So this week I made a pact with myself that I would try to do more New Yorky-type stuff. Tuesday we went to our first mommy-and-me swim class at the YMCA in the Village (unfortunately, no pictures - but rest assured she was the cutest!). Then ventured uptown to the Upper East Side for a class called Rockin' With Andy (and no, not our very own Andy, although we would love to rock with him too). Andy plays guitar and sings and the kids just eat it up; some even try to touch the guitar while he is playing - little groupies in training. Meg liked to shake her shaker with the beat. Then Wednesday we ventured so far uptown that we left the borough of Manhattan and went to the Bronx. Every Wednesday is free admission to the New York Botanical Gardens so we went to check it out. Thursday we spent the day recuperating from all of our outings and celebrating Meg's 9-month birthday. And then Friday, July 4th (happy b-day America) we took the subway to Coney Island for the IFOCE (International Federation of Competitive Eating) hot dog eating contest. And we celebrated an American victory - Joey Chestnut (2 years running now) from San Jose, CA, over arch-rival Kabayashi of Japan. (See next post for pix.)
Plushies, plushies everywhere!
Little girl versions of their respective fathers - so cute!
Meg at the NY Botanical Gardens, trying not to let the humidity get to her.
NY Botanical Garden conservatory.
Dome of the conservatory.
Meg at our picnic (watermelon-themed outfit courtesy of Bean). Apparently you cannot sit on the grass anywhere at the Botanical Gardens. I guess that is part of the reason their foliage and lawns are immaculate. So we brought our trusty blue blanket and made our makeshift picnic right there on the slate outside the Garden Cafe. Meg received dozens of compliments from her adoring fans. I was inspired by all the lush vegetation and had a salad (and some fries). I think we can check this off our NY-to-do list, though.
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