It wasn't a huge exhibit, but the whole thing was pretty impressive. It was dozens of miniature reproductions of New York City landmarks (the Metropolitan Museum, the New York Public Library, the Guggenheim) all constructed entirely out of natural ingredients (twigs, branches, moss, leaves). And of course, there were tiny trains running throughout.
Here's Leo admiring the trains. Or, as he calls them, "rains, woo, woo!" (As in trains, go choo, choo!). I just love Leo's crooked little ears. You can't see them too well here, unless you enlarge the picture. Go ahead...you know you want to...
This ladybug train whizzed by crazy fast. That building is supposed to be the Metropolitan Museum. Pretty accurate, I thought.
There was lots of curious peering and crouching. Surprisingly enough, no one tried to scale the short walls.
Leo loved this little house. So much so that we couldn't get him out. Erin and I had to tag team at both doors and then pull him out. Yea, good times. Note the miserably cold looking rainy day. Sure that did wonders for Ellie's cold and brewing ear infection. In spite of the weather, it was a lovely day. They didn't allow strollers in the train exhibit and Leo did great. It was pretty crowded and I thought about how a year ago he probably wouldn't have had the attention span or maturity to handle it. But he was totally into it this year and very focused on looking at each and every train. He didn't dash off or anything, so I call that a success.
