New York: Days 3-5

On Black Friday we had a full day.  We had Breakfast with Santa, followed by the Lion King on Broadway and we ended the day with a horse drawn carriage ride in Central Park!  We had time to kill in between the breakfast and the show so we spent some time shopping in Times Square!  Lilah loved the Hello Kitty store and both kids loved the M & M store.  The M & M store was pretty cool because they had a wall of different colors of M & Ms where you could purchase by weight.  Several of the mixtures were Star Wars themed.  Both kids loved that!
The kids enjoyed Breakfast with Santa and we all absolutely loved The Lion King.  It's ridiculous how good that show is!  The kids were really excited to see it and I don't think you could have a better first theater experience.

We ate at a fun diner next door to the theater when the show ended and then hopped on the subway to Central Park.  Lilah really wanted to go on a carriage ride, so we did!

The night ended with a quick walk to Rockefeller Center to see this lights again and make a pit stop at Lego and American Girl!!

Rockin' out at the Hard Rock gift shop!

Carriage Ride.

On Saturday we took a bus door on the "downtown loop."  We hit Chinatown, Little Italy and the 911 Memorial/new World Trade Center.  It was a cultural experience to visit Chinatown and the food was really good!  Brian got a mini wedding cake in Little Italy. Unfortunately it didn't taste as good as it looked.  The gelato was amazing though!  I loved the 911 Memorial.  It was really awesome to see.  Brian understands a little bit about 911 and I think it was good for him to see the memorial and the new buildings.

 We intended to end the day at St. Patrick Cathedral for Mass, but Miss Lilah was tuckered out and fell asleep on my lap enroute.  She ended up wetting her pants (ALL OVER ME!) so Mass was a no-go!  We headed back to the hotel and ate New York style pizza in the room!

We did make it to Mass on Sunday before our flight out and I'm so glad we did!  Brian had asked to go and I mean...how can you deprive a SEVEN year old of going to Mass.  Plus Mom and I really wanted to go too...hehe!  The cathedral was breathtaking!  It was just magnificent and unbelievable.  Mass was said by Cardinal Dolan, which was pretty cool! The choir was beautiful. I loved it all!  There were monitors on every pillar so that that you could actually see what was going on because the church is so huge.  It was definitely an experience!

THANKS NANA!!!