Thanksgiving in New York

We had a great time in New York for Thanksgiving visiting John, Shannon and Luke.  Des did great on the flight over, again, and was a napping and sleeping champ for the most part.  We’ll post some separate pictures from our day at Central Part and the Highline, but here are a few highlights of the trip:

• Spent a great day with my Dad and Mindy, complete with a tour of The Highline, a walk through the meatpacking district and a great French meal.  Des was charming as ever, and loved walking everywhere.  Pics to come- they are fantastic!
• Walks through Union Square with John, Shannon and Luke– checking out all that was going on, and making a trip to B&N for a new Elmo DVD.  Luke couldn’t have been more excited.
• Sifting through what seemed like 50+ menus to decide what to order in for dinner.  You can seriously get anything delivered, it is amazing, and I am quite jealous.
• Attempting to avoid Macy’s Day Parade crowds by checking out the balloons being blown up the night before.  Bad idea. It was packed, and they corral you like cattle.  And, of course, Des slept the whole time in the stroller.  We made it out alive!
• Seeing a huge crowd of teen girls going crazy for Justin Beiber.
• The Metropolitan Museum of Art with Jason & Des.  Des ate crackers as we moved from room to room looking at some amazing art.  When he got a bit fussy Jason took him out and pointed to the birds and dogs in all of 300+ year old paintings. It was classic, and one of my favorite moments.
• Cab rides.  We were a little nervous, but it seems as though everyone with kids just hops in cabs with them on your lap.  Not the safest, but Des loved it!  He could see all the signs and point out the dogs on the streets.  Luckily you can’t go much faster than 5 mph in the city.
• Shopping for Whole Foods Thanksgiving with Shannon.  You think it would be easier than choosing what to cook but it isn’t!  So many options!  It was pretty darn good though, just not quite as good as when it comes from your own kitchen.
• Central Park playgrounds.  We hit up at least three, and Des was a happy camper.
• A great date night at Gramercy Tavern.  Yum.

There are many others I a sure I am forgetting as well.  More pics of the trip soon!

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