front row for gross (t h e . r i d i c u l o u s . p a n d a)

during silas's first year i was a frequent weather checker. how cold was too cold to bring my infant out for a walk? how warm could it get by 9am, warm enough to swim in an unheated city pool? how much rain needs to be falling to merit bringing along an umbrella? this year, i'm completely slacking. the daily weather patterns are pretty much always a surprise to me. we are usually just trying to get out of the house before i decide that a day indoors cleaning out closets and rearranging cupboards is a better idea.

wednesday seemed chilly enough to spend the morning indoors at the aquarium:

checking out the lion fish in the wild reef and

watching the lizard eat its entire wriggly lunch right in front of the window.

but we venture back outside at lunchtime and the sun is shining bright. silas ran the entire length of this cement ledge from the aquarium to the planetarium laughing and shrieking. complete hilarity in his whackadoo mind.

even though he was fixing for a nap at the museum campus

we hightailed to meet sam for pasta & have silas get in touch with his italian heritage.

today is cloudy, rainy & chilly = oversized sweatshirts & breakfast at the coffee shop. plus my college photo professor taught us to cross our fingers for overcast days because the pictures always turn out better.