week 4 in NYC

monday:
i have already forgotten what we did on this fine monday, i do however remember walking into the bedroom and finding elle rummaging through my make-up.

elle uses her carseat as her watching chair for backyardigans in the morning before her naps

as a treat for family home evening we had popsicles from trader joe's...this was mathew's popsicle, but elle ate the entire thing!

tuesday: one of the great things about this city are free activities during the day. there are free concerts all over the city during the summer for children. a group of us from church went to Madison Square Garden to see Elizabeth Mitchell for a free one hour concert. afterwards we went and had a shake shack burger. it was great to get out today, because the forecast calls for rain the entire week!

elle really enjoys playing with hair..you can't really tell in this picture, but she is stroking colette's hair.

elle, me kendra, sharla and colette

elizabeth mitchell

the girls from church

fountain in Madison Square Garden

we were in the flat iron district so had to take a picture by the famous Flat Iron Building

sharla and the girls

we met tim and mathew after work for a little get together at a restaurant inside the world financial center.

wednesday: we walked to the Central Park Reservoir today and hoped to make the walk around but were quickly kicked off the path because we were not runners...afterwards we wandered over to the Great Lawn and had a picnic, then walked back home just in time for naps.

thursday: it was pouring down rain today, which made our daily outing a little more difficult. we went to trader joe's and came back soaking wet! i can imagine how comical we looked walking down the streets and people watching me carry the stroller, my two bags and an umbrella up and down the subway stairs.

after our trip to trader joe's

friday: we went to meet mathew for lunch and on our way ran into Whole Foods. it was the first time i have been to a grocery store since i have been here that more than one person could walk down an isle. while in the produce section we came across these beauties: ostrich eggs...which could be yours for $39.99...so....does it just make one big scrambled egg?we also won tickets to Shakespeare in the Park to see Twelfth Knight. the tickets were through a lottery system and the beauty of it all was that the play was free! the cast was incredible and included people like Anne Hathaway and Audra McDonald. after the play we were able to meet some of the cast. the play was hilarious and we couldn't have picked a better night to watch it. luckily we have such great friends here so the lovell's watched elle for us while we went.

outside the Delacorte Theatre

Audra McDonald (she might look familiar, because she is on ABC's Private Practice)

anne hathaway was one of the stars of the show

sunday: it's father's day! mathew is such an excellent dad to elle....he is so sweet to elle and does such a great job showing his love for her. as soon as she hears the door unlock she starts squealing and runs to the door saying 'dad, dad, dad'. he is extremely protective, almost paranoid...which i am sure elle will appreciate as she turns 16 and can start dating.

we had tyson over for dinner, which was so fun since his family is in utah for the summer.
i too have a wonderful father who is very loving, caring and compassionate. he has been a great example of hard work and has always been an example to me, he is a great dad and a great 'pappie' to elle. i am extremely lucky to have a great step-father too...james is also a hard worker and a very caring man, his home is always a welcome home to anyone and everyone. he is also a great 'pop' for elle!