THE TOMASZEWSKI CRIB: NYC 2009- a visit with auntie J and uncle Mike

So after DC we decided to head to NYC to visit Jen and Mike. I was so excited because we haven't been out there since they moved and they haven't seen Rylee since she was about three months old. We had a fabulous time with them. They took us to so many sites and places we would never been. But the best part was spending the few days together.
On our first day, we had an amazing lunch at 5 napkin burger. If you are ever in New York you have to try it- delicious! We then headed over to central park so Rylee could see the carousal. Of course by the time we walked there she had fallen asleep- but we did get a picture with her by it. We then headed over to the boathouse for cocktails by the lake. It was very pretty and we enjoyed the time catching up. Rylee enjoyed it too...he loved that she had 4 people that would bounce her around and give her lots of attention. We then headed to FAO and the big apple store. THe apple store is really cool. We then headed back to Times Square. Rylee loved all of the lights. She would just stare at them- it was really funny to watch. We checked into our hotel and then headed to Harlem ( yes, Harlem) for dinner at the Dinasour (A BBQ joint). The food was really good and we had a great time. Then it was back to the hotel to put the little princess to bed.
The next morning we decided to walk across the Brooklyn bridge to a famous pizza joint in Brooklyn. It was a fun walk because you gt to see so much. We saw the statue of liberty, empire state building and the beautiful skyline. We made it across the bridge right before it started to rain. We got to the pizza place and began waiting in line. (on any given day or time there is at least a 45 minute wait) so we waited in the rain. Uncle Mike was so nice he gave Rylee and her stroller his big golfing umbrella and got stuck with Jen's pink heart umbrella. What a good uncle :) The pizza was very good. Then we headed to the subway station because there was no way we were walking in the rain. Daddy was a trooper carrying the stroller, backpack and umbrella all the way to the subway station. We took the subway to ground zero. Chris and Mike went to look at it and then headed to a bar for drinks while Jen, Rylee and I headed to Century21 for some shopping. This place is amazing- great deals just super dooper busy. We then met up with the boys and headed to Wall street so Chris could rub the bulls balls for good luck. (We will see if it was worth the trip). Mike had to go to work so we said goodbye to him and then we headed to grand central station, bryant park and then on our way back to the hotel we ran into a huge street faire. So we decided to walk through it- chris tasted some of the local food and we grabbed a few little presents. We then stopped at a brewery and had dinner before heading back to the hotel for some much needed rest.
On our last full day in NYC, Mike and Jen had to work so we met up with them for breakfast at Sarabeth's (another super yummy place- if you ever see there jams in a store try them because they are super dooper good) Then Chris, Rylee and I headed to the natural history museum. It was a lot of fun to see everything. Made me want to rent a night at the museum again and then go see the sequel. We were lucky we got there right when it opened because by noon it was packed. Afterwards, we walked through central park and headed to Dylan's candy. We had to go there because aunti Jen had bought Rylee a pair of PJ's from there for my baby shower and they are the cutest PJs ever so we had to go get her a bigger pair. Chris couldnt believe how much candy was in one store. We then had reservation at Serendipity. But once we got there decided it was not the best idea. (Not very baby friendly) So we skipped it and had lunch at a cute little place down the street. We then headed back to Times square to look around and then called it a night because we had an early flight back to Cali.
It was an amazing trip. I was so glad we got to spend so much time with Jen and mIke. we have missed them so much since they moved. We cant wait to take Rylee back when she is older in the winter so we can take her ice skatting and do so many more things with her. But we are still hoping Mike and Jen will head back to the west coast eventually :)
Here are some pics from NYC

at the carousal