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Wordless Wednesday: Summer Morning At The MET

Posted in Uncategorized, tagged Life in NYC, Living in Manhattan, MET, Metropolitan Museum of Art, Summer in NYC, The Cloud, Wordless Wednesday, Wordless Wednesday Pics on July 25, 2012| 1 Comment »

The girls have been at sleepaway camp since Sunday and yes, it has been VERY quiet around here. No kids for two whole weeks, a mini vacation. And what better way to spend it then by enjoying some of New York City’s best spots without children. So, this morning I took advantage of the “me time” and explored the MET- Metropolitan Museum of Art with my good friend Rachel. We didn’t have to listen to one “I’m bored” as we leisurely strolled through the exhibits that WE picked out. It was wonderful! Here are some of my favorite pics from our very civilized adult outing. Hope you have a fabulous Wednesday!

P.S. I did however, buy postcards to send to the girls, I haven’t totally forgotten about them 😉

The MET

Beautiful sun filled galleries

Joan of Arc

Love this!

Rodin

Rachel and I on the rooftop garden

View from the rooftop garden

The Cloud (an exhibit on the rooftop)

Looking up into the Cloud

Reflection!

Checking out the Modern Art

Pausing to enjoy the view 😉

More modern art

Warhol

Couldn’t take my eyes off of him!

Just hanging out at the museum

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Wordless Wednesday: Heat Wave Wednesday

Posted in Uncategorized, tagged arts, Beating the summer heat in NYC, Children's Museum of the Arts, DUMBO Arts Festival, kidzvuz, Life in NYC, Living in Manhattan, Wordless Wednesday, Wordless Wednesday Pics on July 18, 2012| Leave a Comment »

The air is oppressive today in the city. In fact as I type this a big old thunderstorm is rolling in and I can’t wait. Hopefully it will clear out the soupy 100 degree weather and the whole of NYC will be able to take a collective less stinky deep breath 🙂 Luckily, I have a few good connections and my friend Rebecca from the amazing tween website KidzVuz (if you have tweens and they haven’t visited the website yet, I ask why not??!!) invited me and the girls to go see a sneak peek of the AT&T Dumbo Arts Festival at the Children’s Museum of the Arts. I have never been to the CMAof NY and I have to tell you it is a pretty impressive space where kids can truly explore all areas of creativity. The girls had a blast trying out self portraits, painting, still life drawing and animation. I loved wandering around in the space checking out the incredible artwork and leafing through brochures that showcased fabulous looking art classes and camps. And… big bonus it had Central Air- Woot!!

I think the fam will definitely have to head on down to DUMBO at the end of September to check out the festival. Right now, I am posting these pics and then heading back to my seat on the couch infront of the A/C. Hope you are all well and surviving another Wacky Wednesday 😉

R very excited to start painting

Beautiful work spaces

Working on the masterpiece 😉

A making a horse to place in her animated carousel

Awesome kids artwork

The bright and sunny room showcases the beautiful art

Wowza!

So incredible

R working on her still life drawing

Putting the finishing touches on the animation

A working on her realistic self portrait

After leaving the CMAofNY we saw this super cool poster of Paranorman

And then we went and saw Daddy’s office and hung out on the roof and took some city pics…

View across the Hudson to New Jersey

Looking downtown

Hello Empire State Building peeking out!

A litte Freedom Tower

Staring at this ad in a hot subway car is just pure torture 😉

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Wordless Wednesday: A Summer Morning in Times Square

Posted in Uncategorized, tagged Life in NYC, Living in Manhattan, NYC in the Summer, Pics of Times Square, Times Square, Times Square in the Summer, Wordless Wednesday on July 11, 2012| 1 Comment »

Today I had to suck it up and brave going to Times Square to go to ToysRUs. R’s birthday is rapidly approaching and there is one thing that she wanted that could ONLY be found at ToysRUs. So, because I am such an amazing mom, I braced myself with caffeine (should have been a shot of tequila), hopped on the subway and headed to Times Square. I was there just before the store opened and was already amazed by how many tourists were out and about. My visit to midtown lasted all of 45 minutes- stealth- in and out, no ferris wheel rides, pics with characters etc. but I did snap a few shots of what Times Square looks like on a summer morning in July. Hope you enjoy and have a wonderful Wednesday!!

Can’t wait for this movie!

Rotating advertising

Showing some patriotic spirit!

Coffee among the billboards

Updated news stories scrolling…

More love for the Red, White and Blue

Traffic and more traffic- Taxi!

A little Lion King

More Street Views

Standing on line for discount Broadway tickets- whoa, that is a LONG line already!!

Distracted by shiny objects!

