We <3 New York!

We are enjoying the sites, sounds and smells of New York. Some favorites include Grimaldi’s (the best pizza ever!), H & H Bagels, Spoonbread (excellent soul food & BBQ) and Serendipity – thus far! We’ve also enjoyed great markets, even the kids are enjoying going to the market-especially when they can sample great foods like at Zabar’s.


Mike and I have both been to New York on a few different occasions but being with kids is a whole new experience. We have to worry about the kids in a different way. How do families with more than one kid function in NYC? We are learning this week but not sure if we’d do it long term. Fortunately we have a little extra help with my mom joining us.



We continued our history learning with a tour today of the Statue of Liberty and Ellis Island. Yesterday we spent the morning at the Museum of Natural History. We were in search of all the characters of Night at the Museum and were disappointed to not find Roosevelt but were happy to find Dumb Dumb☺

We are adjusting to the constant crowds and noise. The kids are becoming pro’s at crawling under the subway turnstiles (all legal) and jumping onto the subway, even during rush hour. Cecilia astutely noticed that our train isn’t quite as crowded at rush hour.



We had a great night at Mary Poppins last night. The special effects were phenomenal, Mary flew through the air and Bert tapped up onto the roof, maybe inspirations for a future career for Sabrina. She said she could do all the tap moves. We all enjoyed humming quietly to the songs we knew.

Of course we are taking in the vendors and entertainers all over. The kids all enjoyed the break dancers in Central Park. The masses of vendors selling their wares is overwhelming for the kids, especially on Canal Street where there were blocks of people selling out of their suitcases and jackets. I was approached in Chinatown the other day, “Fendi, Chanel, Coach”. When I didn’t answer he then said, “Se habla espanol, Fendi, Chanel, Coach”.

Of course Times Square is exciting to us all. A favorite shop for the kids was FAO Schwartz. The big piano from Big was still there and we all enjoyed playing it as best we could.




We look forward to great weather the rest of our time here and celebrating Sabrina’s birthday tomorrow.