To the City and Philly!

Before the last warm days of the year could escape us, we took a family trip to NYC. The last time we went there, it was a surprise Valentine's Day trip with Jack to celebrate our first VDay together after marriage. I remembered it was cold, windy, and I was miserable! Now, two and half years later, I kind of started to miss the city, and although I've been there many times in the past, there's a side of NYC that I never got to experience, the city with a baby. I especially looked forward to showing Preston Time Squares with all the lights and people everywhere, he loves lights! And I wanted to experience Central Park with him, sad but true that I never walked through and appreciated the beauty that is Central Parks all these years. After we did it during this trip, I am really glad that I saved the experience for my lovely little family.

The weather was beautiful that weekend, we could not ask for more. We stayed right in the heart of Time Squares at the New York Marriott Marquis hotel. Although, crazy to find initially because of the one way streets and pedestrians everywhere, it was a great location for a majority of what we wanted to do. Disappointing though was the restaurant selection surrounding the hotel, so believe it or not, we had the most crappy food during the day on Friday, our first full day there. I know what our next trip's objective is...

Preston fared very well in the city. We got a smaller umbrella stroller for this trip, which was smart since doorways are narrow and sidewalks are packed. The most challenging part was finding changing tables, so we had to sneak into several fitting rooms to take care of that task..! Although challenging a times, and overall great fun, we survived with a baby in the city! 

On the way home, we dropped by Philly to visit Auntie Julie. It's a wonder why the pictures suddenly look so much better when Julie is around. I really need to learn how to use the darn camera! Preston looks like he had the best time there out of the whole weekend. I guess he was just happy to see his favorite aunt. 

I am so glad we made the trip. We feel braver and more capable of conquering any situation every time we take a chance with the baby in new places. The world is so big, and our little guy's only seen a very small fraction of it, granted he is only 7 months...but my objective as his mommy is to explore as much of the world as possible with him, before he gets too old and wants to venture off on his own some day...