We are back home settled into our normal routine. School came very quickly and the kids are glad to be back with their friends. Halle just adores her 3rd grade teacher, Mrs. Cottle, and Josh ran into kindergarten without a worry in the world. His teacher, Mrs. Delaney, is the perfect kindergarten teacher.
We had a pretty exciting trip to the airport! I had set the alarm for 4:30 because we wanted to leave the house at 5 to give ourselves plenty of time to catch our flight. (Last time we were in NYC the only reason we didn’t miss our flight was because it was delayed—we were…
This is one of our quirky little NYC routines that I want to remember. We have exactly 3 doors to get through until we are inside of our apartment. Each door has about a 10 digit code. The kids love to enter the code on the keypad, and we need to make sure everyone gets…
Oh NYC—how I love all your delicious restaurants. And all your delicious treats. Please don’t make me leave! Restaurant week was going on during our last weeks in the city. It’s a chance to try all the fun, fancy restaurants that are normally out of our budgetary reach 🙂 I have been listening to “Rules…
As our NYC adventure was winding down, we took the opportunity to do our favorite things one last time. Last nap in his stroller Last fun play—Skippyjon Jones Last time at Victoria Gardens Last time at Church Last Picnic in Central Park—this time up at the Harlem Meer
When we first came to NYC the kids were asking me for souvenirs about every 10 seconds. So, I promised them that in the last week we were there I’d give them each $20 and they could purchase their own souvenirs. All summer they were on the lookout for things they might want to buy….
The Lincoln Center puts on a neat week long event every summer. They have a whole bunch of concerts and performances that are all done outdoors, free for anyone to come and enjoy. We went on Family Day, and the kids had a great time participating in a very unique exhibit called Tangled. They each…
Remember this picturesque, serene pond at the Conservatory Gardens? Well, leave it to Blake to spoil the mood. The kids were enjoying the beautiful flowers, and loving looking at the giant goldfish swimming peacefully in the pond. Blake was making his way around the edge, when all of the sudden we heard a giant SPLASH. …