NYC Baby!!

Savannah and I had the absolute pleasure of spending the entire day in NYC!!  We took a chartered bus through her school which made the trip as easy as pie.  My friend Barrie and her girls and mom were able to join us which made the day that much more special.  It was was pure bliss; a day that will never be forgotten.

Upon entering the city, the kids got very excited by the views of the skyline.  It was fun for them to see the buildings from a distance and then stand below them and look up an hour later.  Pretty cool for a seven year old.

We had tickets to see the Rockettes Christmas Spectacular and boy was it that. Savannah picked up on every last detail of show: the patterns of colors, the groupings of Rockettes, the tricks of the trade, and much more. Her favorite part was the classic Toy Soldier dance which has been performed since the 1930's. The show had live animals for the nativity and during our backstage tour, we were informed that the animals live in Radio City Music Hall and are taken for daily walks during early morning rush hour (just in case you almost hit a camel the next time you visit NYC). Radio City Music Hall was beautiful and grand. It is the largest venue of its kind and we were lucky to have great seats. To top it off, during our backstage tour, Savannah got to meet a Rockette. It was pretty exciting.

Here we are with Radio City in the background.




After the show and tour, we were able to take in the sights. We got to see the tree at Rockafeller Center; albeit with scaffolding surrounding it. The ice skating was in full swing too. The girls enjoyed a visit to the Lego store right across the street from the tree. I think it might have impressed them more than the tree itself.


We enjoyed a one of a kind dinner at Ellen's diner. The waitstaff have to audition for the job as they are singing, I mean singing like stars, the entire time. It was nice to hear them throw down some tunes from my youth because I could appreciate how close they sounded to the true artist. The girls found it amusing that they often stood on the tables to belt out their tunes.

If you look closely, in the background you will see the waiter standing on the table while singing.

We ended our day in the heart of Time Square. It was packed and lit up more than ever!! Savannah was in awe of all of the billboards and people. I thought the crowds might make her nervous considering she couldn't see above the people. She hung like a super star though. Toys R Us has store right at the tip of the Square and we made our way there. We walked in to see a Ferris Wheel in full operation, right in the middle of store. Savannah couldn't believe that the store had actual rides. It had much more and we made our way through most of it. I think it is the largest toy store in the world.  As we were walking out Geoffrey, the Giraffe, was posing for pictures and Savannah and I both knew that we needed one for Miss Adeline.

Here we are in the middle of Time Square. . .

There is nothing like NYC and even better, there is nothing like NYC at night. Oh, did I mention it was 60 degrees? Yes, perfect weather led to a perfect day. The lights were spectacular as we headed back to our bus. The best part of all, was sharing this experience with my sweet girl and good friends. I wouldn't have changed anything about the entire day. Okay, that isn't true. I bought a Nikon Coolpix instead of taking my SLR. Well, kind of like there isn't anything that compares to New York, there isn't anything that compares to a SLR. My pictures weren't great but, other than that, our day was perfect!