We all took off from school and work on Friday to take a trip up to New York City to enjoy the Christmas sights. We parked the car in Hoboken and took the Path train over to Manhattan...
When we arrived at the 33rd Street station, we made our way over to Macy's to meet up with Grummy, Pop Pop, and Auntie Alice. Here is Sean's excited face... what's he so excited about? Well, Auntie Alice was able to get us passes to skip the line to see Santa Claus!
Both kids were a little shy at first...
but Sean quickly warmed up!
Sean told Santa that he's been good this year and politely asked for a Batman toy and Clare was able to muster up enough courage to quietly request a Pinkalicious doll.
Santa Claus chatted with Sean and asked Sean to leave out some milk and cookies for him on Christmas Eve - and some carrots for his reindeer, of course. Sean promised he would!
Sean gave Santa a big and hug and a kiss before saying good-bye.
We hung around for a few minutes and admired the Santaland lights and decorations...
And then we made our way over to Rockefeller Center to see the big tree and skating rink!
Sean thought it was pretty cool and Clare?
Well, she fell asleep a little bit after Times Square.
We had lunch at Ellen's Stardust Diner, where the waitstaff are aspiring Broadway stars and serenade the customers. The first song we heard when we walked in was a song from the new movie, "Frozen" which Clare so very happy to hear!
She was sad when the song ended and that the next song was NOT another one from "Frozen!" Can you imagine that?!?! So we cheered up by taking selfies and practicing our deepest scowls:
She cheered up considerably once her food came and even cheered and clapped for a few songs. The food was great - typical diner stuff.
With our bellies full, we walked up to FAO Schwartz to see what the kids thought of the huge toystore, but I guess it was Sean's turn to fall asleep! Clare was wide awake, though and loved looking at all the different toys in display - especially the stuffed animals. First, she cuddled up to a HUGE puppy but then found one that she could actually carry. But she put him back with his "brudders" since they would miss him a lot :-)
Clare fell asleep not too long after we left the toy store, so both kids missed the Plaza (where Eloise lives)! Oh well! The last stop on our tour was Grand Central Station - the kids missed out on looking at the Christmas decorations and the astronomical ceiling over the main terminal. After resting here for a bit, we headed back downtown to catch a train home.
