The Pannings take Manhattan

Yesterday, the girls had their first trip to the Big Apple. (all photos here) They LOVED it! Could there be anything better than strolling Central Park with your family on a pretty sunny day? We had a very relaxed and family-friendly experience. We followed a children's itinerary of Central Park from City Walks: New York.


We actually ended up doing the tour in reverse order because the first thing the girls saw was Heckscher Playground. It immediately grabbed their attention. They loved the maze-like rock climbing walls, water and sand features.

The only way we could lure them out of the playground was by heading over to the Central Park Carousel. Elsa informed me it was the best part of her day. She's quite the little adventurer. She wanted to ride her horse all by herself. The carousel horses are 3/4 size of real life, so she was very brave. The ride was really fast. Lily let me ride with her.



We had hotdogs from a stand for lunch. Then we stopped by the Nature Conservatory and visited the zoo.


My little Bunny Girls.


Then, they got to watch an interactive puppet show about animals that hop. Here are the girls dancing.

We got the girls each an icecream, afterwards they each passed out in the strollers. So, Mark and I had a nice long stroll through Midtown to the Penn Station.


Elsa, asleep in a sea of walkers on Fifth Ave. It amazes me how they were able to sleep when there was so much going on around us.

Then, we hopped on the train back to Princeton. It was a really good day. I can't believe how much fun we had. I love how our girls are always ready for an adventure. In true, Lily and Elsa style, the girls didn't want to go home at the end of the day. They want to go back to the City again soon.