Posts Tagged ‘kid friendly’
Written by Carol Cain on 26 July 2010
Ah, New Orleans. I still remember the excitement with which I visited and New Orleans didn’t disappoint. In fact, it exceeded expectations. One of the things we enjoyed the most was the food. Oh the glorious food.
I had a list of things to taste and hit the ground running once we got out of the
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Written by Carol Cain on 10 July 2010
On the next stop of our 2010 Road Trip Adventure, after a day of activities in Washington, DC and an awesome couple of nights at Alexandria, VA, we made our way to Williamsburg, VA. I had hoped that we would able to stay longer so that we could go to Colonial Williamsburg, but we only
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Written by Carol Cain on 18 March 2010
On Saturday and Sunday mornings (and, often, in the afternoon), restaurants in New York City become flooded for brunch. At some restaurants, people can wait hours for a table. As warmer weather approaches and more outdoor seating options become available, the ritual becomes even more enticing. If you’re in NYC with kids, these are the
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Written by Carol Cain on 08 March 2010
Ah, Spring. At least that’s what it’s feeling like today in New York City.
The boys and I set out to enjoy a few hours outside, after what seemed months of hibernation or enduring the cold. As my kids ran and laughed and played with the other kids, and I mingled and chatted with the smiling
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Written by Carol Cain on 05 November 2009
Recently I had the pleasure to head over to the 369th Harlem Armory to get a sneak peak at one of my childhood favorites, The Harlem Globetrotters. As a kid I was a huge fan, having gone to Madison Square Garden a few times to see them play and getting excited when I caught
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Written by Carol Cain on 30 October 2009
I am not a Mall type of girl. Not normally. But as the holidays start getting closer, I find myself drawn to them like a suburban teenager after school. I can’t help it. It’s the lights, and the decor, the easy listening Christmas music. I want to just walk around and take it all in.
My
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Written by Carol Cain on 18 October 2009
I woke up this morning with a little list of things to do today. But the one thing on my list, the one thing circled in a big red circle on my calendar was the reopening of El Museo del Barrio.
Back in the day, when I was a young women in college and single…and childless,
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Written by Carol Cain on 10 October 2009
Last week, my husband and I had a date night and the wonderful opportunity to go see the award winning Broadway musical “In The Heights“. We were both very excited for many reasons: 1) We both love the theater, especially the theater in NYC, 2) we live in Washington Heights, so seeing a show focused
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Written by Carol Cain on 09 October 2009
This past weekend my family and I decided to go pumpkin picking. I had a list of places I wanted to try but it was Sunday, and some places in NJ that are closer to the city are closed on Sundays, other places seemed too far. So we decided to look on the New York
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Written by Carol Cain on 08 August 2009
On this day we headed out of Sioux Falls and made our way through the Black Hills as the morning sun slowly rose. We stopped at the incredible Mt. Rushmore. Mt. Rushmore is one of those places that you see on TV and movies and print, and you suppose it’s great and all but really
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