Manhattan Two Times

Last week, C and I made two trips into Manhattan. Something we haven’t done in a while. Mainly because now that he eats lunch around noon, and naps after, it’s hard to travel in (about 30-60 minutes on subway depending on where in Manhattan you are headed), do an activity, and be home for a reasonable naptime. But I was coaxed by some friends, and lured in by pumpkin scones, so I figured we would make a plan and see what happened!

Last Thursday I met a friend and her toddler and we headed to Central Park. We spent about an hour or so at the playground near 67^th & 5^th avenue (not sure what the playground was called, but it had the big slide and a sandbox). C of course loves his playgrounds, especially a new one to explore, and the weather was so nice in NYC. Then we headed to Alice’s Tea Cup, a Baby-To-Go favorite (site of the infamous run-in with an obnoxious teenager).

My friend and I had been craving the Mad Hatter Platter (aka Tower of Treats) and especially the pumpkin scones, which were luckily on the menu. When we arrived (before 11:30) we were told that they had many reservations (note to self, they take reservations) but that if we ate in ½ an hour we could have the only open table. “Sure,” we said “no problem.” I mean we already knew what we were going to order, plus I selfishly wanted to be out of there quickly and back home for naptime.

But the service was super slow and 40 minutes later we were still waiting for the food we ordered. My son was past the point of a potential meltdown and to summarize, I ate my sandwich and a few scones in about 6 minutes. My son threw all his French Fries on the floor. Oh well, we tried!

The next day, we had plans to meet up with a big group at the Children’s Museum of Manhattan. I decided to just take the subway in by myself and meet the others at the museum. That way, I figured, I could head out early and get some time in at the museum before nap. We arrived at the museum around 10:30am and in we went. We visited the new Wizard of Oz exhibit and then finally met up with our friends on the 3^rd floor. C played and played until he ran out of steam and started to get super cranky. We left around 12:15, I ran into Starbucks to stuff my face with a very delicious egg white wrap (who knew SBUX has those?) and home we went.

All in all, 2 hours on the subway for an hour and a half of playtime at the CMOM, so I’ll probably pass on that next time. But we did manage to make it in, do something fun, and get home for nap. So that bodes well for heading in and seeing the tree at Rockefeller Center! Soon!

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