself.
Bryce also really enjoys the library. He doesn't usually sit still for very long to hear any books when we are inside, but he always wants to check out books to read at home. Here he is just outside the library reading one of his new books with Mimi.
Yesterday, while in the park, Bryce met two other little boys of similar age and interest and they all plopped down in the middle of the path to play "trucks and cars". Bryce was really willing to share until the little boys wanted to trade back...
Then, today, we spent very little time in the park because Bryce could hear construction being done on one of the buildings next to the park. There were a couple of workers on scaffolding 10+ stories up re-pointing the bricks. Bryce was in awe! The most exciting part is when the workers took a break, one of them noticed Bryce watching and waved to him. Bryce, of course, waved back!
On Sunday, we all headed down to Coney Island to visit the NYC Aquarium. The weather was perfect and we were able to see most of the animals playing and swimming in the exhibits. Bryce really loved watching the walrus family - especially the one-year old baby walrus! Bryce also really liked seeing all the different fish in the various tanks, but did NOT like the sharks! We think the teeth must have scared him... he cried as soon as we walked near the tank.
Bryce, Mimi and I went to the library (or "libary" as Bryce says it) and picked a few new books. Bryce loves the new additions to his collection and wants to be read to over and over again... no matter what position he is in!
