still a climber...

still a climber...
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this is where you find her if you turn your heads for 30 seconds! picture is from a nice walk in the woods that we took yesterday.

sorry about the gap in posts. we've been traveling for work and (gasp) vacation out west. pics to come!

a snack among the remains of ungulates

a snack among the remains of ungulates
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a rainy Sunday afternoon visit to the Peabody Museum. later on i'll post some pics from yesterday's 3rd birthday mini-extravaganza.

it's winter carnival!

it's winter carnival!
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more tractors from the town tractor parade. it goes right by our street which is handy.

visiting grandpa on the Cape

visiting grandpa on the Cape
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visiting grandpa on the Cape

submarine commander

submarine commander
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this morning we visited the Submarine Force Museum, home of the USS Nautilus (SSN-571). this is a great FREE museum in Groton, CT and one we've visited before. as you may know, this Nautilus (there have been others) was the first nuclear submarine and it has been stationed here for more than 20 years since its decommissioning.  Arwyn really seemed to enjoy the tour of the submarine but of course playing with the navigation equipment, weapons systems, and periscopes in the museum itself were equally a big hit.

arwyn's first trip to the dentist

i'm a little late posting this but arwyn took her first trip to the dentist a few weeks ago. she did awesome! usually the first trip is just an introduction to all the instruments, etc. but they ended up doing a full cleaning since arwyn was so into it. she was very excited to wear the sunglasses!

the tree: it's becoming an annual tradition

ok, so the picture is a little blurry but it's still a good family shot (courtesy of another tourist who offered to take it). as you've gleaned from my earlier posts today we visited NYC and of course that trip included a stop to Rockefeller Center to see THE (so i'm an ethnocentric New Yorker) Christmas tree there. it wasn't nearly as cold as last year which was great. it was however completely chaotic and jam packed full of holiday revelers, as is expected two weeks before Christmas.  

it should be mentioned once again that Arwyn is an amazing traveler. she was really well behaved all day despite having no nap (it's not required these days but it's helpful). we are lucky.