Christmas in NYC

This month has been so crazy that blogging hasn't come anywhere near the top of my to-do list in the past few weeks. We've been home from our trip to NY for 2 weeks, but it was such a great trip that I just can't skip it. I've always wanted to visit NYC during Christmas time and now that my sister Whitney and her husband Matt are living there the timing was perfect. We enjoyed visiting with them for week and got to do all of the Christmas things I've always wanted to.


It was freezing, but checking out the tree at Rockefeller Plaza was worth it.


I knew it was cold when Max stopped trying to take his gloves off.


The subway actually worked out great for getting us everywhere we wanted to go. Reed loved it and attempted to make friends of strangers on every ride. A combination of invading personal space and using sign language worked pretty well for him and kept him happy and busy while we traveled.

Matt and Whitney took us to Max Brenner's, a restaurant where chocolate is used in pretty much every dish and dessert. The kid's menu actually featured a syringe of chocolate as one of the options. Reed was in heaven.


Ice Skating at Bryant Park with Reed was one of the highlights. As this blurry picture shows, Sam and Reed flew around the rink together.


Being out in the city was wonderful, but so was staying inside. One evening we made a gingerbread house. Reed was so proud of our messy work.



This is not a wonderful picture of us, but the view from their apartment was too beautiful to not include.