Supercalifragilisticexpialidocious

We took the kids and my mom to see Mary Poppins yesterday. It was really fun! The weather was clear, but 40's and breeeezy!! Perfect Mary Poppins weather, if you ask me. I wouldn't have been surprised to see her floating down over Times Square in that wind! We actually left the house, all packed up and ready by 7:10 to meet the bus in CT. Pretty impressive. The bus left at 8. Jason sat with Miles and I sat with Addie. Miss Chatterbox...oh Lordy. My new answer for "are we there yet" is, "when are you going to stop asking me that?" But considering the ride was 2 1/2 hours, they did pretty well. Miles played his DS for a while, and Addie ended up napping for a bit. Mom scored a seat by herself and was spared from our semi-ansty kiddos.

We arrived at 10:30 or so. First stop - FAO Schwartz. The kids loved it! The store was all decked out for Easter. The Easter Bunny was there for photo's, but sadly my kids are too mature for that (!). Oh well. Addie loved the umpteen number of stuffed animals and she was hugging them all it seemed. She liked a big panda bear, but we need more stuffed animals like a hole in the head. Plus, that sucker was $54!! No thanks!

We poked around, when we got upstairs, I was drooling over the displays of dollhouses and furniture, would have loved to just look at it all. The row of frilly princess outfits and the dolls...so many dolls! Cool. My sweet Addie took one look and buzzed right by! Nope, no time for such things, onto the next display! She wanted bouncy balls - her new obsession. Jason and Miles were off in the Legos section. He was surprised they only had City Legos, no Star Wars -- the horror! No matter, they found the candy section quite amusing - all the different kinds. I let them each fill a bag, they were thrilled. Addie liked the giant soldier made from jelly beans. The kids gleefully filled their bags, and even Mom got a couple chocolate covered pretzels. Miles was all about the sour worms. (Incidentally, I had a few during the show, quite addictive, nice choice, Miles!)

Afterwards, we headed to Trump Tower for lunch. The wall fountain was being repaired -bummer. But still nice surroundings. After we ate, on the way back down the escalator, Addie was fooling around, and got a tap on the shoulder from a Trump Guard. Yeah, Donald doesn't put up with any crap. Addie straightened immediately and quit the shananigans. Hee hee.

Then we headed to Rockefeller Center, and checked out the rink. The kids wanted to skate so bad. I reminded them we could go another time, since we had to make sure we made it in time for the show. Addie was shocked you have to PAY to skate outside there. Welcome to NY, baby.

Then off to Times Square to M&M World. It was very crowded. We felt like herded cattle trudging down the street! But we made it over there and all its M&M glory. Cool to see for the kids - they liked all the displays and M&M merchandise.

Before we knew it, it was almost show time. The matinee started at 2, and we made it in plenty of time. We had balcony seats, in the row - it was Addie, me, Jason, and Miles - Mom was in front of Addie. I grabbed a couple booster cushions for the kids. It worked out great for Addie, but the way the seats were, Miles had his feet right in the lady's head in front of him. Jason said he kicked her a couple times. Uh oh. He made Miles sit cross-legged the rest of the show. Miles said his feet fell asleep, but Jason didn't want the the lady to get kicked yet again - she was already moving on from "stink-eye" to "I'm calling an usher over here - eye". My mom went to the bathroom right before the show started, and when she returned, I realized I dropped all my tickets on the floor. Please note, we were completely squished in and I had my coat, camera, purse, all on my lap. There was no room to bend over and grab them. So when Mom got back, I asked her to grab the tickets under her seat. She couldn't reach, so she actually got on her hands and knees in the tiny aisle and was feeling around. She looked so comical, I started to laugh and then dropped my camera on the woman in front of me. Ooops. So sorry - we are a circus act.

The show was WONDERFUL!! The set was so detailed - it looked like a real house, and they changed them so seamlessly. Mary Poppins really looked like she floated up the stairs each time. The special effects were excellent too. If I had to choose, my favorite numbers were Supercalifragilisticexpialidocious, Step in Time, and Chim Chim Cher-ee. Although Jolly Olly Day with Mary was pretty great too. It was so fantastic. Bert was as loveable as ever, with quite an impressive sideways and upside-down walk around the stage! And the ending was perfect, with Mary making her grand exit, as only she can, over the audience. I highly recommend this show! My kids did great, I looked over at Miles every once in a while and he was glued to the stage. Addie made funny comparisons and comments during the performance. She was very fun to sit next to. I loved the theme, "anything can happen if you let it". Wise words!!!

So when the show was finished, we scooted to a corner deli to grab a sandwich and soon after hopped on the bus back to CT. We were so pooped!!! We got home, and all immediately crashed into bed. I slept until 9!

What a wonderful day!!!

FAO Schwartz, having a giant-stuffed lollipop battle. Jason, mortified. I thought it was funny.

Not the best family pic, but you get the idea. We were there, happy and together. :)

At Trump Tower.

Jason and Miles were buddies all day. Miles walked fairly slow, so it was good he was paired with the most patient man in the universe. And I liked that for once, I was able to travel light, leaving Jason with the giant backpack full of the "stuff we might need".

Headed to Times Square. Addie loved the taxis. She kept waving to all the cab drivers. "Hi, Taxi!" She was charming enough to get some to wave back. She was disgusted by the pigeons, though. She shoo'ed them all away saying, "'Rats with wings'!! Go away!!" I believe I can thank Mom for that alternate name!!

Got Addie a pashmina - her first street vendor purchase! Very cheap, and necessary on such a chilly day! She really likes it, she kept smoothing it with her hands.

Rockefeller Center.