The weekend before Christmas we headed into the city. I have to say, there's nothing like New York City at Christmas time. All the buildings are decked out with lights, there are giant christmas displays all over, the department store windows are amazing, and the endless shops make for some great shopping.
We packed in as much as we could, and our kids were great sports. We took the train in on Friday evening and went straight to see the Macy's windows. Mitch hadn't seen them yet, and the kids loved seeing them again. After, we headed to Schnipper's for dinner. After checking into our hotel, we bundled ourselves up tight, and went straight to FAO Schwarz. We walked the isles as the kids begged for toys. Okay, so it wasn't the smartest idea to go to the most famous toy store just a few days before Christmas. We caved and they each left with a toy...a small toy.
After FAO, we decided to take a trip to Dylan's for some treats. It really is "Candy Heaven" and our kids enjoyed filling up their bags with a variety of sweets, sours, and chocolate. We didn't leave until after 10, and decided to see a few more windows, and must-see's on our way home. We got back to the hotel just shy of midnight, and tucked ourselves in bed while dreams of sugar ropes danced in our heads. ;)
The next day we woke up, had a yummy breakfast, and headed to Central Park. The kids played and played at the park and on the rocks until it was time to go on the much anticipated Carriage Ride. After that, we hit up some shops and had to grab a couple cookies from Levain Bakery. When we looked in the stroller, both Finnley and Dieter were out cold. We had a dinner reservation at Dinosaur BBQ all the way up in Harlem, and, since they were asleep, we decided we would walk it and let them snooze. Well, it ended up being a much longer walk than we had anticipated, and we definitely earned our bbq and cornbread. It was so good, and we've been craving it ever since.
After two full days of walking, walking, walking, we hopped on the subway home. I had to get this picture of the Gnome on our train...it was just too funny.
What a fun and memorable weekend. Mitch and I have already decided that a weekend in the city is our new Christmas tradition. Hopefully we can keep it up even after we move back West.
1 comment:
What a fun time! I've only been once during the holidays and it was awesome!! I CANNOT believe you did that walk... in the cold no less. Good sports, for sure. But my favorite part of this whole post is that jolly gnome! I literally burst out when I saw that!! Great capture:)
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