Easter in NYC

What a memorable day this was.  It started off with Easter baskets let by the Bunny himself in Auntie Kelly's apartment followed by an Easter egg hunt in the garden of her building! Auntie Kelly headed out to Zabar's and brought back the most amazing Easter brunch spread!! We're all kind of obsessed with Zabar's but way to intimidated to do a full blown shopping outing there so Kell offered and holy Moses was it amazing!! In the evening we walked to Carmine's which is the quintessential NY Italian restaurant.  Super strict about their reservations but completely worth all the hype.  It was one of our favorite meals of the week! This day turned out to be so super special thank you to Auntie Kelly for planning everything:)!!

SpongeBob the Musical

What an absolute shock this was(in a good way!).  Mama isn't so much a "fan" of SpongeBob but holy cow this was amazing.  Recently I heard John Legend was nominated for an Emmy for writing of the songs for this musical so it pretty much explains the caliber of talent that went into this production.  Definitely a highlight of our trip and an absolute pleasure for the entire family.  Bentley was asleep in the taxi on the way to the show and within 5 minutes of sitting in his seat he was completely mesmerized.  The music was genius.  The entire theatre was transformed into an underwater paradise.  Even the lobby was a "Crabby Shack" and sold "Crabby patties" and lots of fun Spongebob goodies.  We all loved every single minute and the kids still talk about how cool it was so it was a definite winner!! Oh and we had KILLER seats(7th row!)

NYC Spring Break(first 3 days)

This year we decided to Spring Break in NYC and show the kids around the amazing City.  The first 3 day we took in the sights and sound and the kids loved exploring the City.  We had beautiful weather initially so we fully took advantage and walked a couple blocks from Auntie Kelly's house to the Natural History Museum and found the must amazing "make your own" pizza place just outside the museum so made sure to come back a few more times during our trip! We also took the Subway to Times Square to secure our SpongeBob the Musical tickets and then managed to walk the 40 blocks home through Central Park making a stop to play for hours followed by brunch at Tavern on the Green.  The kids were in such good spirits.  None of wanted the days to end.  We were lucky enough to secure a babysitter a few nights and hit the town just adults.  We hit some of Mama's faves "The Mermaid' and "Red Farm":) We definitely experienced every type of weather in 1 week.  Rain, warm sunny days, and a fully blown snowy day! We were very grateful for the warmth the first few days and made the most of each day!  It was by far the most action packed yet relaxing vacation we've had so far!