Last Friday, Mommy had to work, but Daddy had the day off. (Holiday weeks make their schedules strange.) We played at home most of the day, and when Mommy was getting off work (around 2 PM) we headed down to her office to meet her. We parked our cars in Arsenal Park, then started taking a walk. Mommy and Daddy brought me and Madeline to the Capitol! We got to ride on two elevators for a really long time. The second one was really small - our stroller barely fit in it!
When we got to the top, we had to get out of the stroller because the doors were really narrow. We walked outside onto the observation deck. I was really nervous. It was kind of scary. Mommy and Daddy held me and Madeline up so we could see. Once I got over my nervousness, I immediately pointed out and recognized the Mississippi River Bridge!
We walked a little further around, and there was Daddy's office!
(bottom-left corner)
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Then we saw Mommy's office - and the train tracks next to it, too!
(tall white building right in the middle of the picture)
(tall white building right in the middle of the picture)
Here's me and Daddy with the Mississippi River Bridge behind us!
And me, Mommy, and Madeline in about the same spot!
We went back downstairs. Mommy wanted a picture of us in front of the Capitol, so Daddy climed the stairs with us and helped perch me and Madeline right on the ledge. (Don't worry, he was right behind us, the ledge is really super wide, and he had a hand on us both the entire time!)
About two years ago, when our friends, the Kipps, came down for a visit from Michigan, Mommy took a picture of me in almost the same place. I sure have grown up a lot!
When we were walking back to the car, Daddy pointed out the building we had just gone to the top of. It's really tall! Mommy took my picture in front of that building, much like one she took the last time (two years ago). We couldn't take it in the same spot because the trees have grown too much and you can't see the Capitol anymore. But this was pretty close!
When we were walking back to the car, Daddy pointed out the building we had just gone to the top of. It's really tall! Mommy took my picture in front of that building, much like one she took the last time (two years ago). We couldn't take it in the same spot because the trees have grown too much and you can't see the Capitol anymore. But this was pretty close!
