New York Day 1

We arrived to the big city around 6 am Wednesday morning. I had drove all night except for about a hour. We hopped on the subway and off we were.The kids could not get over not having to wear seat belts. Our first stop was the American Museum of Natural History. We all were excited to see explore it. If you have ever watched Night at the Museum it was filmed here. I think there was 4 floors of things to look at. Our favorite parts were the animals. Wow, the dinosaurs were huge! Yes I knew they were big but until you stand next to one you really don't know. It was really busy with school kids running every where. We explored for a few hours then left. One thing I thought was interesting was that the admission is a "suggested" amount. They tell you what they "suggest" you pay then you choose.Well we choose a few dollars less. Hey, I was paying for 6 people!

When we came out we grabbed a hot dog from a street vendor. It wasn't as good as I had been told. Then we ventured into Central Park. The kids loved the huge rocks! It takes so little to entertain my kids and my husband! You could walk all day in that park.It's like a paradise in the middle of all those huge buildings. After a while we went to see where they blow up the balloons for the parade. I was excited about seeing that! This was the first year that the Smurfs were in it. I loved that cartoon when I was little.

Hot dog anyone?

Their favorite thing from the movie Night at the Museum

She's a wild one!


The boys and my niece

The night before the parade

This is what it takes to blow those huge balloons up

Corey and Zoe taking a little nap on the subway

Times Square

With New York's finest

They loved climbing the rocks

He's king of the world!!!

We ended the day early because we we so tired and we had to get up early the next morning!!!