Oh, la, la!

Always looking up!

Take a little piece home with you

Lining up to the get the perfect shot 😉

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Wordless Wednesday (On Thursday): Celebrating July 4th

Posted in Uncategorized, tagged Celebrating July 4th, Day trips from NYC, Escaping the city for July 4th, Fireworks, george washington bridge, July 4th 2012, July 4th Pics, nyack new york, pool club, Spending the day at the pool, Wordless Wednesday, Wordless Wednesday Pics on July 5, 2012| Leave a Comment »

Yesterday was our first real July 4th in NYC where we celebrated in the traditional (or so it seemed) American way. We were away for July 4th last year and had only been in the city for two whole days on our first official July 4th, three summers ago. This year, we were lucky enough to be invited to our friend’s pool club for the day. So we easily rented a car and escaped the city heat by driving over the George Washington Bridge and into the Palisades area, where we spent the day frolicking in the water and chillaxing in the sun. After the pool, we headed into the town of Nyack, New York to have dinner, wander the charming main street area (with a stop for ice-cream), meandering towards the water and finishing the fabulous day by viewing a spectacular show of fireworks. It was a wonderful day with friends and family. Here are some pics, hope you enjoy them. Happy Thursday 😉

All dressed up in their red, white and blue!

Dopey wanted to get in on the fun =)

GWB proudly flying the flag

Getting ready to jump in!

Poolside

Life is rough 😉

Getting ready for the patriotic ice cream sandwich eating contest

Happy contestants!

BIG truck in a small town

Happy 4th!

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Wordless Wednesday: Last Day of School 2012

Posted in Uncategorized, tagged First day of summer, Last day of school pics 2012, NYC Public Schools, School's Out, Wordless Wednesday on June 27, 2012| 1 Comment »

Today is the official last day of school for the girls or as they like to say- the official first day of summer! The DOE scheduled a crazy half day of school today after two days off and I gave the girls the option to go or not. They both chose to go as they wanted to squeeze in one last good-bye to their friends (the remaining ones that would be there) as well as their incredible teachers. They both LOVED their teachers this year. I can’t blame them, they lucked out on the teacher lottery and had top notch teachers. In fact, we had been pretty fortunate at our spectacular NYC public school. As much as the education system is intense and insane here (a rant for a different post) the teachers at our school are truly some of the best. But alas, another year has ended and I can’t believe how fast my daughters are growing up. Here are a few pics from the last day. Hope you are all enjoying the start of summer!!! Happy Wednesday xo

Frist Day of School- September

Last Day of School- June

A walk in the rain…

A stroll in the sun…

Last day of First Grade *sniff*

Last day of 4th- next year is her last year before middle school- how did that happen??!!

Dopey photobombing!

Sisterly Love

Happy Summer!

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Wordless Wednesday: Tribeca And Beyond

Posted in Uncategorized, tagged Freedom Tower Pics, Hudson River Parkway, One World Trade Center Pics, Pics of Tribeca, Pier 25, Tribeca, Washington Market Park, Wordless Wednesday on June 20, 2012| Leave a Comment »

This past weekend our Saturday adventure took us to our new favorite neighborhood to explore- Tribeca. I am not sure why we haven’t spent more time here as this is such an incredible spot for food, culture, shopping and parks. It is a truly wonderful area to wander around in. We hopped off the subway at Chambers St. and headed toward the Hudson River eager to check out Pier 25 which includes a playground, mini-golf, beach volleyball courts, basketball, a skating park and places to just sit down and enjoy the phenomenal view. It was heavenly. I felt like we had escaped the hustle and bustle of the city as we casually strolled along the river. After some mini-golf and meandering we decided to head back in a few blocks to the beautiful Washington Market Park where the girls cooled off in the sprinklers at the playground and we relaxed shaded by the big leafy trees. We even checked out a local pub for Linner (lunch/dinner). Here are some pics from the day! I highly recommend exploring this nabe, I think it just might be on the top of my list right now!! Enjoy and have a super-fantastic Wednesday!

I have a pretty killer two-putt game 😉

Very serious mini-putters!

View from the green

Gorgeous!

Beautiful beach volleyball courts

View of Battery Park City

Pier 25

Taking a peek across the river

Gorgeous day for a little boat ride

Catching some air!

Come sail away…

Hoops

The Freedom Tower looms overhead

This city scene doesn’t look real

The Tribeca Bridge

Inside the Tribeca Bridge

Traffic on the Henry Hudson Parkway

Tennis anyone?

Street Art

Farmer’s Market

Washington Market Park

A Saturday exploring under the blue skies… nothing better.

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Wordless Wednesday: The Blur That Is June!

