Back to Sesame Place we go, and boy, was it sunny and hot on this 4th of July weekend! The weather was 92 degrees, with 88% humidity…which means although it was a “Sunny Day” at Sesame Place, it wasn’t always true that the, “Air is Sweet”, if you get my drift (pun intended).
Just like the first time in May, Tiger had an awesome time here again and was even able to try a few new things this time around (super “slow” slide, blue mountain climbing, and the water park)!
Can you believe we’ve now celebrated our third consecutive 4th of July in New Jersey? That’s pretty amazing if you ask me (and even more amazing if you would’ve asked me that 2 and a half years ago). Regardless of what decision we ultimately made this week, we knew we would be fine and that the decision we made as a family, would be the right one.
For this 4th of July, we took a long awaited visit back to the Liberty Science Center, before going to see the fireworks in Denville.
This Memorial Day weekend, we planned a getaway to Langhorne, PA, where Sesame Place is located. As we had hoped, Tiger loved it. He’s been into more Disney than Sesame Street as of late, but he had a blast. Sesame Place (who’s also aligned with Sea World), is perfectly age-appropriate for him. Although $60 per kid is a bit high to charge, Tiger was effectively “under 2 years old” when we went.
The getaway was perfect, as we drove a bit over an hour to get to Langhorne, then checked our stuff in at the Springhill Suites that we were staying at. I usually don’t rave about a hotel, especially for a chain-hotel that we’ve been at several times before, but this location had everything. It had a playroom for kids, coffee throughout the day, and a very modern and clean room. The best part of it all was that it was an extremely quick walk to Sesame Place (no more than 5 minutes from hotel door to park entrance).
We got to do everything we wanted on this trip, mainly because we were able to go back to the hotel to take a mid-day nap. We saw an Elmo Rocks show, we rode several rides, we saw a parade, took pictures with Elmo and Big Bird, and even got to stay late for the Memorial Day fireworks. Success!
First show of the day! Elmo, Cookie Monster, dancing, music…what more can you ask for?
The kid’s a natural! First time on the net climb, and he was a champ. He climbed the entire thing and even went through a tunnel!
It makes it all worth while when he smiles like this
My mama and dada always takes me to Rockaway Mall. Almost every weekend. It’s my dada’s go-to place when mama is busy and he has to take care of me for a few hours. But, they’ve never, ever, let me play on the kid’s playground inside the mall…and now, I wonder why?
I had a blast running around, falling down, playing with strangers, and of course, falling down again. All this time and I never knew this existed…I wonder what else they’re hiding from me? The next thing they’re gonna tell me is that the soda-thing that they keep drinking in front of me really isn’t medicine afterall.
From Wikipedia:
Dumbo, an acronym for Down Under the Manhattan Bridge Overpass, is a neighborhood in the New York City borough of Brooklyn. It encompasses two sections: one located between the Manhattan and Brooklyn Bridges, which connect Brooklyn to Manhattan across the East River, and another that continues east from the Manhattan Bridge to the Vinegar Hill area.
From Me:
Dumbo, a way of describing what happens when you completely rely on your GPS to get you to a location, pay for all-day parking, only to find out that you parked on the opposite side of the Hudson River.
We walked across the Brooklyn Bridge. DUMBO. All in the name of getting some food at the Smorgasburg in Brooklyn. Good thing it turned out a great event, great atmosphere, and awesome weather…otherwise, the body aches from all the walking we did would feel even worse right now.
Tiger was inspired by the street performers he saw earlier in the day and decided to do some artwork of his own
Kinda looks like he’s dancing to his own beat, huh?
After many horses, he finally decided on this one…and he loved it!
He’s already starting to play bloody knuckles with his Uncle Ben
Tiger has always been a happy baby, and just to see him smile, makes everyone a bit happier. We expect him to be a good baby most of the time, but in LA, he was a great baby the entire time.
Wait…everyone stop…there’s green grass here…where are we?
These oranges are tiny…I need to smell them to make sure they’re growing okay
Dada has Final Fantasy…I have Ms. Pacman…I guess I’m a bit old school
Can you believe this is the first time I’ve let anyone paint my face? I think it’s supposed to be an Easter bunny, but you can make an argument that it’s a ball with ears
I’m doing my Mr. Cedric impersonation from Sophia the First
I’m getting ready…
…to WRECK IT!
Before we leave for the airport, I need a picture with my grandparents…and, of course, I wanted to lay on the grass one last time!
Nothing like a quick nap before getting to the airport
