Impromptu Trip to NYC

So I said it would be a few days before I could post again but we had the most amazing weekend that I just had to post!  Our friends were going into the city for the weekend and wondered if we could meet them in Central Park.  We haven't been in for quite awhile and I don't think Chloe even remembers that last time we went let along Central Park so we decided to make a day of it.

After dance class in the morning, we loaded up the girls and headed off to the train.  After wandering through Penn Station in search of a bathroom (note to self, make note of the bathrooms in the future now that we have a potty trained toddler!), we hopped on the subway to Columbus Circle.  We leisurely walked to a pretty area of Central Park and had lunch on a rock.

One of the ONLY photos you will ever see of me LOL

We then headed to the giant playground in the background that kept distracting Chloe from eating . . ."But Mommy, it has TWO slides and FIVE swings!!!!" LOL.

Chloe had a blast in the giant sandbox with jungle gyms, slides, swing, etc

On our way to the carousel, Chloe was joined by Aidan and more fun ensued via the horses, the swings and then rock climbing in Central Park (for those of you who have never been - they have some AWESOME rocks to climb).

Cute right? 

Chloe wanting to climb the steepest part! 

Having conquered the "mountain",
she ran on top so excited!

Then it was time for Aidan's nap so we headed out of Central Park to meet up with some other friends from Florida.  One of our sorority sisters surprised her fiancée with a trip to her old stomping grounds and we got to meet up with them.  (BTW - Miriam if you are reading this -we think she rocks! Congrats and can't wait for the wedding in June!)  After a long but nice walk from Central Park to Times Square and back up to 52 Street, we ate at a ridiculously expensive TGI Fridays (albeit a good one!).

Jenn and Miriam with Belle

I think Belle is officially in love with Miriam because she held her the entire walk facing out so that she got  to see all the sights and people of New York!

By the time dinner was over and we walked back to Penn Station (mind you our feet are killing us by this point but the day was so beautiful that we just could not stand to be stuck in the subway after the first ride), it was almost nine oclock - way past Miss Chloe's bedtime (esp with no nap) but she was an angel.  I think she too just got how awesome a day it had been!

Typical NY/NJ people were incredibly rude on the train leaving us to all stand since we made it on the train at the very last minute (courtesy of a broken elevator to our platform that meant carrying a double stroller down stairs at Penn) but even they couldn't ruin our mood from a wonderful day.

I hope to have so many more of them!!!  As soon as I upload pics, I will update from our trip to Sesame Place with Rebecca and Chris where Chloe and Rebecca got to see Hip Hop Harry in concert.