Over The Weekend

We were all suffering from a major case of cabin fever after spending much of last week indoors at home so on Saturday we walked and walked and walked and walked - ten miles in total!  We walked across Central Park to the East Side and then down Madison Avenue where we window shopped for miles. 

So here is our bad parenting confession of the day, after about an hour of walking, on the corner of Madison and 57th (one of the busiest in the city) Olin all of a sudden fell face first out of his stroller!  We are not entirely sure what happened, but think that in our excitement to get out of the house we forgot to buckle him in.  Fortunately, he is a tough little guy and after he had a little cry, we dusted him off and he then went back into his stroller... securely buckled.  We are still amazed that he didn't fall out sooner - yikes!

After that heart racing event we continued on our way to Cartier (my favorite store on 5th Avenue - not necessarily for the merchandise but for the building itself - it really is spectacular).  Everyone's heard of Breakfast at Tiffany's, well, on Saturday, Olin had Snack time at Cartier, as we waited for what seemed like an hour for Josh's watch to be repaired.  Luckily they have a really pretty waiting area with lush upholstered chairs and sofas, bottled water and candy!  And then because we were in the neighborhood, we went back to our favorite Swedish church for their delicious cinnamon rolls and incredible coffee to fuel our walk home. 

Later Saturday night, after a little rest at home, we walked another 2 miles round trip for Chinese food. By the way, I love the picture of Josh looking over the menu at dinner below - he takes his food so seriously!

After church on Sunday, we went to Le Pain Quotidien for brunch and then to the Met to see the latest exhibits.  While at the Met, Olin entertained several of the patrons by pretending to talk on Josh's phone with enthusiastic "hi's" and "bye's".  He always has us laughing. 

And the highlight of the day was that on our way home from the museum, we spotted Ralph Lauren with his wife Ricky taking a walk in Central Park!  Josh was even wearing a Ralph Lauren jacket that got a once over from Ralph! 

Sunday night, Josh being the great husband that he is, indulged my craving for Chinese food a second night in a row and we ordered Chinese takeout for dinner - I feel exhausted from all the walking and MSG this weekend! 

And while we weren't really affected by Sandy, our building did not receive its heating oil last week so it was pretty cold in our apartment over the weekend which meant we really had to get cozy with lots of blankets.  However, I think Olin (like his mommy) secretly loved it!