Fruity Pebble Pancakes so sweet E could only handle a few bites.

Of course this is the one my little climber wanted a pic with.

Made it to the 86th floor. Holden wanted to find shade.

Finally found the shade and a spot for a pic.

Holden spent so much time and loved these viewers.

Day 4 - NYC - Empire State & More

July 16, 2024 in the United States ⋅ ☁️ 90 °F

When we started planning this trip we did it primarily to introduce the boys to NYC. Their big requests were to go up the Empire State Building (ESB - or as it jokingly became known as the Eiffel Tower when E flubbed the name of it one time), Times Square & the M&M store, to see the Statue of Liberty & go to Central Park. We knocked the last two out in our first days and since we finally had a day of clear blue skies, we made our way over to 34th St.

Before we got to ESB, we did a quick detour through Times Square, which wasn't too bad at 930a. Thankfully they weren't terribly interested in exploring more of it, so we hopped on the subway to 34th St.

I had been up to the top of the ESB one time when my Mom took me to NYC, but I discovered a lot had changed in the intervening 20 years. Instead of just cramming dozens of people into an elevator, now there's a whole museum and interactive element that was really well designed.

Once at the top, Holden made the most out of every viewfinder he could get his hands on. We were able to make out some landmarks and got some fun pictures while at it.Read more