Natural History Museum + Cupcake Party...

Today we went to the Natural History Museum with my friend Ashaki from the Columbia postbacc program and her daughter Eva, who turned 2 today. Naomi and Eva were actually incredibly sweet to each other the entire afternoon (so much adorable hugging and hand-holding!!). NO pushing and only one hair-pulling event occurred. :) We really do love this museum...maybe it is odd for a city toddler to spend so many hours looking at rocks from space and random extinct animals from Alaska, but it really is a fun place to run around, and it is pay-as-you-wish.

After the museum, we went back to our apartment for cupcakes in celebration of Eva's Twoness. Eva, Naomi, and Callie (who also dropped by) had a lovely time eating at Naomi's new red table and chair set from her Grandma Becky and Grandpa John. They also enjoyed standing on the chairs. Naomi also managed to grab the lit end of the candle without flinching, so nonchalantly that it took a few seconds to notice.





"Digging for fossils" (aka, eating paintbrushes filled with sand just long enough for a picture to be taken)
The three little girls with their cupcakes:
Eva and Ashaki: