Our Holiday Hiatus - New York Style

Our very gracious family members made it possible for us to spend two and a half weeks back east during the Christmas break. We went first to New York, where we stayed with Branden's brother and his family. Their backyard has a great slope for sledding and made great use of it until the snow melted. Nora and her cousin Audrey had a blast together. One of their favorite past times was to play in Audrey's crib, just reading books, playing with toys, or jumping up and down.



We also ventured into the city one day, eating in a kosher Jewish deli, where instead of bottomless chips or fries, they bring you baskets of bottomless kosher and dill pickles! We also saw the Macy's decorated windows and visited the giant Toys R Us store. I took my first cab ride and Nora fell asleep riding on her Daddy's shoulders by the end of the day!