RPOD Backlog: A Weekend in Photos

I'll just go ahead and throw this passel of pictures up because it's 11:30. Reid and I visited his Nonni this weekend, and took in the Phipps Conservatory Spring Flower Show, which was great. We had a really nice time all weekend.

Reid also hung out with his cousins during an energetic 90-minute session of complete chaos. (This led to an internal debate about the merits of raising an only child; grandparents should hold their fire because I'm not serious.)

We had a lot of train-related fun. The flower show featured an amazing garden railroad exhibition which prompted a lot of bug-eyed staring and pointing from the R-man. If you click this picture, you can see a larger version and just barely make out the actual train passing my mom and Reid.

Reid also got to visit the source of his favorite fruit, the common edible banana tree. Seconds after this photo was taken, Reid very nearly got us tossed out of the conservatory by reaching out and almost plucking a banana from the bunch behind his head. Fortunately for everyone, I brought a non-protected banana for eating.

Finally, Reid rode on a train at a mall (the Easter train, duh) which he enjoyed so much, he had to be hauled away from the train like a mental patient. We distracted him with a fountain and a balloon. Kids are awesome. Needless to say, the Easter train and the cousin chaos was not captured because your correspondent left his camera at home. Sorry. Nonni took a camera-phone picture of Reid on the train, but I haven't been able to get my hands on it yet. We really did have a good time visiting Nonni, and got to read some new books and play with all the knicknacks and doo-dads in her house. It's nice to sit down for some reading with a grandparent.