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| Miniature Rockfeller Center at the New York Botanical Garden |
After having the kids at home for five days and trying to catch the best deals on the Internet during the whole weekend, I had no time to come here. Santa has been really busy these days and happy with the sales. Now I don't want to know if the prices are going further down, because I'm not buying anything else. I'm done for this year!
We had a relaxing Thanksgiving weekend. I was thankful to have longer breakfasts with F instead of rushing him out of the door to catch his school bus. Thankful to let the kids play in their pajamas in the morning. Thankful to have my husband for longer hours at home. Thankful for the good quality time we spent the four of us together.
The weather was (and still is) unbelievably warm for this time of year, so we basically went to the park almost all the time. And on Saturday we went for a different outing. We decided to go to the New York Botanical Garden to see the Holiday Train Show. It is a miniature town formed by important landmarks and bridges of New York City (some that don't even exist anymore), made out of plant parts (bark, nuts, leaves, etc) and there are different model trains going all around them. It's incredibly well done and the kids were mesmerized by the trains. Afterwords, we went to the Children's Adventure Garden, where there is a gingerbread house and some activities for the kids. We didn't stay long, because it was already late, but apparently the kids can decorate some Holiday cookies.
If you are planning on going, try to avoid weekends. I bought our tickets online and since we had to choose a specific time to enter the Holiday Train Show, I thought it wouldn't be so crowded. I was completely wrong. We spent a good amount of time in a line (around 30 to 40 minutes), which is not easy if you have toddlers (you have to leave the strollers outside). So avoid weekends or try to go early in the day. It is very easy to arrive at the Botanical Garden by train. The trip only takes about 20 minutes from Grand Central and there is a stop right in front of the Garden. What we did was to have lunch at the train station (there are some good restaurants) and then we took the train from there. The kids loved the whole thing and thought it was a big adventure.
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I'm so happy that Thanksgiving is gone. Let's move on to Christmas now!! I'm planning to do some activities with the kids and I'll probably post them here. So keep visiting me. And if you have some ideas on your own, please share them with us.
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Here are some highlights of our weekend.
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