.....The Liberty State Park....as in the...Statue of Liberty. It still makes G and I sort of ....giggle....when we venture around town. We made a quick trip to Ikea(for another bookcase-yes, folks I have a book addiction)and then decided to ride over to the park. I thought no big deal....it was 5 minutes from Ikea. Except it was sort of a little deal.....we had to drive over another humongous bridge....which caused me to cry....just a little. Serious panic attack..I'm so thankful that our first trip to the park included G. If I had been driving....and realized that I would have to drive over that big bridge....well, I'm not going to go there. I'm very sure I would have froze. Anyhoooo.....
It was amazing to see how close the statue was....and Ellis Island too. We walked the pier for a bit.
We were thinking of going for a boat ride over to the statue....but decided we would
save that for another day.
Instead, we walked over to the park playground. There were tons of people having cookouts....kids running everywhere. All different kinds of music playing.....all different kinds of food cooking. We were people watching.....life watching....and just taking it all in.
I have to be honest.....this group of kids that Ross and Sam joined....well, these kids had street smarts. Ross and Sam.....their street smarts are a little different...a bit more naive. Plus, we were pretty sure that most of these boys were older than our boys. I have to say...my playground observations....whether in the suburbs or the city.....have been very interesting. Very interesting indeed. Oy!
They all spent most of the time determining who would be "it" for tag.....or forming teams for some game. Lots of planning. Eventually, Ross and Sam got bored and moved on. They were making me laugh(and so sweet), I overheard them discussing how they forgot to tell the boys that they decided not to play.They were worried that they were being rude. I assured them that
it was fine.
It was humid....and we all were getting tired. Time to go home.
An interesting and spontaneous afternoon....tiring too.
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It's "G and me".
HA!! Thank you my dear. I swear I have a mental block when it comes to grammar ;)
How's it going with the stuff you've been worrying about with those people? Did G get a chance to talk with the guy yesterday?
I didn't know you were so close to NY! I think I lost your blog for a bit. I was on yor old blog I think. Glad to read all the upates about the boys. They are blessed to have you guys as parents to help them through whatever comes their way. maybe i will write you a curriculum list for second grade next year, and we can compare.
Hi Mimi,
looks like a wonderful day! I know that bridge you are talking about and I am terrified of it, I actually have to pull over and can not drive over it, I panic.
Hope you are all well, we just got back from Bermuda and we will be around for a couple weeks before we leave for Vermont, if you have time to get together for lunch or maybe we can meet with the whole family at Legal Seafood for dinner soon.
Take care
xoxo
Bunny
You know I love that place and can't wait for August. That is funny about the boys forgetting to tell the others they weren't going to play and then stressing about it. You have obviously done a great job of instilling manners.
Such a handsome family. :)
These pictures help the big move seem a bit more real to me. Ellis Island!?
You have the most fun adventures ever.
Love the views from the park. I have always wanted to visit New York! My boys are pretty naive, although I wouldn't want to know what street smart kids are like in NY. :)
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