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Our 2nd annual NYC family trip was a huge success! It was certainly COLD that day we arrived but we all made sure to bundle up warm and we trooped thru just fine! We stayed at the RITZY NY Palace and it was stunning-we even ordered room service to munch on Margarhita Pizza! We visited Sony Muesum; brunched at Alice's Tea Cup; hit Time Square and Toys R Us (many floors of fascinating stuff); And went to Dylan's famous candy store (again, floors of candy-my kids were in heaven)! But the favorite visit was the American Girl Cafe/Store! We had an awesome dinner there and the girls got the star treatment with their dolls in attendance; and then the girls loved taking their 'girls' to the spa! I know it may seem silly to others to spend $ on dolls...but this is what memories are made of...my kids loved it and I'm so happy we were able to make this a childhood memory!!! Now they can give their dolls to their kids, and so on...:) Unfortunately we had a couple of unexpected hiccups...#1 was Ashlee awoke the day of the trip crying and had a bad cough...after some good meds, she felt well enough to make the trek to NY...then again Sunday she felt awful again so we left a bit earlier, which was fine as they snow was predicted and I was ready to get home. THEN dummy ME...I wore my very very very OLD ducky boots which I've had for years and never wear...only to find out that they don't fit right and I was in excrutiating pain for hours (we walked alot in NY)....normally I wear sneaks but bc I thought there was alot of snow there from a previous snow storm, I decided to bring the boots...and after an entire day of wearing them, I couldn't bear it any longer so I had to wear my dress boot with a big heel....well, they are not walking shoes either but felt better than the ducky boots...and I didn't want to ruin it for everyone else so I sucked.it.up! LESSON LEARNED!

dolls getting pampered at American Girl Salon

Lego

dinner at American Girl

lunch at Alice's Tea Cup