Last Day In The City
MUSEUM
Our last whirlwind day in NYC, Mummy decided to take Erik & Company (well, that really includes Grandma Katy & Daddy since Uncle Penjo and Aunty Meina were still snoozing away) to the "American Museum of Natural History" near Central Park West. We figured Erik would enjoy looking at the dinosaurs, ocean life, and African animal exhibits. Daddy wasn't so sure though and thought maybe it was a bit too old/advance for Erik.
Boy! Was Daddy happy that he was wrong! Erik absolutely enjoyed ALL of the museum halls! We first visited the Ocean Life exhibit and it was filled with "Wows" and "Oooohs" and lots of "Look Daddy!" "Look Mummy!" from Erik. He round run up to the displays, point, and ask excitedly "What is that?!". Daddy or Mummy would reply and Erik will repeat the word and then point to another species of ocean life and repeat the same question. This went on for 40+ minutes!! It was amazing!
Toddler Talk In Ocean Life
ERIK: "What's that Mummy?" pointing to a huge life-size whale model hanging from the ceiling.
Mummy responds: "Oh that! That is a Grey whale, I think."
ERIK corrects Mummy: "No Mummy. That's not a gray whale, that's a SPERM whale!" and walks away.
SHEESH! If Erik already knew the answer, why did he ask Mummy in the first place?! HAHA! Guess Mummy really have to study up on marine life now! A 2-year-old corrected her...how embarrassing?!
ERIK inquires: "What is that?!" pointing to a shrimp
Mummy answers knowingly this time: "Oh that is a shrimp!"
ERIK says loudly:"Shrimp! Oooh...I love eating shrimp" and rubs his tummy.
ERIK moves on and asks: "What is that?"
Mummy replies: "That is a squid."
ERIK again says loudly: "Squid! Ooooh...I loooove eating squid" and rubs his tummy.
By this time, many museum patrons saw and heard the little conversation and the background were just filled with giggles and smiles at our son! One patron even ran to her daughter/niece and reenacted what Erik did. LOL! HAHA!
Day With My "Super Uncle" and "New Aunty"
Finally Uncle Penjo and Aunty Meina woke up from their dream state and took the 30 minute subway in and joined the rest of the gang at the museum. We were running through the Dinosaur Hall and it was like a long time reunion. Erik spotted his "Super Uncle" and had to go to him and hug him with a tight squeeze to make "Uncle Juice". Uncle Penjo literally melted at that point :o). HAHA!
Erik pointed out all the dinosaur and made lots of dinosaur noises with his uncle and aunt. Erik loved making his dinosaur horns like triceratops with this uncle.Mummy pointed out different types of dinosaur and named them. HAH! Mummy may have redeemed herself here LOL! At least she knew some of the dinosaur names, hey, maybe she can do a career move and be like "Ross" from friends!
When uncle Penjo pointed out to a globe and asked Erik what is that, Erik shocked his uncle & aunt by replying knowingly "Earth". Thus aunty Meina coined us as "over-achieving parents", which Mummy really doubts it. Erik's school did a big project of "Around the World" couple months back and pretty sure that's where he picked it up from, if not, then the credit goes to Daddy for reading to Erik every night.
TIME SQUARE
By the time we were done with the museum, it was almost closing! Daddy & Mummy decides to go out to Time Square just to do a 'tourist' thing. Erik pretty much slept in Daddy's hands at that point. So off the another 15-20 minute subway ride. In the mean time, we made dinner plants with Erik's Great Grandma Cho Lien. Erik is pretty lucky that he has 3 Great Grandparents, one in NYC (only ~3000 miles away) and the other two are in Bhutan (many many miles away).
Anyhow, Time Square, we all wanted a break...to be precise, a COFFEE break. Grandma Katy eyes literally lit up when Mummy says to Grandma "Mom, you want a coffee?" HAHA! Too cute!
We stopped at nearby Europa Cafe since Uncle & Aunty hadn't eaten lunch yet and it was near 4:30 already! Good gosh! We ordered a couple of sandwiches and soup plus some much needed caffeine and we were good! Erik was still snoozing away. We just took this time to get to know our newest family member and had some good laughs. That's what family time is all about, right? Laughter is always the best!
FAMILY DINNER (Thai Style)
Family Drama at least have stopped in for a brief visit. There's a recent tiff between Great Grandma Cho Lien and Grandma Katy. However, Mummy & Daddy felt it was unfair that Erik shouldn't spend at least some precious time with his Great Grandma. So officially Mummy became the "middle woman" and handled the delicate situation.
Since it was Daddy's last night in the city, he craved Thai food. So we picked out our local joint, Nusara. This really was our 2nd choice, our first choice was when Daddy's Aunty Ruth took him last year but since we didn't know how to get their via subway, it was easier to choose something local & nearby. We still loved and enjoyed it tremendously.
Great Grandma Cho Lien had A LOT of fun sitting next to Erik. Lots of giggles and laughters were exchanged. Honestly, Erik was pretty loud and wild in tiny restaurant, HAHA! Uncle Penjo sat directly across from Erik so he had lots of company to laugh with.
Our son's taste buds are also growing. He LOVED the thai chili fish and ate an entire plate of "Teddy Bear" rice. The jasmine rice was shaped like a teddy bear and Erik literally finished ALL of it. That was an eye opener! Erik also ate some Raad Na (thai stir-fried flat noodles). Which was just amazing! What a wonderful evening with family!
