NYC Christmas Adventure

Wow I totally missed the boat on this post considering it's called NYC Christmas Adventure and it's now almost May, I just walked outside and the pool is open so not very Christmas-y. But we had so much fun on this little adventure I thought it was time to finally write this post since it's been stuck at the bottom of my draft folder for like 4 months now.

Since I think everyone was jealous of all the fabulous trips to the city that Stephanie and I have, we decided to include everyone else on one of our adventures, jk. We thought it would be fun for all 6 of us to go into the city together, I think next time we'll leave the boys behind though. It was a tab bit crowded that day and I don't think the boys had the patience for it. Starting with the NJ transit train ride to the city, I have never been crammed like such sardines on a train before in my entire life, I guess that is what we get for going to the city the week in between Christmas and New Years.

When we finally got to the city in one piece and got some breathing air again after our sardine train ride we headed up town near The Museum of Natural History, we were going to grab a quick lunch and then go check out the museum. For lunch we decided to go to Cafe Lalo. It is an adorable little cafe, unfortunately the word little in NYC also means you will likely have to wait to get a table, so we waited and waited in the tiny little space. Stephanie, Mom and I didn't mind waiting we drooled over the beautiful desserts they had on display. We also enjoyed our lunches, the boys on the other hand didn't quite seem to understand a light lunch at a little cafe, but anyway.....

 The museum was just as crowded as the NJ transit train but it was still fun to see the dinosaurs. I couldn't remember the last time I was at this museum so it was fun to check out. I learned something new about Dad, and that he loves museums. Mike, Nike and Mom did not properly warn Stephanie and I about his love of museums and how he has to check out every single display and take it in slowly. The 5 of us would be sitting on a bench somewhere just waiting for him, he also wonders off, so you have to keep your eye on him or you'll be waiting quite some time for him to return. I think I prefer a much faster approach to taking in all the sites at the museum. We were exhausted by the time we finished at the museum, it took us hours to get Dad out of there.

Finally, no trip to the city at Christmas time would be complete without a trip to see the tree. As in keeping with the theme of the rest of the day, it was crowded as well but we managed to get a couple good shots in before we left there quickly.

So there you have it, 4 months late, but better late than never. It was quite a family adventure. I think next time we'll have to pick another week to go but it was still a fun day even dragging the guys around with us.