Sunday in the Park!

Bo and I went to Riverside Park for a couple of hours today.  It is an absolutely gorgeous day here.  There is a slight breeze and the air is crisper than it has been in days.  We first stopped at Tal's Bagels.  It's a breakfast place run by a little chinese guy named, you guessed it, "Tal".  Bo loves the place so we've spent a good many mornings there this past week. 

We then headed to the park where Bo thought it would be a wonderful idea to teach his mother, wearing a sundress and sandals, how to longboard.  Yay for me!  OK No! My son is persistent and when he sets his mind to something, he will continue to run with it until I give him a reasonable explanation as to why it wasn't a good idea.  I finally got him to acquiesce by telling him that I knew for a fact that my bones were at that very moment forming small piles of bone dust around my feet, and that if by chance I fell, there was a good chance I would break something.  I then told him if that occurred, he would be waiting on me hand and foot for the duration of the trip.  That jolted him quickly back to reality. He still wanted me on the board though. Finally, I hopped on and hand in hand, he pulled me around the park.  Gotta love him!

My son has a God given talent for comedy.  He can make me laugh like nobody's business.  At one point, we spotted a well dressed elderly gentlemen taking a nap on one of the benches.  As I sat down myself on a bench to enjoy the view of the Hudson, I noticed that Bo had gone off.  For whatever reason, I turned to look behind me, and there pretending to be having an animated conversation with the sleeping guy on the bench, was my son.  (see pics) There were no words to be heard, just his mouth moving, and his arms and hands flailing around making an assortment of random gestures.  As people walked by, I saw them give him a look or two, but that was about it.  It was obvious they were used to seeing this kind of  random behavior. I, on the other hand wasn't, and sat there laughing until tears ran down my face. 

Our next stop was an ice cream vendor who could not speak English.  Bo wanted a Lemonade flavored popsicle that was pictured on the vendor's cart. He kept pointing it out to the vendor, but it was clear he had no idea what Bo was referring to.  At one point he offered Bo a strawberry flavored Snapple drink, followed by the offer of a red, white and blue Push Up and finally a lemon/lime Ice Shot.  It was obvious to Bo he wasn't getting the lemonade popsicle so he finally took the lemon/lime Ice Shot, grateful for the fact that he at least walked away with something. 

Overall, it was a wonderful day at the park!  Off to a matinee of Promises, Promises which will be the first Broadway show Bo has ever seen.  Can't wait to see what he thinks. Should be fun!