Reston Zoo

Today we went to the Reston Zoo. I got to pet a baby goat!

And feed some lambs!

 And ride in a paddle boat!

 The trouble started when we went on the "Zoo-fari" wagon ride and I was confronted by this:

 I did this:

 And when I saw this:

I did this: 

 The birds weren't scary, though.

And I got to go on my kind of safari ride. Much better. 

Happy Easter!

On Saturday we went to Ben's house for an Easter egg hunt. Ben and I are quickly becoming expert egg hunters.

"Hey Ellie, how many you got so far?"

 Grandma was visiting for the weekend, so she came, too, but she didn't find any eggs. Ben and I got them all. I figured out how to open them and found the candy inside. Yum!

 You'll never believe it: The Easter Bunny came to my house!

 I was excited about the jelly beans, but just for playing, not for eating. (New today: I don't like the taste of jelly beans, and I've tried a few different colors, too.)

 She (our Easter Bunny is a girl) even hid some eggs behind the pillows! Sneaky bunny!

 This is me really excited that I stuck my Sunday School craft to the window. It really stuck there, too!

 Mommy and I stayed outside for a while after church. Daddy was bringing Grandma to the train station, but we saw Beth there (she's taking the photo).

Spring Break in Massachusetts!

For Spring Break, Mommy and I spent four days in Boston. We got to meet my new cousin Henry, who is two months old. He's the cutest!

 I especially enjoyed playing with Uncle Adam's and Auntie Beth's cats, Oliver and Emu.

 Auntie Lis is a baby whisperer.

 I had a playdate with my friend Sophia while Mommy hung out with her friends Erica and Marisa.

 We went out for sushi with Tiffany and they had a fish tank there with five fish (or maybe it was six before dinner).

 I had a blast playing with my cousins Ava and Charlie at Mimi's house! Cousin Jenn was there too, but we seem to have not taken photos of any of the grown-ups.

 It looks like Charlie's going to win this race, despite my speedy car.

 We went to Amazement, an indoor playground, and I spent a long, long time in the sandbox. I've never been to the beach but I think I convinced Mommy that it's time.

 I also spent a great deal of time in the bouncy house. There's Charlie in the back bouncing away!

 We had a party at Non and KayKay's on Sunday. Uncle Doug almost had to leave to fight a fire, but his guys took care of it.

 Here's the whole crew (except Billy, who's taking the photo).

 KayKay really likes giraffes so there's always one nearby to play with. That's Uncle Louis in the chair.

 Non and KayKay were very nice to let us take over their house for the week. I can't wait to see them again! Thank you, Non and KayKay!