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Sunny Day, Sweeping the Clouds Away

Annie and Annabelle have been back for almost a week now. To make sure we could spend some quality time together, we decided to all go to Sesame Place. Both Annabelle and Zoe are big Elmo fans, so I assumed this would be all right with both of them. We started off the day bright and early and arrived just as the park was opening. Both girls were excited to be there.



We made our way in and the first thing we tried out was Ernie's Bed Bounce. Zoe didn't seem to want to go out onto to it. After some coaxing, Annabelle seemed to enjoy it, but didn't do much in the way of bouncing.



After that, we went to Big Bird's nest where Zoe was having some fun with the large blocks.



By this time, breakfast had worn off, so we stopped in Elmo's Eatery to get some lunch. Zoe was really good at sharing and Annabelle showed us the proper way to eat a grill cheese and french fries.



Once we finished eating, it was time to check out the Elmo Rocks Concert. If you have a baby, I would highly recommend it because from this:



You get this:



Because Zoe was overdue for a nap, we're not certain, but she probably thought she was having some sort of waking dream. Right after the concert, she did take a short nap in her stroller. While she was sleeping, Annabelle and I went to play on the nets and some big, blue pyramid. The nets were up really high and I was impressed that she crawled on her own as far as she did.



Thank goodness for me there wasn't a weight limit. The big, blue pyramid was something the children were supposed to climb up and then slide down. Annabelle didn't quite get the hang of climbing it, so I helped her out by pushing her up and then letting her go. She seemed to enjoy it.



When Zoe woke up, both girls got to meet the one man they had been waiting all day to see up close. Elmo.



Just before we left, we decided that Zoe should try out one of the rides, so Cheryl took her on the Flying Fish. She was super happy to get on it, but was less than thrilled once it got going.



A good time was had by all. You can find all of these pictures and more on Zoe's set on Flickr. We can't wait to see the Carusos again and go back to Sesame Place.

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