NYC High Line

For our last evening in New York City (before our midnight flight back to Paris) we explored the High Line finishing in Chelsea to see Fashion Night from above. 

Killer Loft in Brooklyn

We really lucked out with our NYC lodging. Our dear friend recommended we stay in the spare room of her dear friend which is listed on air b'n'b. The place is in Dumbo (down under the manhattan bridge) and had everything we could ask for. Indoor swings, check. Hanging flower lights, check. Old piano, check. Even a pit of stuffed animal pandas, how did I forget to photograph this I know! Best of all our hosts (there are three guys living in the loft full time) couldn't be more interesting and were just putting the finishing touches on a big science themed art exhibit / dance party extravaganza which took place in the original pfizer building. They also gave us some great tips about things to do in the city, like Sleep No More...

p.s. here is the panda pit

One Week in New York

Just got back from a week in that buzzing, noisy, sleepless city where Michel and I met 4 years ago.

East Coast Road Trip

I think I've discovered the secret to travelling with babies; travel in large groups. The closer you are to being considered a convoy the better. Theo and I set out with my family for a trip from Michigan (where I grew up) to Albany, Newport, through Cape Cod up to Provincetown, past Plymoth Landing and finally into New Hampshire for my cousins stunning wedding. The saying the more the merrier rings true in most situations but counts double when travelling with a toddler. Theo not sleeping? Let Uncle John wear him out with some extreme hotel bed jumping.  Theo's shoe breaks? My father (perhaps a cobbler in a far past life) gets thread and needle from my aunt and sews it together. Dreaming of a relaxing tan on the beach? My mom and Theo collect rocks and seashells until her purse reaches load barring capacity. Prior to the trip we were all a bit weary of toddler road tripping but I would do it again in a heartbeat. There is definitely some logic to the whole living near your family theory and after a year and a half in Bali and Paris with oceans between us, it was so great to have a family vacation.