Got up early with DD; we were at the park (via scooter) by 8 am! Normally an 'early' day would be 10 or 11, and often I don't leave the apartment until 3 or 4, which is not good when it is nearly dark out at that time!
NYC is a very different place in the morning! All the dogs were out scampering about. It was actually very beautiful; the air was that ultra-clear air that comes when it is very, very cold. We made it all the way to Hippo Park, and DD wanted to, of course, stop and play, but there were no other kids and she got bored. Having her stop moving was a terrible idea; she didn't dress warmly enough (read: she refused to and I needed to get her out of the house--I didn't know it was so cold!) DD started having fits: she wanted me to carry her and her scooter from 90th st (plus I twisted my ankle carrying her, screaming, from the playground to the street), so I carried her--I tried not to but she refused to move and was waking up the whole street--straight to Broadway and we ended up going to Le Pain Quotidian so that she could warm up. I learned my lesson: must continue to bring stroller, no matter how much I don't want to schlep it around, until she can make it to our destination and back consistently. *Sigh*
DH met us at the cafe (with the stroller!) and we had a nice time. Scones, Belgian hot chocolate, and waffles. Mmmmm. I know that place is a local chain, but that ambiance is so nice--almost addicting. I started to fantasizes about getting the same tables...
After nap we went to the Natural History Museum just for the Butterfly exhibit DD has been clamoring for for ages. Last night I told her we could go, she got a confused, excited look on her face and said, "We'd better get going!" When I told her that the Museum was closed and that I meant tomorrow she started to cry, poor kid.
Anyway, the exhibit was amazing! So fun. We went into a special room designed so that the butterflies could not escape and were surrounded by the hot, tropical air and huge, tropical butterflies. It was called a "Vivarium"--I supposed like a terrarium with animals. My personal favorites were the Blue Morphos--absolutely stunning. DD and I both got a kick out of one landing on my head! She was more interested on spraying water on everything for the butterflies to drink, silly kid.
We got hot dogs (so gross, so yummy) and went to Central Park after the museum closed. It was twilight, but still we went across the street to the Diana Ross playground, the first place I ever took DD, when we came to NYC that first time for DH's interview. We spent most of two days there. Ah, memories.
DH and I have such a good time just walking around the city together. I could do it everyday. We went past a boutique that DD refused to move on from. The lady in the boutique ended up opening the door for her and giving her a necklace. Sheesh. That kid is too cute for her own good. We ended up spending quite a bit of time there. She was having a ball making everyone there fancy--me, daddy, the two ladies working the floor. She has interesting tastes, but is amazingly good at co-ordinating. Perhaps she will be the host of a show like What Not to Wear someday?
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