There hasn't been a time when Nate's parents have called to say they are going to new York and will have an extra bed in the hotel room if we want to come up, that we haven't jumped at the offer. But most of these times, it's just been me and the boys.
This time we got Nate for a day. Nate got done early the Friday before Easter so we drove to Newark, hopped on the NJ transit and got off at Penn Station New York. Grabbed a cabbie to the hotel (realized later that said cabbie took off with our DVD player.) then ran like crazy to catch a 7:30 show off Broadway called Mr. and Mrs. Fitch. There were only two actors, (that's right you guessed it. Mr. and Mrs. Fitch aka John Lithgow and Jennifer Ehle.) It was fun and entertaining, but mostly it was a great break from two crazy kids that had been strapped in a car for the previous 5 hours (bad traffic!). They, got to go on a walk with Bompa and find a McDonalds, their kind of entertainment!
The next day we took a walk down to FAO Swartz
to find that they now have a section of Harry Potter findings. Oh what a marvelous day for one specific 4 year old, who just happened to be wearing his Harry Potter shirt that day, (Oh wait he wears it most days...)
When asked we were told the hat said gryffindor.
And NO we didn't leave without buying those glasses which had the "real" Harry Potter words on them which his ones at home did NOT!
Wait. Is that a Nimbus 2000 in New York city? Sure is! And you can have one of your own for only $250.
Owen found what he'd been looking for.
We then took a stroll through Central Park and went to the zoo.
Owen Enjoyed looking at the turtles and trying to fall in the pond. (so unlike him?)
How many turtles can fit on a sunny log at once?
Any questions if Owen is his?
Watch out when you ask Owen for a kiss. He ONLY gives them on the lips, and they are more like smooches.
Nice try Nana.
But this one will give some loves.
Owen was watching a Mother bird give her baby bird some food in the bird exhibit, so he thought he;d try that with Nate.
Yep, works with humans too!
I was finally able to catch Owen in one of his "Brotherly Love" attacks:
(that's right, two arms to tackle buddy!)
Football player in the making?
We also took a jaunt to the petting zoo. I think this was the kids favorite part of the zoo. Although there was really just a cow and some goats, but they enjoyed the other "activities" they could do while in the zoo.
It amazes me how this kid can still sleep amywhere, anytime!
This was one of the Easter displays at Rockefeller Center on 5th Ave.
Nate had to go back the next day to do a 24 in the SICU so he took the train back, (you know, I envied him a little. A three hour train ride with no kids and a good book to listen too...)
The next morning there was an "Easter Parade." I say this because a parade should involve floats, beads and throws, this parade didn't include any of these but it didn't include costumes. Here are a few of my favorites!
Wait. Who are those cute boys?
This particular balloon man was the cutest, yet stinkiest man ever! You see that red shirt hanging down his back? Well, that is actually hair under there in dreds. They smelled so bad...But he made my kids happy so I tipped him. Should have given him a bar of soap.
Nothing better than sitting on a park bench eating a sponge Bob.
Oh and we've added a NEW HP t-shirt to the rotation! Thank you GAP.
This was the kids favorite part of the day. Sliding down this marble slide. It was really fast and I thought for sure we were going to leave in tears, but the tears were only because we had to leave!
All in all the trip was a blast, and the best part was we got to bring home Nana and Bompa with us to PA for the next week. More to come on those adventures:)
