Bryson gives babies a bite of the Big Apple

On Vetran's Day we gave Bryson his choice of what he wanted to do. He really wanted to go to a big city to hang out. We have some great options from our house including Boston or New York City. We decided on New York City so we could make a stop by Carlo's Bakery in Hoboken, NJ. That is the "Cake Boss" bakery from the show on TLC. Now some might think we're crazy even considering taking two infants on such an adventure, but we're not going to let a thing like babies slow us down too much. We just have to be prepared.

We headed out very early to get to the bakery soon after it opened. We parked by the Hoboken train station, then we fed, changed, and put the babies in warm outfits and carriers. Off to the bakery. Luckily we timed it right and the line wasn't out the door, yet. We bought canollis, crumb cake, and assorted other goodies including a delicious cake.

While the cake really was good, the other things we got were just ok. As far as bakeries go, it's not the best, but we had fun seeing some of the guys from TV and one of the sisters that is on the show.

We took a train into the city with no plans other than to hang out. David has apparently never been to the top of the Empire State Building. I don't know how he managed growing up in New Jersey and living in Albany for 20 years and not going, but we corrected the situation.

There was a guy in a King Kong costume acting like a statue and then scaring unsuspecting tourists that stopped to take a picture. We had him figured out though.

We asked Bryson what he'd like to do next. He picked one of my favorites - FAO Schwarz toy store. On the way, we walked along Central Park looking for a street vendor that sold something besides just hot dogs. There were some street performers in the park and we stopped to watch them. They were acrobatic dancers and it was really fun to watch. Then we got our late lunch, stopped by the Apple Store and then to FAO Schwarz.

In order to get home for a reasonable bedtime, we decided that we should start heading back to the train to Hoboken. On the way we found a street fair going on and realized why we couldn't find any good street vendors earlier, they were all here. We got gyros and funnel cake for dinner and took the train back to the car. One last feeding (in the car) and we were on our way home. Dad and Kadence in the picture below.

Somehow we and the babies survived the excursion. They slept all day in between feedings and were really no trouble - except when Kadence spit up in FAO Schwarz...twice.