Christmas Eve Pictures

Some Pic's

Not to be outdone.......

So, Eva after having to sit through last month's "student of the month" assembly and watch her older sister awarded the coveted designation, Eva did all within her power to make sure that she would be "student of the month" in December. All of the hard work paid off :). Mom got to attend another assembly and be proud for a second month in a row. Eva was honored for "telling wonderful stories." We all know that she is good at that!!:)

Grand Central Station

We headed off to Grand Central Terminal this weekend to see the famous "Kaleidoscope" show. It is basically a light show set to music that plays over the walls and dome of the main lobby of GST. The girls had a good time watching it and we got a very small video segment (due to a full memory card:) of it so you can check it out. I threw in a picture of us headed there on the subway, and a few of us getting ready to go- for good measure.

Rockefeller Christmas

Here are a few pictures from some jaunts we have made to Rockefeller this month. We find ourselves heading to this area quite a bit. It tends to be cleaner than most areas of Manhattan, less crowded than Times Square and with more "family friendly" advertisements (aka no half naked billboards), and has some of the best shopping. We also find ourselves in the Bryant Park Area- just a few blocks south which is becoming equally nice- and close to dad's work which means we can stop in any time for a free hot chocolate and snacks :). The first picture is of the girls and I posing in front of some giant Christmas Lights. The funny thing was- neither of the girls had any idea what these were until they were told. They also had these huge Christmas bulb-like decorations. The second picture is taken of Marc and the kids outside St. Patrick's Cathedral. We came back tonight (the 22nd) and to show the girls the Snowflake show and window displays of Saks Fifth Avenue- while we were there Marc stopped in to buy me a few last minute Christmas gifts. Wait, that was my dream last night :) There was no shopping to be done..... but we did get a glimpse of the Rockefeller tree from far off and that was a treat.

Happy Thanksgiving!!

We were fortunate this year to have family in town so we could host a Thanksgiving Dinner. My sister Doreen, her husband Matt and their baby Hunter came in from the D.C area, and my sister Mary came flew in from Utah to celebrate. We had a nice Thanksgiving- lots of turkey and the works. We had pies galore (pecan, pumpkin, apple and cran-raspberry) to eat afterward. We were able to eat dinner in the Party Room of our building, and catch the Parade, and a few games in the process. It was fun to watch the kids interact. Owen and Hunter have become buds on this trip. After feasting we headed into Manhattan to see some sights. We went to Times Square, and headed over to Marc's office on 5th Ave to see where he works, and enjoy some hot chocolate in the break room :). On Saturday we headed into Manhattan again for shopping, and seeing sights at Rockefeller Center. Mary and I went to the MoMA and enjoyed ourselves on the 5th floor- highlights were seeing "Starry Night" and some works by Monet. Later we headed back home for more left-overs, and some board games. It was great to have everyone here in town!

Macy's Thanksgiving Parade

Well, we opted out of going to brave the actual Thanksgiving Day Macy's Parade here in NYC, but still were able to enjoy the show. Marc took the girls to see all of the balloons get inflated on Wednesday, the night before. The girls really loved seeing all of the characters up close- Dora, Shrek, Frosty the Snowman, etc. The weather was really warm, and they did not have to get up in the wee hours of the morning for the actual parade. They were able to enjoy it from the TV at home, all the while pointing to the TV and saying "we saw that one mom, we saw that balloon last night."