New York trip in a day

Last week we took a very impromptu, whirlwind trip to New York.  Ray had a business trip there and flew up and asked us if we wanted to go, too.  So we drove up after we dropped him off at the airport and then crashed his tiny, one double bed hotel room.  Seriously.  It was TINY.  It ended up that Ariel slept on the tiny sofa, Ray slept on the hardwood floor on the sofa's cushions and Rachael, Trevor and I slept in the tiny bed.  BUT.. it was still a great trip.  The hotel offered free snacks and beer/wine when we got there so we enjoyed that before meandering Times Square and Midtown Comics that evening.  Then Ray and I met some of his coworkers at a bar on the corner that, no joke, had Goose Island Bourbon County Stout on DRAFT.  There is seriously nothing better.

The next day we went to Central Park and, while we had plans to do other things too, when you are in NY with three kids, you tend to take longer to do everything.  So we ran out of time.  After a day walking around Central Park (and getting a bit lost in Central Park) we were exhausted.  We met up with Ray, walked around a bit more and then, with out a hotel room to check back into, we decided it was time to head home.  I wanted to hit the Museum of Modern Art really badly but, alas, we ran out of time.  We'll have to go back.

Meandering New York that evening

A rock in Central Park

A Carousel in Central Park.  I made Rachael go on with Ariel.  She felt she was too old.  heh

Cute brother and sister.

A fountain in Central Park.  Rachael has her tablet to take pictures.

Then we ended up spending most of the day at this amusement park in Wollham Rink.  Ariel was in heaven.  Rachael also had fun.  Trevor and I were exhausted and we sat on a bench and watched the girls have fun.  Trevor was technically too big for the park anyway. 

Another rock.  There were lots of photo ops on rocks in Central Park.  I did not post all the pictures I took of the kids on rocks.  heh

New York

Ariel sad that the amusement park is not open yet.

Listening to musicians in the park.

Giant bubbles!!!  I wouldn't let the kids get to close to many of the performers because then I felt compelled to give them money.  I think we spent a lot of money on street performers that day.  lol

In a dark tunnel... 

The Alice in Wonderland statue!

BALTO!  I was excited!

Some other statue!

Ariel on the swings at Wollman Rink.

Right outside Central Park waiting for Ray.

New York!