NYC Adventure

We all needed a little break from being at home this week of Christmas. With Caitlin already going to Sil's this would be a great opportunity to go into the City. I want the kids to know what it's like going into the City, going to Museums and Restaurants. It's expensive, but I think it's a great experience for them. NYC is so close, it would be a shame not to take advantage of it. I've only taken the boys in so far. Bob doesn't enjoy going except for a occasional concert or Yankee Game. Caitlin is too young yet to appreciate it plus I could never handle all three and just me. We got ready for the day same as usual, dropped Caitlin off at Sil's and made our to way to Fairfield for the 9:59. I hoped to just make it in off peek save a little money. $25 later we had 3 round trip tickets off peek. I thought that by putting the tickets into my back pocket they would be safe. Well just after lunch at Pazza Notte we started walking toward the Museum when a young lady came up to me and asked if I had dropped some tickets. OMG I was so lucky to have had such a nice person find my tickets. If I discovered no tickets later on when we where on the train going home, it would have been disastrous! I would have had no tickets, and only a credit card to pay with all my cash was gone from paying for the taxi. I'm not sure if they except credit on the train?    

Hungry and cold, Sean takes a moment to look out the Restaurant window. Plus he kept shying away from the camera. 

   It was so cold on our way walking to lunch, I had to buy hats for all of us and gloves for Sean. Thie boys were too hungry and it was too crowded to get any closer to Rockefeller Center. So this is as close as we got!The American Museum Of Natural History was so amazing.... the boys listened to me reading about each dinosaur and Aidan took a lot of pictures to save the memory. Here are some of our favorites:

Dumb Dumb want Gum Gum!

 There were hundreds of ornaments that were origami, so cool! Aidan really appreciates this because he use to create origami things all the time.

Outside the Museum standing in front of a tree in the shape of a dinosaur.

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A visit with Santa,

 This past week Caitlin showed interest in meeting Santa. She said, "can I see Santa? " We went to the Mall and stood in what was a short line. She grew scared as she kept peeking at him and hugging me. I told her we could go for a shake at Johnny Rocket's after if she wanted. She got too anxious and only wanted to go to Johnny Rocket's. I wasn't going to make her meet Santa, so with only four more families to go, we got out of line and went to Johnny's. We were able to sit at the counter and we ended up ordering hamburgers and fries. While we finished up our early dinner, I looked over and saw that there was no line for Santa. Caitlin  wouldn't have to wait so she was Egor to try to meet Santa again.  We were next in line and Caitlin sat with Santa but didn't smile for the camera. In fact, you can totally tell she is holding back a smile! Santa asked her if she wanted green socks for Christmas and she said, "pink and orange". Too cute!

Weekend Crafter Project #1 Christmas Card Garland

Step #1 Dye Clothes Pins 5 minutes in boiling hot water

Step #2 Allow to dry for a couple of hours before decorating

Step #3 Decorate using different colored acrylic paint markers, don't forget white like I did!

Step #4 Hot Glue Assorted Christmas Buttons to the top of each close pin and clip to 2 inch ribbon

Shelley showing off her crafty skills

Caitlin showing off her Card Garland!

Step #5 Hang over something like front door or in the kitchen around my husband's   

home built message board

Step #6 Use 2 large Command Brand Hooks by 3M which probably was the most expensive part of my project.