A day out with the Jordans

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While we were in New York we were lucky enough to get the Jordans every Friday for the whole day. The Jordans were kind enough to let all of us stay in their apartment.  This meant that we were right in the heart of NYC and could see loads the three weeks we were there!
As an even more special treat Aunt Daf and Uncle Nooj took off work all three Fridays we were there to spend with us!  Our first Friday in NY we decided to all go to the Natural History Museum. Not one of the three Ali boys had even been before so it was fun to see Adam, Malcolm and Randy (!) see all the amazing exhibits they have there. 
But first our voyage there. In the city getting places was half the fun.  We had our ‘bus’ with us and with limited elevator access in the subways we had get creative on our routes and carrying this bad boy up and down the stairs. 

Once we were on the subway though it was smooth sailing all the way uptown.

I knew all the boys would love this museum. They love animals and Adam especially loves whales and sharks so I was excited for him to see the huge whale!

I took Randy to see my favorite exhibit, the squid and the whale…still terrifying people! To aptly quote Randy – who is attacking who here?

One of the many many things I love about Adam is how detail oriented he is and how much he loves the little things.  He was just as excited about this little box of extinct animals as he was about the huge whale hanging from the ceilings. He has such a scientific mind! The opposite of me for sure! He brings over those long encyclopedia type books for bed time reading and I have to swallow my desire to beg him to switch for Dragons Love Tacos or No Fits Nilson.

Then it was time for some mammals! Malcolm woke up and I’m glad he got the chance to see some animals. He was pretty cute, he was a little scared of some of the bigger animals, but don’t you worry! Aunt Das was there to convince him all was ok. Isnt’ this a smile you would trust?

 Malcolm, I don’t blame you! I wouldn’t want to come across this guy in a dark room either!

Then it was time for the main attraction. Dinosaurs!

Adam even got to touch a real dinosaur bone!

After the museum it was time to head to the playground. New York City has some pretty amazing playgrounds.  The one in Union Square is full of everything, a sprinkler, a sand box, all kinds of things I’ve never even seen before and don’t even know their names. Both boys didn’t want to leave!

Adam dug for his own ‘dinosaur’ bones in the sandbox.

That night we put the boys to bed and Grandma Gertch babysat for us. We headed out with the Jordans to Minetta Tavern for some delicious steaks!

To add some excitement to our amazing meal, while were were eating James Spader walked in and sat down right behind us! Then not 5 minutes later Jim Carrey and to quote Daphne ‘that guy from the Americans’ (no clue who that is) came and sat down right behind us! 10 minutes later Jim Belushi walked right by our table and stopped right in front of us to look at James Spader, Jim Carrey and that guy! He even looked down and talked to to us for, oh, about 5 seconds.  A pretty exciting night, we are basically famous now!  Daphne and I played it cool, but Randy and Mj insisted we take a photo 🙂 Ok, maybe Daf and I insisted.  Here you go people, you’re welcome. One for your walls.

You know it’s legit when even Daphne finishes her whole big steak!

Nothing better than a day out with the Jordans! Giant whales, celebrities, playgrounds, steak- who could ask for anything more! 

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