The first day was so full that we decided to make the second day as much full! Dan and Max woke up early and did an endowment session at the Manhattan temple. We then found a very yummy cafe and then off to the Empire State Building. I love having a stroller for 2 because you get to go in front of all the lines and rarely have to wait! WAHOO to having kids! :)
St. Patrick's Cathedral
The Largest Gap I've ever been to!
We also made stops at Rockefeller Center, Trump Tower, Niketown and FAO SHWARZ.
Unfortunately, Mckenzie decided to fall asleep just before we got to FAO Shwarz and didn't get to see all the cool toys and Humongous stuffed animals. We showed up just in time to watch a demonstration of playing on the "BIG PIANO" like in the movie "Big".
The Lego Harry Potter Characters were AWESOME!
We didn't have a whole lot of time, so we only went on the outskirts of Central Park. I'm really excited to go back and play in the park!
The next morning we slept in (oops) and headed home and the rest of the day was full of relaxing. We had such a fun time even with the high humidity, lines, blisters, feeling dirty and missing the feeling of taking breathes of clean air. We are so thankful that we were able to take a trip down to New York and spend time with Max before he leaves.
4 comments:
Awesome! Awesome! Awesome!
And no, you're not a bad mom for venting about the stresses of having screaming kids. I feel the same way a lot of the time. Glad you got to spend a week with your brother.
That's so great that you got to see New York. I went there when I was 13.
I saw most of the same stuff that you did. Traffic is crazy there. Our tour guide was like, the sign may say walk, but nobody walk until I say it's okay since taxis only occasionally obey the red lights. It's good to see the sights. And no you are not a bad mom. You just have young children who scream. Those other people probably haven't been around children for a long time. You should see when my sis and her 5 kids go anywhere. Nearly always is someone crying or screaming. It just comes with the territory. (c;
screaming.... don't worry you are a fantastic mom. I know all about screaming and getting looks. Don't worry, this too shall pass. Unfortunately, there really isn't a way of avoiding situations like that, unless you become a hermit. I do suppose there are ways of preventing it from continuing into a teenage version, at least to a degree. I believe there are extra blessings for mothers. We usually get to be the ones who get less "me" time, meals out, etc, and more of the "taking screaming kids away from public areas" , embarassment, fatigue, and all the dirty jobs that never seem to end. Why does God give women PMS on top of that?
Anyway, Besides that, it sounds fun. Jed says I'll enjoy New York, if we ever get to go.
miss ya,
Laura
That may be true, Laura, but athletes don't say "Hi dad!" when they're on TV. Mom's are special to kids, and long after the unpleasant things are gone, the devotion to our moms persists. No matter how good a dad I am I will never equal a mom.
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