Frecklefaced NYC

We finished off a busy, but fun, weekend with a day in New York City!

Addie, grandma and I went into the city early this morning to kick off a full day devoted just to Addie and what she wanted to do and see!  Part of me thinks she would have been thrilled with just the train ride in and home but we did tons of stuff once we got to the city.  

We started off at Macy's on 34th street where we took the peek line to take a look at Santa and Santaland. We could have waited on line to actually meet Santa but 1) the line was 3 hours long, 2) we were all hungry, 3) Addie had just broken bread with Santa yesterday and 4) the line was 3 hours long.  Needless to say, I'm glad we didn't wait because the peek we got of the fat man was enough to let me know that he was kind of a weak representation of the Mr. Claus.

After Macy's Addie chowed down on a dirty water hot dog and then we made our way to Columbus Circle, a holiday flea market, a stop in the Plaza Hotel, a trip through FAO Schwarz and then some lunch at Mickey Mantle's.  After lunch it was time to head to our main attraction, a play called "Freckleface Strawberry".  If you don't know anything about this book or show, google it.  The show was adorable and the books are awesomely written by the actress Julianne Moore.  The best part of the whole thing was that it focused on a little girl with red hair and freckles, like our Addie, and how she learns to love herself and who she is, no matter what!

We were going to hit the Tree at Rockefeller Center when the play was over but after the excitement of the performance and Addie getting autographs from the stars, we decided to hop in a cab and try to make the next train.  And make it, we did!

Despite the fact that I want to rip my own feet off, it was a wonderfully awesome day and watching Addie's face continually light up at each new experience makes every single pain worth it!