Mommy's Tower

Pretty much anywhere we go, you can see my office building sticking up in the sky since it is the tallest thing around, in this part of town.  And every time Addy notices it, she says "mommy's tower" (if only I actually owned it instead of just worked there!) and right after she points it out she asks when she is going to be able to come to my office.  With her school schedule and E's nap schedule it is just tricky to find time, but over the holidays, Ella had school, Addy didn't and I was off from work, so to mommy's tower we went for a visit.  Addy had a blast walking around, drawing on my dry erase board, and riding the elevators and escalators.  And maybe the biggest accomplishment of the day was going to lunch at the Rainforest Cafe at the Galleria (which is attached to my building) and Addy was not freaked out by the animals.  Until we walked around to the gorilla section that is, still not OK with the gorillas - maybe when she is 6.  Here she is checking out the view from my office

These are not related to Addy's visit, but while cleaning out my e-mail at work, I found these pics I had taken from my office -- the novelty of an office with a window on the 56th floor wore off years ago, but we all still get quite giddy watching the weather from so high up. 

 A lesson in isolated thunderstorms, these are my favorite, and it is cool to watch them move around the city

 Always try to find the pot of gold at the end of the rainbow, but no luck yet.

This is neat and weird at the same time, typically not above the clouds unless I'm in a plane.