Some Shots of the Kids

Here are some recent shots of the kids

Riding the Tram

Here are some pictures of our tram ride home. Madeline loves to sit on this metal footstool for the ride- even though there are much more comfortable cushioned benches nearby. There is a picture of the tram leaving port, and a picture of Owen totally zonked out. Shopping really wears out men :)- I think Marc wanted to join him in the stroller. You can see how curly Owen's hair is here in NY with all of the humidity.

Gone Shopping

This Saturday we set off to get some school clothes for the girls. They have both grown like weeds and all of last years jeans are looking like capris now. We enjoyed taking in the sights and sounds of NY on our way to and from Rockefeller Plaza. A few pictures above show our travels. One of the pictures is of one of the many atrium areas we see in NY. These are all over the place. They make a really good area to come and sit in NY to escape one of its sudden downpours. Another we went inside of is in the next post- inside the SONY building. I took a picture of this Crate and Barrel because it illustrated two things about NYC- one that more and more buildings are "landscaping" their fronts and sides- like this Crate and Barrel- and the other aspect of this that is interesting are these steam outlets. I have seen these all over the place ever since the steam explosion near Grand Central. Wondering if it is a precautionary thing? Another picture is of the flying rats of NYC. I really have a love hate relationship with pigeons. They are some of the only wildlife we have in NYC so in that sense you have to kind of appreciate them but on the other hand they really are obnoxious gross creatures that really are not afraid of you- (much to the excitement of my children)- they will not fly off until you are about 6 inches away.

Spider Man in NY

This weekend we went to the Sony Building here in NY. It has a technology museum and a really large atrium with eateries and tables. Inside the atrium was a very large balloon of Spiderman that the girls really enjoyed maybe borrowed from the Macey's Parade?

Night Time Routine

These pictures illustrate one part of our night time routine the girls really enjoy. For about 30 minutes at night they get to read/look at books. Eva loves to go through picture books and Madeline is reading like crazy. She is currently reading "Black Beauty" and really enjoying it.

Hanging around at the Park

Here are some pictures of the "Castle Park" that is near our apartment.

Wildlife Spotted

In the mornings a gander of geese decide to land in the field below our building and look for worms in the moist ground. Madeline and Eva like to watch them from above so we decided today to go down and take some pictures of them down there....