Christmas morning started off just like "normal". The kids waited at the top of the stairs until they made enough noise to wake us up and get us out of bed. Then after I had the lights on and the camera ready they bounced down the stairs to see what Santa brought. I totally forgot to take a picture with my mind racing just thinking about all that was to come!
They were so excited with the bookmarks they each purchased for one another. Funny that it wasn't a planned thing, but it was the item they each chose to purchase with their own allowance for one another.
Savannah was excited to get a new bike (although she can't currently ride it) and Preston was excited about his ezyroller . . and they both loved the massive ping pong table that was set up in the living room from Santa. We saved our main gift for last. . . two bags of puzzle pieces that they had to work together to assemble.
The puzzle said "Savannah and Preston, pack your bags quick because we are going to New York City today! Merry Christmas!!"
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| Boarded and headed to NYC! |
I think they were totally in shock, which was the BEST feeling ever! I'm not sure how we pulled it off with Nosy Rosy and Tiny Tattle, but we did it. With about two hours to work out, shower, eat breakfast and pack, we managed to get to the airport with plenty of time to spare.
We arrived in Newark, NJ and thanks to lots of planning and advice from friends, headed straight to the shuttle bus that dropped us literally blocks from our hotel in Times Square. However, if cameras had been watching it would've been hysterical . . . like country dropped off in the city . . we were all turned around! Thankfully, thanks to Googlemaps, we found our hotel and dropped off our luggage without too much drama. Then it was time to hit the city!
The kids were shocked with the amount of trash in the city. I was shocked at how truly crowded the city was on Christmas Day night! Never the less, we had a blast. First stop, M&M store. I mean who needs dinner when there are M&Ms to be had!
After that venture (we even had to wait in line to get into the store) and small purchase, we determined that we had to find dinner. So PIZZA it was! Yum!!
We had a quick bite to eat and then had our first experience with the Subway. Super easy and fun! We rode it to the Empire State Building, where we couldn't wait to see the city at night.
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| Waiting for the subway to arrive |
Feeling a bit more confident by this point, we decided to walk back to our hotel. Once we got back, we quickly hit the bed to get ready for two more fun days in the city!
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