Memorial Day

In conjunction with Memorial Day, it was also Fleet Week in NYC. This is a huge week where Navy ships are docked at several Piers around town, with lots of activities planned. I think it is even free, if I remember correctly. Don and Mzee got up early on Memorial Day and took the train to the city and then a taxi to the pier to tour an aircraft carrier. Mzee of course had a great time, and so did Don. This was right up their alley as the photos below illustrate:

Mzee is really focusing here...

Don and Mzee...all smiles...

Again, he is really focused on what he is doing...

Mzee looks very comfortable in the pilot's seat of this helicopter...

Mzee getting his groove on on the deck of the aircraft carrier...there was apparently some really loud music playing, and I love the NY skyline in the background of this picture too.

While Don and Mzee were in the city, I plopped Milan in the stroller and went for a jog around town. It was a brisk morning so a good day for a jog. By the time Don and Mzee were returning from the city, it was just time for the local Memorial Day parade down main street, so I walked their with Milan in the stroller and we all enjoyed the parade. The camera battery died, so no pictures of the parade, but the kids had a blast. All the kids got small flags to wave, and there were lots of military entries in the parade, the police, including our neighbor and his son, who is Mzee's age, and the local Tae Kwon Do students, all of which were very appealing to Mzee especially!

Later that day we just enjoyed some time in the backyard...

Milan separated, stacked and re-stacked these cones more times that Don or I could count...

Going after more cones, I'm sure of it...

OK, look closely and count the sports with me:
football helmet, baseball bat, soccer shin guards and cone...and somehow he can still hit the ball pretty well...check out the action shots below

here comes the ball...

I think it was a home run...

All in all, a wonderful Memorial Day as this face can attest to!!