New York City

We recently took a trip to New York City as a family while so Steve could attend a sociology conference. This was one of our first glimpses of the city. . .yes, we drove. Yes, we even drove in Midtown. Our hotel was just a couple of blocks away from Times Square. It was crazy -- we were crazy!


This is us in Times Square! We had a lot of fun. Sadie and Dallin both enjoyed all the sights and sounds.



The kids and I spent the day in Central Park while Steve was at the conference. We visited the zoo, sat on the lawns (to give Dallin a chance to get out of the stroller), and Sadie rode the carousel.

We rode the Staten Island Ferry. But only after getting lost on the subway. Then we missed a ferry back to Manhattan and had to wait for an hour. We didn't get back to the hotel until after 10. Our kids were real troopers though. I knew Sadie was tired when she told me, "Mommy, I need to get a bed because I need to go to sleep" We only had one major meltdown that night. The next day was the hard day.

Even though we had a number of meltdowns from monkeydoodle 1, I got this great picture of Dallin and Steve at Bryant Park. We visited St. Patrick's Cathedral and the Rockefeller Center. After that we went to the park to regroup before we left the city. We met Aaron (Steve's brother) on the Jersey side of the Hudson for an awesome dinner. We had fun with him and Noah, though we did miss Nicolette and Britney. We drove home that night and it took two days to recuperate.