Our last whirlwind day in NYC, Mummy decided to take Erik & Company (well, that really includes Grandma Katy & Daddy since Uncle Penjo and Aunty Meina were still snoozing away) to the "American Museum of Natural History" near Central Park West. We figured Erik would enjoy looking at the dinosaurs, ocean life, and African animal exhibits. Daddy wasn't so sure though and thought maybe it was a bit too old/advance for Erik.
Boy! Was Daddy happy that he was wrong! Erik absolutely enjoyed ALL of the museum halls! We first visited the Ocean Life exhibit and it was filled with "Wows" and "Oooohs" and lots of "Look Daddy!" "Look Mummy!" from Erik. He round run up to the displays, point, and ask excitedly "What is that?!". Daddy or Mummy would reply and Erik will repeat the word and then point to another species of ocean life and repeat the same question. This went on for 40+ minutes!! It was amazing!
Toddler Talk In Ocean Life
ERIK: "What's that Mummy?" pointing to a huge life-size whale model hanging from the ceiling.
Mummy responds: "Oh that! That is a Grey whale, I think."
ERIK corrects Mummy: "No Mummy. That's not a gray whale, that's a SPERM whale!" and walks away.
SHEESH! If Erik already knew the answer, why did he ask Mummy in the first place?! HAHA! Guess Mummy really have to study up on marine life now! A 2-year-old corrected her...how embarrassing?!
ERIK inquires: "What is that?!" pointing to a shrimp
Mummy answers knowingly this time: "Oh that is a shrimp!"
ERIK says loudly:"Shrimp! Oooh...I love eating shrimp" and rubs his tummy.
ERIK moves on and asks: "What is that?"
Mummy replies: "That is a squid."
ERIK again says loudly: "Squid! Ooooh...I loooove eating squid" and rubs his tummy.
By this time, many museum patrons saw and heard the little conversation and the background were just filled with giggles and smiles at our son! One patron even ran to her daughter/niece and reenacted what Erik did. LOL! HAHA!
Day With My "Super Uncle" and "New Aunty"
Finally Uncle Penjo and Aunty Meina woke up from their dream state and took the 30 minute subway in and joined the rest of the gang at the museum. We were running through the Dinosaur Hall and it was like a long time reunion. Erik spotted his "Super Uncle" and had to go to him and hug him with a tight squeeze to make "Uncle Juice". Uncle Penjo literally melted at that point :o). HAHA!
Erik pointed out all the dinosaur and made lots of dinosaur noises with his uncle and aunt. Erik loved making his dinosaur horns like triceratops with this uncle.Mummy pointed out different types of dinosaur and named them. HAH! Mummy may have redeemed herself here LOL! At least she knew some of the dinosaur names, hey, maybe she can do a career move and be like "Ross" from friends!
When uncle Penjo pointed out to a globe and asked Erik what is that, Erik shocked his uncle & aunt by replying knowingly "Earth". Thus aunty Meina coined us as "over-achieving parents", which Mummy really doubts it. Erik's school did a big project of "Around the World" couple months back and pretty sure that's where he picked it up from, if not, then the credit goes to Daddy for reading to Erik every night.
TIME SQUARE
By the time we were done with the museum, it was almost closing! Daddy & Mummy decides to go out to Time Square just to do a 'tourist' thing. Erik pretty much slept in Daddy's hands at that point. So off the another 15-20 minute subway ride. In the mean time, we made dinner plants with Erik's Great Grandma Cho Lien. Erik is pretty lucky that he has 3 Great Grandparents, one in NYC (only ~3000 miles away) and the other two are in Bhutan (many many miles away).
Anyhow, Time Square, we all wanted a break...to be precise, a COFFEE break. Grandma Katy eyes literally lit up when Mummy says to Grandma "Mom, you want a coffee?" HAHA! Too cute!
We stopped at nearby Europa Cafe since Uncle & Aunty hadn't eaten lunch yet and it was near 4:30 already! Good gosh! We ordered a couple of sandwiches and soup plus some much needed caffeine and we were good! Erik was still snoozing away. We just took this time to get to know our newest family member and had some good laughs. That's what family time is all about, right? Laughter is always the best!
FAMILY DINNER (Thai Style)
Family Drama at least have stopped in for a brief visit. There's a recent tiff between Great Grandma Cho Lien and Grandma Katy. However, Mummy & Daddy felt it was unfair that Erik shouldn't spend at least some precious time with his Great Grandma. So officially Mummy became the "middle woman" and handled the delicate situation.
Since it was Daddy's last night in the city, he craved Thai food. So we picked out our local joint, Nusara. This really was our 2nd choice, our first choice was when Daddy's Aunty Ruth took him last year but since we didn't know how to get their via subway, it was easier to choose something local & nearby. We still loved and enjoyed it tremendously.
Great Grandma Cho Lien had A LOT of fun sitting next to Erik. Lots of giggles and laughters were exchanged. Honestly, Erik was pretty loud and wild in tiny restaurant, HAHA! Uncle Penjo sat directly across from Erik so he had lots of company to laugh with.
Our son's taste buds are also growing. He LOVED the thai chili fish and ate an entire plate of "Teddy Bear" rice. The jasmine rice was shaped like a teddy bear and Erik literally finished ALL of it. That was an eye opener! Erik also ate some Raad Na (thai stir-fried flat noodles). Which was just amazing! What a wonderful evening with family!
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