Tag Archives: Park

New York

We quickly dropped our bags off at the hotel and walked east to Prospect Park. We’re greeted at the northern edge by the Grand Army Plaza and Soldiers’ and Sailors’ Arch.

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Mom and dad picnic (more bagels and lox) aside Bailey Fountain while Des takes a morning nap.

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Des relaxing on the Long Meadow in Prospect Park. The park was designed by the same two architects that created Central Park. It is said that they preferred their second park, and it’s easy to see why. Impressive, rolling green space, tree-lined paths and seemingly endless hiking trails.

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At first, Des seemed pretty excited about the carousel in Children’s Corner.

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As the ride accelerated to truly a surprising speed, he was less than enthused.

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While Omaha is quite spoiled with the Henry Doorly Zoo, visiting other zoos is still enjoyable. We made our way over to the Prospect Park Zoo. Not a lot going on, but we watched the monkeys dance.

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Des and dad hanging out on the streets of Brooklyn while mom pops into a shop for some better walking shoes.

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We check into the hotel for nap time before mom has to attend an evening kickoff event for the conference. We all ride the subway up to Court St. where we kiss mom goodbye and walk over to Brooklyn Bridge Park.

Lots of people gathered to watch the sunset. After a few pictures, we head over to Brooklyn Ice Cream Factory. The strawberry ice cream was the first cold treat Des has ever liked. For good reason- it was sublime.

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Watching the boats pass as the sun sets.

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Back at the hotel, Des is clearly ready for bed.

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What do you do with your little one asleep so early? When you’re in New York, you can have anything you could ever fathom delivered right to you. Mom and dad have a sushi feast.

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September 13th, 2015

Des and max playing around on a sunday morning

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Walking back from the farmers market, Des wanted a change of pace

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Hard to walk through Elmwood without a pit stop at the playground

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“Is your mama a llama?” I asked my friend Dave. “No, she is not,” is the answer Dave gave.

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Taste of Omaha

Despite all three of us having a cold/cough, and Des with an ear infection and pink eye (though on the mend), we just needed to get out of the house for a while. We decided to walk around Heartland of America Park for Taste of Omaha.

Des watching all the geese and goslings waddle on by

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Few things Des enjoys more than crinkly packages to play with. Look closely and you can see his two bottom teeth coming in, along with one upper tooth.

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And mere moments after Des army crawled through duck poop…

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Though he’ll routinely try just about any food we offer him (except scrambled eggs, those were jettisoned with notable velocity), it’s always with a grimace of uncertainty. On the way back to the car, we stopped for a pint and snack and discovered he absolutely loves pita and hummus. No funny faces, wanted more. Go figure- he is our kid.

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March 15th, 2015

Walking around Heartland Park with grandma and dad

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