Catching up with my daughter...

One of the best parts of this trip was all the special "girl time" I had with Grace. We certainly missed Brandon and almost didn't make the trip because he wasn't able to join us, but in the end I was glad we went because I really got to focus all of my attention on Grace. Sure, I am home with her now and with her "all day" but I am also juggling the house and a host of other distractions that make it hard to give her 100% of the attention for the better part of the day. Our NY trip allowed me to really do that - no house to clean, no bills to keep up with, no meals to prepare. Just us. And speaking of meals, one of the best times we had "catching up" was sharing meals at some of our old jaunts. Here we are at Bouley Bakery sharing a pear and chocolate croissant (yum!)...



And here we are at the Soda Shop where Grace is perfecting her cup drinking skills...


Cheers!



That mother-daughter quality time always reminds me what an amazing kid I've got the pleasure to spend my time with. She really did "cheers" me with her water glass, tell me about all the rides she loved at Central Park and how she preferred to ride the subway rather than take a taxi. She ordered her own food from the waitress and even shared some of her turkey bacon with a tiny German tourist.

Thanks for being such a great travel companion, Grace!