The transportation was varied and was, for the kiddos, the most exciting part of the trip.
We flew on big airplanes that had animals on the tails. Zeke and Josie argued over whether the one on our plane was a coyote or a fox. (It was a fox.)
We rode the Metro in DC, which goes above the ground and below the ground AND IT GOES UNDER A RIVER, MAMA!!
We went to the American History Museum, where you can climb around on an old Good Humor truck. Inside we saw Dorothy's ruby slippers, which was a very big deal.
And I mean inside the museum, not inside the Good Humor truck.
We rode the Amtrak train to New York City -- an astoundingly civilized way to travel (certainly compared to air travel). So comfy and stress free.
Josie decided to liven it up a bit by coloring the entire bottom half of her face red right before we had to get in the car to leave for the train station. She looked like a victim of severe sunburn. But she didn't care.
Once in New York we rode in a taxi to Brooklyn (where we were staying courtesy of the generosity of my friend Anne). When Josie got in the taxi, she gave me a worried look.
"Mama, are we in trouble?"
"No, why?"
"Because this taxi looks like a police car."
(Which begs the question, "how the hell would you know?" but I let it go.)
The next day we rode the subway to go see my brother Sam. Zeke and Josie made friends on the subway.
When we got off the train, the kids yelled, "Bye! We love your hair!"
The next day we rode the Staten Island Ferry and saw the Statue of Liberty.
Then the next day we took a car service to the airport, and flew back home. Where we promptly all climbed into bed and slept (and watched basketball).
That looks so awesome, I look forward to the days when we can travel with somewhat self sufficient little people who don't need naps anymore. Laughed out loud at the pink face too... do you think all this will still be here to read when our kids get older? It makes me want to update my blog more, but I don't know if I have that much faith in the internet.
ReplyDeleteOne of my big plans is to print out selected posts for the kids when they get older and create a book for them. I think it'll still be around. :)
DeleteAnd we sort of worked around naps (Josie needs them from time to time). After a very big day walking around and taking the subway and going to the Central Park Zoo and other shenanigans, we met my brother out to go to the movies. Josie was sitting in Jason's lap as we grabbed a burger before the movie, and Josie dipped her head and fell asleep on the spot. She slept through half the movie (which was loud). The next day she fell asleep on the ferry. We just rolled with it.