Central Park Zoo

Wren and I joined Melanie and Imogen this morning for a jaunt over to the Central Park Zoo.  I still think the girls (and Atticus) love riding the bus just as much as any activity we go to within the city!!

But -- the girls were on relatively good behavior today and having a ball running around looking at the polar bear, watching the seals, checking out the birds, ducks, and the Children's Tisch Zoo part too where you can feed the sheep, cow, goat, alpaca, etc.

I haven't uploaded the photos yet - but you can see the ones on Facebook where Melanie tagged me.

Checking things off the NYC bucket list!!  :)

Scootering About

Well, it's finally official.  Both kids now own scooters and helmets and I've allowed them to scooter down the busy NYC streets.  Oy.  Trust me, OY.

Atticus had his first shot at outdoor motoring this past Saturday while Wren was sleeping.  Wren got her chance this morning while Atticus was in school and we had a brief showing of sunshine.  I didn't get any pictures of Wren... next time!!

I think they're catching on fairly well.  Wren is still having some issues with steering - but hey, she's not even three years old yet.  I'll cut her some slack.  Yes, some of these born and raised NYC kids have been scootering for years (ha)... but maybe their parents are Jewish mothers??

The good news is that we've got time to practice before our next adventure.  And... from what I hear, the kids should find scooters quite handy in London too!  I'm not yet sure which is easier to manage on the subway/bus/tube -- scooters or strollers, but we'll keep the discussion going.  The biggest drawback to the scooters is the lack of storage space.  I must admit, it gets a tad handy having a basket under the stroller where you can stash stuff!

Built To Amaze Indeed

Yes.  I feel terrible about all the animals traveling by train all across the states and being asked to perform for crowds of people.  That said, it still was a great show and I honestly don't know how it's possible that I didn't run away to join the circus in my youth.  I still think that had I known about Cirque when I was still a young and limber woman - I would have dropped everything and moved to Canada to train.  Without a doubt.

But I digress.

The kids absolutely loved every minute of the show.  The elephants, the horses, the tigers, the magician, the goofy clowns, the dogs, the trampolines -- it truly is the greatest show on earth.  Wren says that her favorite part was the elephants.  Atticus is torn between the elephants and the clown who lit the other clown's tush on fire.  :)  Go figure, boys....

Me... I loved the horses and the trampoline act.  And the arial acrobatics with the cool ribbon things.  And, well - the tigers are still pretty damn cool too.

It was a late night, and I suppose technically our first trip to Brooklyn -- but all in all a great night.

My Life - The Circus

We're headed to the real circus in a couple of hours.  Ringling Brothers and Barnum and Bailey.  Specifically, we're going to see the Built To Amaze tour.  The kids are so beyond excited.  It's going to be a long and late night - so our fingers are crossed that we don't have too many melt downs!  We're pushing the limits by attending a night show -- but the Groupon prices were too good to pass up.  Normally I would have opted for a morning show!!

I told the kids yesterday that after "one more sleep" we'd go to the circus, so let's just say that from the moment they woke up today they've been asking if it's time to go to the circus!

It should be a fun night....