Pure Summer Joy

Take 1 4 year old + 90 degree heat + a super big fountain to play in= Pure summer joy! Little Miss and I went to Dyckman Park in Inwood to play in their big water feature. It's almost the size of the fountain at Gateway in Salt Lake City, and no where near as crowded. She was so happy we played there for over an hour and I knew there would be tears when we left, but a Happy Meal made it not so bad. She is totally passed out in bed right now giving a tired mommy time to veg out on the couch.

FDNY

For our co-op preschool our friend planned a fire safety lesson. We taught the kids about things that can be hot and what not to touch. We taught them to stop, drop, and roll. The Fire fighters showed up with their truck and let the kids climb around inside. The mommies got a little eye candy to with all the hot fire fighters!

Space Shuttle Enterprise Fly Over

What a cool experience this was! This morning a bunch of my friends and I watched the Space Shuttle Enterprise fly over the Hudson River from the roof top of one of the medical towers at New York Presbyterian Hospital. The kids loved it, even though I don't think they quite grasped how cool and how rare it is to see something like this. They flew the Shuttle very low so we got a really good look at it. I could actually see it more clearly with my eyes than through the lens of my camera phone. Here are my pictures.

Pretty pictures continued

Spring in Central Park

Little miss and I went on a special excursion to the park to see the Alice in Wonderland statue and then to Alice's Tea Cup for a treat. Here are the GORGEOUS pictures of our day out. Go ahead and be jealous!!

Spring has Sprung!

New York is looking more and more like the backdrop of the romantic comedies it's famous for. The trees are in bloom and the flowers are flourishing. I have to say this winter was not bad at all. It only snowed twice and I only had to pull out the big down overcoat for about a month. I think I can handle the 50 degree winters, although I'm assured that this is not normal.

I can't take credit for the pictures, but this IS how it looks right now.

A Dog's Life in NYC

The dog run right by our apartment has been being renovated for the past 4 months. My poor dogs haven't been able to get out and play very much, so we were so excited to find out that it is finally open. This Winter has been unseasonably warm and since it was 60 degrees today we decided to take advantage of it. Little miss's playgroup decided to hold playtime at a nearby playground instead of the church gym. Little miss got her generous playtime for 2 1/2 hours there, so I thought the dogs deserved some time outside as well. Roxy and Thor made lots of new doggie friends and got to run around till they started pawing at their leashes. Everyone is tired, calm, and happy. Even though I haven't gotten much done around the house, this needs to happen everyday.