Holiday Cheer in the City

Last year we took Sean’s parents to see the Rockettes at Radio City and we had such a great time that we decided that we would do it every year. After Nadiyah’s experience in Philadelphia over the summer we knew that she had to have her first taste of NYC and what better first city experience than to see the Rockettes?!

She was so excited when she learned she was going with us and I don’t think I’ve ever been more excited to be in the city just because of how excited she was.

These pictures remind me how behind I am in blog posts; I don't feel like I'll ever get caught up.

We decided to do an evening show this time around and I must say that I enjoyed the nighttime experience better. However; we’ve decided that we won’t see the Rockettes every year and will just have a holiday experience in the city whether it is sightseeing, seeing a Broadway show, eating at a restaurant decked out for the holidays, etc. I’m excited for this year's experience and I don’t even know what we’re doing.

We drove into the city and headed straight to Bryant Park where we walked around the winter village and popped into a few shops to pick up some gifts and souvenirs. After that we happily watched all the ice skaters and then had dinner at the Lodge. The Lodge is incredibly busy during the holidays so note that you'll most likely have a wait before you can snag a table/seat. We had dinner at the first food station we could get seats for five and luckily our food was delicious!

After dinner we had to leave Bryant Park to get to the show and happened to be the luckiest people and found parking right in front of Radio City! Ahhh, it was a good evening.

The show was great, pretty similar to the year before and Nadiyah loved every part of it. It was great to see her eyes light up with the biggest smile on her face. I’m hoping that maybe next year we’ll spend the night that way we can really experience the magic that is the city during the holidays.