Sunday, October 24, 2010

Old Town Alexandria

Yesterday afternoon, Rebekah strolled around Old Town Alexandria, Virginia. Surrounded by historic sites, shops, and restaurants, all Rebekah cared about was sitting at the waterfront and watching airplanes land and catfish eat potato chips.

Here is Rebekah telling Mom to "sit down" on the bench and admire the view. She was also screaming, "Airplane!," and telling the airplanes to "come on in!"

And here is Rebekah getting a close up of the catfish eating potato chips:

Saturday, October 16, 2010

Pumpkin Festival 2010

October means pumpkin time so Rebekah went to Butler's Orchard in Germantown, Maryland, today for Pumpkin Festival 2010. Pumpkin Festival is really geared towards kids her age so she had a great day at the farm.

Rebekah enjoyed sliding down the hill (over and over...):

However, Rebekah failed to get the point of the various cut-out boards:

She did understand the point of the hayloft - make a huge mess and bury Mom:

Rebekah also got to see some farm animals, including a baby pig sleeping. She whispered to Mom and Dad, "Shhh!! Baby pig sleeping!" Rebekah ended her trip with a hayride out to the pumpkin patch and found the most perfect pumpkin in the world. Here she is admiring her selection on the bumpy and windy ride back to the festival:

Next weekend, Rebekah hopefully will like seeing her prized pick of the patch carved into a jack-o'-lantern.

Sunday, October 3, 2010

Fall Festivals

The start of the fall season means the start of the fall festival season. Each community has a celebration and Rebekah tries to get out to them when she can. Today, she attended the Takoma Park Street Festival in Takoma Park, Maryland. Even though the crowds were a little overwhelming at times...

Rebekah had a good time.

Saturday, September 11, 2010

Gravelly Point

Rebekah spent some time this afternoon watching planes land at Gravelly Point, a park next to Reagan National Airport in Arlington, Virginia. See below for Rebekah's responses to watching planes zoom over her head and land so close to her.

Patiently waiting for the next plane...

As the plane approaches, it's a real nail-biter for Rebekah:

The excitement of hearing and seeing a plane right over Rebekah's head:

Now the plane has landed, which required Rebekah to point and state each time, "I saw the plane."

Sunday, September 5, 2010

The Socialite

Rebekah has attended a few birthday parties in the last few weeks, including her own. Rebekah celebrated her second birthday at Wheaton Regional Park...

...cruised out to Ashburn, Virginia, for Aaron's third birthday party...

...and just returned today from Richmond, VA, after attending Morris's third birthday party on Saturday. After returning from Richmond, Rebekah returned to Wheaton Regional Park for another spin on the carousel and a ride on the train.

Rebekah has really enjoyed her summer but she will probably welcome the cooler temperatures that come with the fall.