NYC at Christmas time

It's oh so cold. It's oh so crowded; you have to line up outside to get into some shops and then when you get inside you can't move...

But it's so much fun.

That's Oscar shoulder riding the birthday girl.
The world's stupidest pigeon. We had to take our lunch outside to eat as there was no seating, and even though I was having a hot burger, my hands were numb with the cold by the end of it. And there was that pigeon sitting in the WATER waiting to swoop down on any crumbs we left.









I love that the kids still want to climb on the rocks in Central Park. These ones were always Oscar and Remi's favourites when we lived in New York.



This squirrel must be the king of Central Park- he's got people lining up to feed him.

A quick stop outside the zoo to watch the sea lions

And to get a hot chocolate. There was also a marshmallow roasting pit here- perfect for city kids and though my kids wanted some, they had to be satisfied with their hot chocolates.

We kept trying to find any feeble bit of sunlight that we could. Did I mention it was cold? Not as cold as when I went in on Wednesday, but we were fooled by the sun in CT before we left and all of us were underdressed.

We found this lovely heated atrium at the bottom of trump towers to have a little warm up.

Look, we're on TV.



Feeling much more Christmassy after that trip. Matt, Kit and Ella and I are off to the local nutcracker production today (the one Kit and Ella have been in in previous years), while Oscar and Remi are off Christmas shopping. Ella's sticking up the snowflakes we made last night, and once we get through some homework, we'll be doing some more Christmas crafting...

Less than a week to go.