Active

Maria was off on Wednesday and Thursday this week, and seems to have done everything except relax. Out to lunch with a friend on Wednesday at a vegan place named Cafe Blossom on the Upper Westside before going to Kidville for a drop-in infant class. Have to see what is out there and available for Cooper, right? Walked all around the city, down to 18th St to stop in at one of the places where Maria works, and then up to meet Lori at 1515.

Next on the agenda? Julie and Andrea's for dinner. Amazing manicotti, and the only down side is that Cooper was a little antsy after sleeping through most of the day in the stroller. We can not complain at all - the kid still doesn't really cry. (whew!) So good seeing them, and looking forward to spending more time up at the lake this summer.



Not looking to overstimulate the poor kid at this very young age, but he did go to another class yesterday. Maria is not usually off on Thursdays - since she was, she and Cooper attended a BabyFingers group on the UES that her friend Melissa leads. Cooper had a "blast" in both classes..... Smiling and cooing and giggling a little. In reality, he of course was oblivious to what was going on around him, but enjoyed laying on the floor spending 1-on-1 time with Maria.

Later on that afternoon, Maria was involved in a focus group at the Museum of Modern Art. It was a VERY cool experience. All participants first checked out the exhibit 'Here Is Every: Four Decades of Contemporary Art', refreshments in the education building, and then back to the gallery where they had a discussion regarding preferences, likes/dislikes, thoughts, reflections, etc. That area of the museum had closed at that point, so it was a whole different experience roaming around in the space with only 15 of us present. Maria is definitely drawn to the larger works. Two of her favorites:

Gerhard Richter 'Cityscape'
1970 6' 6" x 6'

Paul McCarthy 'Baby World'
1984 12' x 21'

Being part of this group was great, and besides being a very cool experience - Maria earned passes to a few hot collections, a catalog of two temporary shows, and a membership to MOMA. She would do it again in a second!