Noah and Sophie go to NYC October 2013

We took a trip to NYC last month and had a great time.  David was at a conference at the Waldorf Astoria, so Kathy and the kids came to meet him on Friday.   We went to dinner at a great little italian restaurant near the hotel.  Noah ate spaghetti, and Sophie ate all the meatballs in the restaurant!

Then for dessert we went to Dylan's Candy Bar.   What a store!  3 stories of every kind of candy you can imagine.  Shame Noah and Sophie don't like candy (hah!)

We lost Sophie for a minute or two.  But we knew just where to look for her!

We think this is the worlds biggest gum ball machine!

Upstairs is is an ice cream bar.  Of course we had to have ice cream.

Sophie was having a ball.

The next day we go up early went to see the Intrepid Aircraft carrier.

This is where you sit to on the starboard side when you bring the ship into port.  It's the only place on the ship that can see from front to back.

And look who's steering the aircraft carrier!

The Space Shuttle Enterprise is kept on the deck on the Intrepid (that tells you how big the aircraft carrier is)  The space shuttle was really cool and the kids loved it.

A new thing on the streets of NY is that all different characters are roaming the street.  They are ALL OVER.  Mickey, Minnie, Sesame Street characters...  After you take a picture, they have a little pouch and ask you for money.  Literally ask.  Sophie said "Dad, I thought Mickey didn't talk?"   And this Mickey had a little bit of an accent.  We gave Mickey a dollar and MInnie asked for one too.  

A special treat was that Uncle Jimmy and Auntie Marci were in NYC and met us for lunch

Then the highlight of the weekend--we went to see the Lion King!  Sophie loved it and still talks about it.

Sophie loved it!  She is still talking about it.

Noah, despite looking so handsome, wasn't so sure.  He gave it a "fair".

And not so happy getting his picture taken.

What great experience.  Their first Broadway show.

After the show we went to "Ripley's Believe it or Not" museum. Here is Noah and Sophie next to a figure of the worlds tallest man.

Sophie popping like magic!

This is an image of Sophie (left) and Kathy (right) dancing in front of screen that picks them up and makes them look like cartoons!

We had a great time!  Hope to go to NYC again soon!