The Must See McDonalds
Sweet baby Jaida
This is what we looked like!
TAXI!
The Big Piano
Central Park
One of my new favorite pictures of Brock!
FAO Schwartz
A kids DREAM!
Best Baby EVER!
O Christmas Tree
At the first of the month we took a fun family trip up to NYC to see some of the Christmas sights. This is something that both Trent and I have dreamed of doing! One of the things on both of our bucket lists! The drive wasn't bad at all it took us just over 4 hours to get there. Our kids are pretty good car riders and we are extremely grateful for that! We stayed with one of Trent's friends that he knew from BYU. Man were they so awesome. His wife spent hours researching the cities HOT SPOTS for us to visit while there. She even researched Home Alone 2 sights to see. They live in Madison, NJ. What a beautiful area! We were blown away by their generosity. The first night there we just spent time with them, getting to know them and their kids. What a fun family! When we awoke the next morning we took our time getting ready before heading in to town to see the BIG city! We knew it was going to be an extremely long day and LOTS of walking. We decided to not bring our stroller because of the crowds and chaos! Instead Trent carried Lumpy on his back (in a pack) and I carried Jaida in a front pack! We both also had back packs filled with daily necessities! Pierce was on foot. I was Pretty worried about that because almost ALWAYS it is a chore for that kid to walk from our car to the front door!
When we got to the city. Pierce and Brock's eyes were huge they were in amazement as they began to take it all in. Jaida was pretty much blown away too.. looking here and there at all the lights, hustle and bustle! It was a cold day in the 30s so we were all bundled to the max! We parked our van and began walking to Times Square. We took a million pictures this trip! Trent and I really wanted to have some New York style pizza for lunch, but we decided since this was a trip for the kids we would let them decide. We were going to do everything for them this trip. So yes, of course, they chose the McDonalds in Times Square! It actually was pretty neat and we got a prime seat, right by the window looking out over all of Times Square! After we were fueled up we began our trek up towards Central Park. We stopped at the big Toys R Us store and were amazed at all the many toys and most of all that there is a huge Ferris wheel inside the store! The kids loved looking around and Pierce's Big Christmas list extended to be even bigger. Pretty funny that kid has moved onto other Holidays now. He has a list for Christmas, Valentines day, Easter and so on! Just ask him he will tell you.
We made it to Central park and found a cool playground there for the kids to play on. I rocked Jaida to sleep while the boys played on the big boulders and playground. At the park we ran into Spiderman, well a man dressed like one) Haha you should have seen Pierce and Brock's faces! PRICELESS! He said to them:" Hey guys, I just got done fighting some bad guys and now I am on my way to fight some more!" He gave them high fives and then pretended to shoot them with his webs. Pierce said," Wow, now I can go back home and tell all my friends that I saw the REAL Spiderman in New York!"
After fun in the park we started our journey over to the FAO Schwartz toy store. We passed the Plaza and headed over to the line for the store. That store is a lot to take in. Their assortment of stuffed animals is pretty incredible. They had a huge stuffed bear that was standing up, when we got over by it Brock's eyes lit up and he yelled out, "Look dad it is a BEAR!" I think he thought it was real! The boys also had the opportunity to get to play on the BIG piano. That was pretty special! Jaida is such a trooper and just "hung" out in the pack all day with no complaints!
It was time for us to start heading over to Rockefeller Center to meet up with our friends to see the Christmas tree and the ice rink. All I can say about the tree is that it made the whole day of walking and hurt backs all worth it! That tree is simply breathtaking! It is more than I could have ever imagined. Such a wonderful thing to be there with your little family! By this time though BROCK had just about had it! He was DONE! We headed over to have some yummy Pizza! It was soooo good! As we made our way back to the car we stopped along the way at the LEGO store and the M&M store. The boys had fun dancing around at the M&M store, but not as much as Trent! He was shakin' what his Mama gave him there! Haha. Trent let the boys pick some m&m's by the pound to buy, not realizing that because they were special colors they ended up being $12 a pound! Can we say RIP-OFF! We savored every morsel! SHEESH! By the time we got back to our van I think both Trent and I were about ready to die! Our backs were killing us! It was then that we noticed that NOT ONCE did Pierce complain the whole entire day! Are you kidding me? That is a miracle in its self! What a trooper! I was so proud of him!
After fun in the park we started our journey over to the FAO Schwartz toy store. We passed the Plaza and headed over to the line for the store. That store is a lot to take in. Their assortment of stuffed animals is pretty incredible. They had a huge stuffed bear that was standing up, when we got over by it Brock's eyes lit up and he yelled out, "Look dad it is a BEAR!" I think he thought it was real! The boys also had the opportunity to get to play on the BIG piano. That was pretty special! Jaida is such a trooper and just "hung" out in the pack all day with no complaints!
It was time for us to start heading over to Rockefeller Center to meet up with our friends to see the Christmas tree and the ice rink. All I can say about the tree is that it made the whole day of walking and hurt backs all worth it! That tree is simply breathtaking! It is more than I could have ever imagined. Such a wonderful thing to be there with your little family! By this time though BROCK had just about had it! He was DONE! We headed over to have some yummy Pizza! It was soooo good! As we made our way back to the car we stopped along the way at the LEGO store and the M&M store. The boys had fun dancing around at the M&M store, but not as much as Trent! He was shakin' what his Mama gave him there! Haha. Trent let the boys pick some m&m's by the pound to buy, not realizing that because they were special colors they ended up being $12 a pound! Can we say RIP-OFF! We savored every morsel! SHEESH! By the time we got back to our van I think both Trent and I were about ready to die! Our backs were killing us! It was then that we noticed that NOT ONCE did Pierce complain the whole entire day! Are you kidding me? That is a miracle in its self! What a trooper! I was so proud of him!
2 comments:
HOLY Cow! What a fun day with the family. One for the record books right? Love ya. Have the Merriest of Christmas'
That is awesome! My sister who's lived in Virginia for like 7 years hasn't ever made the trip out there. I love that you guys are enjoying all the sites around you! It looks like so much fun and so neat for the kids to remember. Love it!
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