Posted in Uncategorized, tagged Dramatic Reading in first grade, End of the school year madness, June insanity, Life in NYC, Living in Manhattan, Pics of Tribeca, School Musical, Tribeca, Wordless Wednesday on June 13, 2012| Leave a Comment »

June is turning out to be a blur. All of the days seem to be running together… one end of year presentation, picnic, get-together, meeting into another. I have to constantly be looking at my calendar and setting reminders for myself so that I will not miss something. I wish I had the technology to divide myself into two, but no huge science brain has figured that one out yet, so instead I gulp caffeine at an alarming rate and sprint from one activity to another =) I know that we are all in the same barely remaining afloat boat. Luckily these events are the fun ones, the culmination of hard work, the showing off of all of the great stuff that our kids have been doing throughout the year. As much as I complain about the crazy, I love watching every single presentation and going to every get together, the smile on the kids faces makes everything alright in the world. Here are a few pics from our recent insanity, the blur that June has become. So, if I owe you a phone call, a lunch date or if I simply passed you on the street in a bit of a daze, I apologize, the hazy lazy days of summer will be here soon ;)!

Opening night of “The Music Man”

Our Drama Queen being dramatic!

A proud school board member 😉 Such a great show!

A dramatic reading in the first grade

Just for fun let’s run a little 10K- no biggie, right ladies??!!

Always time for a little ice cream with a friend

Stalking the stars on the UWS =)

Hanging with a friend

Girls in hats

Strolling down the west side…

Enjoying the view!

Ron and his city

Hop, skip and a jump!

Streets of Tribeca

Another street view of Tribeca

Dunch (Lunch/Dinner) at Bubby’s

Always making time for happy feet =)

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Wordless Wednesday: A Tight Squeeze

Posted in Uncategorized, tagged Life in NYC, Living in Manhattan, Parallel Parking in Manhattan, Parking in NYC, Pics of parking in NYC, Wordless Wednesday on June 6, 2012| Leave a Comment »

I am always amazed by how closely Manhattanites can parallel park their cars. I often wonder how they get out of such tight spots. Although, judging by the bumpers on most cars there is a lot of nudging. The other night as I was walking Dopey, I paused to look at the beauty of an older Porshe and then had a mini panic attack on behalf of the driver when I realized how closely the other two cars were parked in front of and behind it. I really hope he or she did not want to get out of that parking spot in a hurry. Yikes. Here are the pics and proof again that driving and especially parking in NYC is NOT for the faint of heart. Have a great Wednesday 😉

Nice Car!

Front view of the bumper

Back view- inches to spare??!!!

A more practical driving choice for the city? At least you could probably pick it up and move it 😉

Much easier to park!

Alas, I think I will stick with this option =)

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Wordless Wednesday: Wandering in the City

Posted in Uncategorized, tagged life in Manhattan, living in NYC, Springtime in New York, The Highline, Wordless Wednesday on May 23, 2012| Leave a Comment »

Life is busy. It just is. End of year picnics, travel, visitors, rehearsals, performances, the wacky science tests, new jobs, changing weather… Tons of whirlwind adventures. So, yes, I do promise (no Krista, really, I will) to get back to writing soon. I miss it! I have some crazy New York stories tucked away to share but for today I will fill the blog with recent pics from various spots in NYC that I recently wandered through. Hope you enjoy and don’t forget to stop and smell the roses 😉

Roses on the UWS

All this and brains too 😉

Cheese!

The High Line Zoo

LOVE the creativity in this city!!

Pausing for a photo op

Looking between the buildings

Real grass between the toes, a special treat in the concrete jungle

So very, very true!

Practising their Lady Liberty

Chillaxing in the City

Great architectural minds at work

Swapping spit!

A rare adult night out =)

It’s tough being six, ALMOST seven

There is always time to squeak in a nap, right Gim?

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Wordless Wednesday: Saying Goodbye To A Faithful Old Friend

Posted in Uncategorized, tagged bogie, Comfort from family and friends, Life in NYC, Living in Manhattan, Losing a pet, Wordless Wednesday on May 9, 2012| 14 Comments »

Yesterday we lost a dear furry family member, the beloved Bogie. He was almost 14 years old and to be honest it will be hard to imagine our family without him, he has been such a cherished part of it for so long. We have been comforted by all the kind words from friends and family. Thank you, it really does mean so much. One thing is for sure, that dog sure did touch a lot of lives 😉 Good-bye Bo-man, you will be missed by many but we know that you are at peace. I am hoping that doggie heaven consists of steak dinners and many games of frisbee and Kong. Here are few pics from throughout the years. We love you Bogie.