After a late night arrival on Thursday evening, we were up and at 'em early on Friday morning like only the parents of young children are forced to be. Jason headed into the office, and after a necessary Starbucks fuel-up, the rest of us drove up to Eagle Rock Reservation. Essex County just dedicated a memorial to 9-11 there, and I had heard there are great views of NYC too. We wandered around for a bit, and then hit the road for some shopping for the kiddos.
After lunch at home and naps, we took the girls to the playground to burn off some steam, and then a walk through town on our way home for some exercise for the adults.
Afternoon storytime
Sesame Street
We kept Friday low key and on Cece and Claire's respective schedules because we knew we'd be asking a lot of them on Saturday for out trip into the city.
We drove in to meet Jeff and Livy's friend, Sara, and her husband for lunch in Chelsea and some hanging out time in The High Line park and on the roof of their apartment building. In the afternoon, we braved the crowds of Times Square to check out the Toys 'R Us with the carousel inside and to say a quick 5 minute hello to Jason.
Fun times with the drum before bed
I cooked up a feast of eggs, pancakes and bacon for breakfast Sunday morning and then the Burkeys were off on their drive home. Jason once again headed into the office for the day, so Claire and I decided to go for a hike in the woods nearby to get some exercise and fresh air before we settled in for some Sunday Funday Football :)
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