NYC & DC

Our dream came true and we were in Washington DC for the peak of cherry blossoms.  In just 24 hours they had burst out and every tree was full of white and pink blossoms. We started the day by walking to the National Zoo.  Most animals were still inside, but Continue Reading

The day started with Matt taking off early to get tickets for a tour of the Bureau of Engraving and Printing (aka the Money Factory) while Charlie and I replenished our supplies at the grocery store a few blocks away. The girls got to sleep in a little bit. We Continue Reading

Today we packed up our stuff from our wonderful hotel(Garden Suites by Affinia) on the Upper East side. We were thinking about doing a bike tour in Central Park, but it was a pretty cold morning(about 35F) and we didn’t get out the door quite fast enough. So instead we Continue Reading

The morning started about the same as yesterday, Matt and Charlie out exploring early while the rest of us woke up. We met in Times Square to hop on the Big Bus that was included in our New York Pass. We went through Midtown to Downtown Manhattan ending up at Continue Reading

A 3 year who likes to get up at dawn and 2 tween girls who like to sleep in means compromise.  Matt and Charlie left early to get our timed tickets to Top of the Rock (Rockefeller Center).  They also spent some time exploring Central Park, which is only a few Continue Reading

Today was mostly a travel day.  We took off on a JetBlue flight to Boston at 10:30 am. We had a quick layover in Boston, then a short flight to LaGuardia, which allowed us to get to the hotel at 5:30 pm. We relaxed a little bit at the hotel, before getting some NY Continue Reading