Samantha was treated to a few days of rest & relaxation after her long trip here. She lounged around & watched as Meredith turned herself into a dinosaur. She even participated in a special instruction session for Sean.
Today...... she was ready for more. Of course Samantha insisted on wearing her pj's out. I warned her she'd be cold, but she insisted. Who am I to question someone else's style?
Samantha knew that NYC was a big city, but she wasn't sure just how big until..... She got to Manhattan. Her first big subway ride!!! She helped us read the map & looked out the window to see the city going by.
She even thought it would be ha ha hysterical to play "where's Flat Samantha?" on the train. After we finally found her (little stinker) we had to explain to her that the subway was no place for games of that nature. She could get very hurt or lost.
When we arrived she was so excited she was dancing! She couldn't believe how big the buildings were. She almost couldn't see the tops of some of them.
As we neared the river where the intrepid was, Samantha found out exactly why it was I told her she should bring her coat. It's pretty windy & chilly right off the Hudson River. Samantha tried to hail a cab just so she could sit for a few minutes & get warm. Of course he didn't stop. So I just shared my jacket with her when she got cold.
As traffic whizzed by, Samantha was pretty surprised by the amount of traffic we have around here.
We went to the Intrepid. Samantha was so excited to see history up close & personal. We were met with some very friendly employees who kindly showed us where to go.
As we entered the hangar deck, Samantha stood still. Breathless by the knowledge that she was standing on a real carrier with real jets on it that member of our military had actually worked on. She wandered around, mouth agape looking at all the jets, and weapons. We even saw a lego replica of the Intrepid.
And don't worry Kayla. We made sure to tell Flat Samantha that guns were only to be used by trained professionals.
We made our way up & down and Flat Samantha loved being apart of it all.
She even pretended to be a helicopter pilot and saw a plane being restored.
And to prove we were there too.
After we were done, we made our way to Times Square. Because it's the holiday season it was mobbed with people.
We passed by the Hershey store
And then on the jumbotron screen we saw people. People that looked just like the people standing around us. HOLY MOLY!!!! We were on the jumbotron!!!
Can you see us? We're at the top left side behind dancing ad guy's shoulder.
How about now? Can you see us? We're right there in the middle. I spotted Rob's hat right away.
Samantha thought it was cool that she saw the New Year's Eve ball and even more excited that she gets to see it come down (on tv) while she's here in NYC.
Hee hee snuck in a picture of my little ninja.
Then we mosied on over to Rockefeller Center
And then we headed home. It was a long day. Samantha, Meredith & Sean are snuggly tucked into their beds.
Tomorrow is not going to be nearly as exciting, but we are going to see Santa and have some pancakes.
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