New York, NY (Thr .9/13,Tue.9/18)

We've had a couple days in New York City now. One of the things the boys wanted was the “I heart NY” t-shirts. They were 2 for $5, I tried to haggle with him, but they were firm on their price. I know it doesn't cost them $2.50 a piece with the volume they order them in, but I paid the money anyway. Heck, we're in NY let's live a little. Now, having 4 shirts, but $10 poorer (I'm not complaining about the $64 to take the train in) I started looking for a t-shirt for myself. Specifically to capture my sentiments I wanted a “I tolerate NY” t-shirt. I really think they might sell.

We met a really nice man who sold us smoothies. He gave large samples to the boys (an effective trick to draw in the parents I know) and was really nice. We walked away happy but found that he gave us a counterfeit bill. Nothing says I Heart NY like a counterfeit 10 dollar bill. The kicker is when I asked a police man what I should do with it, he hemmed and hawed a bit and after confirming that it was counterfeit, said “you should try to pawn it off on someone else”.

The statue of liberty was kind of fun though you can't go to the top anymore. Security has greatly increased. We had our lunch packed but made the mistake of bringing a “real” butter knife. It was confiscated by security – I imagine a huge bin of butter knifes somewhere in the back. But the good news: we weren't able to assassinate lady liberty. Safety first. Though Mr. Spoon doesn't work as well as Mr. Confiscated knife for spreading cream cheese. We took a bunch of pictures but you can do a google image search and find better ones online so I present my best picture to you of a statue about 4 inches tall available in the gift shop. Also here's a picture of the boys picking the nose of replica lady liberty. Sure to make the French proud.