party in NYC

the hursts came to visit!  and having them here was just about the greatest thing.  we gave them space to play in NYC without us most of friday, but then pounced on them for dinner and times square in the evening.  we went to amy ruth's in harlem for ryan's birthday, and it definitely did not disappoint.  it was our first time going stroller-less, and we were also so proud of hazel for walking during our two days in the city.  saturday we spent the whole day in the city and she walked miles without complaint!  {but crashed HARD at dinner, poor thing.}

 it was quite cold and rainy this weekend, so we opted for winter coats.  and hazel wore pinkalicious and, as you can see, was THRILLED about it.  she also did some drumming with some drummer on the street.  and i quickly sanitized her hands afterwards ;)

smelling the "lips" as hazel calls them. \/\/\/

on saturday we went to the WTC memorial, chinatown for the best soup dumplings and mango boba ice drink, macey's wooden escalator, and then we took this selfie while waiting for our levain cookies.  yum!

then we went to artichoke pizza and walked the high line and went home.  but not before getting a salted pimp at big gay ice cream.  

and here's a couple short videos (from my snapchat: pbrunt) if you're interested.  the subway dancing was the coolest!  

NYC part 1 from Paige Brunt on Vimeo.

NYC part 2 from Paige Brunt on Vimeo.

brooklyn birthdays!

last saturday we went to brooklyn to celebrate our cousin claire and aunt janessa's birthday!  it was so much fun!  we rode jane's carousel, took pictures by the brooklyn bridge, ate at julianna's, ate birthday cake and just hung out.  hazel had the best time.  we feel so so lucky to have family living so close!  thanks for inviting us, brunts!

the best view of any city park, ever?^^^

if cora mae doesn't look happy in a photo, it is most likely a fluke.  she always looks like this^^^

the pizza dreams are made of:

 just a view of downtown on our way to brooklyn.  nbd.
also, we discovered on this day that cora knows how to use a straw.  what!?!

a day in brooklyn: john's cousins come to town

if there's one thing that makes up for the inconvenience of living in new jersey, it's that people come visiting.  (well, visiting nyc anyway ;)  we were lucky enough to see one of john's cousins visiting from verrry far away (whom i had never met...) and another cousin from san fran and his two babies (whom i had also never met!) and also eat pizza at julianna's.  

hazel was sleeping in the stroller (of course) while all these pictures were taken so she isn't in any of them.  sorry, hazel!  we still love you.

cora pulls on my hair constantly these days.  to cut, or not to cut? that is the question.

two beauties in one photo: cora, and the brooklyn bridge.

the day would have been pretty much perfect if it wasn't for that mean guy at the toll-booth who not only yelled at us for accidentally going through the cash lane (because apparently there's no carpool option for "MTA" {which we didn't even know was different from transit authority}?), but proceeded to charge us a whopping $16 bucks to get out of the city.  people get so jaded and rude here, especially in public service jobs!  i mean seriously sir, if you hate people so much, go find a different profession.

it's okay i'm still happy.  because john bought me some lizzmonade!

in the city!

on saturday we decided to go into the city.  we are just a short 30-minute drive from manhattan, so why not?!  we found street parking in the west village, and took a stroll down to the world trade center memorial.  it's such a beautiful tribute to those who lost their lives.  i think hazel could sense the somber, reverent feeling there.  

we then went to the staten island ferry and took pics with lady liberty.

 perfect view, and the boat ride was free!  hazel loved it.

check out those piggies :)

this bridge!  so pretty.

then we perused through chinatown, and found the best taiwanese drinks and most amazing fried dumplings!

then we walked up bleecker street (and fawned over cute little boutiques along the way) and had the most delicious banana pudding from magnolia bakery.  i should have gotten the large.  we enjoyed that while hazel played at bleecker park.  it really was an exhausting and fun day!