NY & Broadway!

We have been really fortunate to have family out this past month in March and will be having family again this month!  In addition to Taryl last month we also had Adam's mom Anne and his sister and her husband, Stephanie and Andy, come stay with us.  We really enjoyed having them here to see our new place and enjoy all the room we have now!  Sleeping arrangements got a little crazy the first night before Taryl went home so we had four extra people sleeping here but we worked it out with some sacrifice on Adam's part and two inflatable mattresses :)  

I felt bad I was a little off for the first half of the in-law's visit because of the chemo I'd had before they came, but they were great!  They all pitched in with cooking, cleaning, and getting up with the kids so I could rest!  By Wednesday night I was ready to go out to a Broadway show, "Seminar," and we took a trip into the city the next day.  Though we almost missed it because of traffic and having to RUN to the theater, "Seminar" was hilarious and we loved our dinner afterward at John's Pizzeria (if you haven't been there, take a look at the link- we sat at the bottom of those stairs in what used to be an old church... such a cool atmosphere and SO delicious!).  

Heading to the show!

The next day we went into the city to take the kids to Central Park and Time's Square.  Adam and I didn't want to do the touristy thing too much because we'd have two little ones with us so we limited ourselves to the two things- and glad we did since we ended up spending all day!  The kids loved Central Park and all the lights of TS but were most excited about Toys 'R Us and the Disney Store :)

But before we left to the city we had some major drama... Mykelle was getting dressed when she started crying and complaining of an "owie" on her side!  Yeah, she has experienced her 2nd tick since moving to NJ!  Fortunately the little bugger was only attached for under 24 hours so we were able to pry him off without too much of a risk of lyme.  But that didn't mean Mykelle was going to take it well!  She screamed during the extraction process, a good 10 minutes or so!  Eventually we made it to the city and had a good time- she all but forgot about the traumatic experience!

Isn't that GROSS????

The kids loved climbing the rocks in Central Park- we ate hot dogs and spent over an hour just enjoying the great weather near 80 degrees! 

Balto Statue

Mykee just HAD to get a shot of her in front of the blooming Magnolia trees

We took an awesome ride through the park on a bicycle cab with Muhammad.  He probably weighed 90 lbs and was sweating up a storm biking us through the park!  It was really fun and he was a fun tour guide.  

Mykee and Evan loved the Subway rides

Times Square and as Mykee puts it, "The REAL Hello Kitty!!"

The REAL Minnie Mouse!!

Having to TIP the real Minnie Mouse

Heaven at Toys 'R Us

Aunt Stephy and Mykee in Wonka Land- really cool by the way- every kind of Wonka candy you can imagine!

The "Candy Land" was decorated like the game but had all sorts of awesome candy I remembered from childhood.  Made me think of my brothers and all the junk we used to buy at the Cracker Barrel or John's Place by Providence Elementary :)

Yuck

Isn't that a sad little girl??  She's hugging the dresses at the Disney Store because she wanted to take one home!

Mykelle and Nanna- Anne kept trying to get a shot of Mykelle coloring in the Disney Store but she kept looking up at the big screen to watch the Disney songs playing. 

Two peas in a pod!

The end of a long day in the city