What fun!

This afternoon we made a visit to the WGBY Book Fair at Barnes & Noble. I'd seen it advertised a few times while watching Lidia, and was so excited that Curious George was going to be making an appearance. I was really excited to go, not only because of my own fondness for him, but for Matthew's, too. You see, he has this thing for monkeys, and is familiar with Curious George from the various books he has.

Curious George was scheduled to appear at 2:30, so we arrived at B&N with about 5 minutes to spare. We walked back to the Children's area, assuming that's where he'd be. Much to our surprise, he was already seated at the front of a group of about 50 kids and adults, with a woman beside him reading a story....the end of a story, at that. I don't know what happened. Maybe WordGirl, who was scheduled to appear at 2:00, got a flat tire on the way or something and George had to step in to calm the masses. In any event, we made it just in time to get in line to get up close and personal. I wasn't sure how Matthew would react, seeing a life sized version of him. But, as soon as he spied him over the crowd, he got a huge smile on his face.

Here are a couple of pics from their interaction....

After we took our turn, we did a little shopping. As part of the Book Fair, a portion of our purchase would be donated to support WGBY. Can't beat that. We picked up a stuffed Curious George dressed as a firefighter (as in Matthew's favorite Curious George story - Curious George and the Firefighters), which he LOVED. We also grabbed a few Christmas favorites - can't wait to read these to him!

As we headed home, the sun was already setting, and the sky was just gorgeous. Here's a shot I snapped as we cruised down 91...not bad for being taken from a moving vehicle!

Hope you all had a great weekend, too!