R's 9th Birthday

 Summer brings birthdays! In August we celebrated R's 9th. G-ma R visited, yay! We went to La Ronde with three of R's buddies for her birthday party.

Band on the Run!

R and friends at La Ronde, removing the sword from the stone

R and Friends

They almost have it...

R and her friend T getting buckled in.

What is R thinking about here?

R's friend K goes up with R's mom.

R and her friend T flung into the air!

G-ma R trying out a ride at La Ronde.

Bday presents!

R relaxing feeling older on her birthday.

Train Station Dance part 1

Train Station Dance Part 2

Train Station Dance Part 3

Train Station Dance Part 4

Train Station Dance Part 5

Goodbye hug

Thanks for the visit G-ma R!

NYC Family Trip!

This Summer we decided to check out New York City for a few days. We discovered first hand that it is the city that never sleeps and it seems that little F also knew that it was the city that never naps. Since then, we work hard to set the stage for napping because she's afraid of missing something and she'll skip it if she can. So did F learn to not nap in NYC? Maybe, but if nothing else, we learned that days in NYC are easily filled with fun, good food, great sights, and lots of lights.

Both the girls loved Times Square, Central Park, FAO Schwarz, Museum of Natural History, and the view from our hotel room. We stayed a block away from the Broadway theatres and loved taking in the people lining up for tickets early in the morning and watching performers in a nearby diner studying their lines or waiting in line to order in their balletic poses.

P loved his trip to Strand Books.

I loved using my camera everywhere we went.
If was a fun trip. There was too much to do and too much to see.

P, R and sleepy F in Times Square

Times Square

Exciting Times Square!

Lining Up for Morning Snacks

look for Radio City

Outside the Metropolitan Public Library

Magestic despite the pigeon poop!

R studying the NYC layout.

Grand Central Station. Only time to walk by this time. Too much to see!

Inside the Chrysler Building! 

Chrysler Building elevators. So Fancy!

Golden Angel in Central Park

F ponders the Big Apple

NYC Shoes!

R in front of algae cover pond

R hanging out with a new friend.

NYC Bus

Museum of Natural History

R watches kids outside from inside the Museum

Museum of Natural History

NYC Subway

New York Times!

R's take. Our question: Is this rule only for motor vehicles?

R's take of NYC skyline from backseat as we head home! Bye NYC,  can't wait until next time!