Banana room of swinging bananas that they don't want anyone to touch.

Climbing kids will burrow in for scoops.

When loads of ice cream isn't enough, it's time to start on cotton candy.

This was a lot of fun with lots of giggling and a very unsteady exit.

They may have nearly OD'd the kids with sugar, but they provided plenty of ways for them to play .

Perfect drink and perfect time to catch up!

The boys and Auntie Heather making the best of the sweltering subway.

Double checking that we got the full 24 layers.

Day 3 - NYC (pt. 2)

July 15, 2024 in the United States ⋅ ☀️ 90 °F

After filling up in some great Chinese food for lunch we made our way over to one of the places that Holden was most excited about: The Ice Cream Museum.

Let's be clear. The Ice Cream Museum is light on the museum aspect, medium on the ice cream samples, but mega heavy on Sugar-fueled pink-fever-dream fun. Samples of ice cream abounded in a variety of different themed rooms. I personally love that right after the cotton candy room, the kids spilled into an indoor playground that would do well in Candyland.

At one point Holden said, "I am SO happy we came here. It's probably all the sugar that's making me so happy." Truer words were never spoken.

After the long morning of sightseeing and afternoon sugar rush we headed back to the hotel to crash, but not before getting sidetracked by the M&M Store. This was top on the boys' must-do list.

While Nate & the boys rested, I met Heather for a drink and we had some time to catch up one-on-one. Then we set out to meet the boys for dinner on the Upper West Side at Maison Pickle. Heather mentioned that they had the best French Dips and the boys were stoked to try, and also the 24-layer cake that we couldn't even finish between the 6 of us.Read more