New York - Day 2

This year we decided to try a show. We got tickets to see the Christmas Spectacular at Radio City Music Hall. Let me just say that the show is very appropriately named. It was indeed spectacular! We all loved it.

Before the show we ate breakfast at a little deli near our hotel. Though the bagels were roughly the size of her head, Abby managed to eat the whole thing. That's my girl!

Mmmmm bagel!


At Radio City Music Hall before the show. Abby truly loved the whole show.


Ready to check out the rest of the city!


Only in New York. :-) We were in search of a bathroom when we found just that. Charmin has a public bathroom in Times Square. While waiting in line, patrons are entertained with a very addictive song and a stage. Charmin employees clean each bathroom after every single person while other employees dance on the stage. It was the most memorable bathroom experience.

Abby slept while we were waiting in line but woke up in time to join Olivia and Katy on the Charmin stage. Here the girls were dancing for all those waiting in line.

Dancing on stage can be tiring business. :-)

We walked to Macy's to see this year's window display. I definitely liked this year better than last year. While walking we noticed a LOT of police officers. There were even more outside Macy's. As we were leaving, I asked one officer what was going on. He got a very sheepish look on his face and replied, "Um, it is a demonstration against police brutality". We found out the next day that Al Sharpton had been at the rally.

We stopped by Bryant Park and bought the girls hats. We got asked more than once if they were triplets. :-)

Abby and Olivia laughing down 5th Avenue.

Before dinner we went back to Central Park. We stumbled on a Santa convention of sorts. Apparently the only qualification to attend was some kind of Santa attire. There were thousands of Santas and most of them were in various stages of inebriation. We all got creative explaining this to three 3 year olds.

After dinner and ready for bed.

New York!! Day 1
In December 2005 Abby made her first trip to NYC. The week before Christmas that year we met our friends Julia and her daughter Katy and Amanda and her daughter Olivia. People said we were crazy because at the time all three girls were just two years old. We had an absolute blast and decided to make it an annual trip.

So this year we again set out the week before Christmas and headed to NYC and we again stayed right in Times Square. It was another fantastic trip! It was so much fun to see the girls together again.

Walking down 8th Avenue Abby and Katy held hands from their strollers. They were so happy to see each other.

Swinging in Central Park

Dancing in Central Park

Riding the carousel in Central Park

And riding the real thing. Last year we also did the carriage ride through Central Park and had the grumpiest driver known to mankind. This year was just the opposite and our driver even pointed out places where movies were filmed.