NYC Day 3

On Tuesday, we had a very slow day.  It rained all. day. long.  We started the morning slow with Starbucks in our hotel room and tv before we decided to venture out.  We did have tickets to see the Rockettes for the afternoon.

By late morning we finally got dressed then walked over to the Oculus.  The Oculus is amazing.  We wondered around until we took the subway to Rockefeller.

At Rockefeller we watched the ice skaters inside and checked out the shops before walking to Radio City Music Hall.  We got there an hour before the show since we didn't have anything else to do.  Vivian enjoyed her cotton candy.  The show was wonderful and Vivian really enjoyed it.  Especially when we had to wear the glasses to watch Santa fly.  She also loved all the dancing Santa's.  

After the show we met Brian back at the hotel.  We walked back to the Oculus and grabbed a bite to eat and called it an early night.  Vivian had a piece of pizza from Eataly and B and I got food from a different spot.  Vivian decided she wanted to eat my noodles.  It was so good!

NYC Day 2

On Monday, we went with B to his first stop of morning meetings close to Bryant Park via Grand Central Station.  Vivian loved seeing the ceiling.  We parted ways and Viv and I spent our morning in Bryant Park.  We had planned on going over to Time Square as well but she wasn't a fan of the walking.  Ww didn't have any trouble spending a few hours there.

We first grabbed an Italian Hot Chocolate from Max Brenner.  Ahh, it's the best!  Vivian isn't really a warm drink person, but she loved it!  We watched the ice skaters by the Christmas tree having our beverage.  Afterwards we went into the little shops where she found an ornament with ice skates in remembrance of her 6th birthday party and our plans for ice skating in the city.  

At 11 am, the carousel in the park opens.  It was so cute and she absolutely loved it.  She actually rode it twice.  I love how simple things can bring so much joy in children.

After the carousel ride, we walked over to the library and headed straight to the children's room.  She saw the original Winnie the Pooh and gang and read a couple of books before meeting daddy back at GCS.

We headed back downtown and jad lunch at Brookfield Place.  After lunch, B went to his other meetings and we did Vivian's favorite thing from the entire trip, ice skating.  We really enjoyed their ice skating rink.  You have view of the Hudson River and it's less crowded than central park and Rockefeller.  With skate rental, it cost $20 each for 90 minutes.  We did have to wait until the public skate time opened at 2pm, but she didn't mind waiting since there was some snow on the ground.  Another highlight!

After skating we walked over to the 9/11 memorial.  I explained to her what happened, but I know she didn't fully understand.  

Brian had a social that evening so we cuddled in bed and watched Christmas movies.