I searched and searched for the best deal in NYC and finally decided on the Comfort Inn 2 blocks off from Times Square which ended up being a very good choice.  The next time we find ourselves in NYC I will definitely be checking out the reviews for this hotel …

We visited the Toys R Us store in Times Square which has this really fun looking 60 foot Ferris Wheel ride in the middle of the store’s entrance shown above.    At the entrance of the store, we were met with this pesky giraffe who stole the kids warm, roasted …

We decided on pizza the first night.  We noticed several of these Famiglia restaurants around town and they were always full of people so we figured the pizza must be good.  And, it was!  You can order an entire pizza or a slice which worked well for us since everyone likes a …

Even though we had a long day of flying, we were all excited to go check out Times Square.   The older kids all remembered being there the last time, but Nathan didn’t.  I think he was only 2 1/2 or 3 1/2 the last time we came. And, of course, …

One of the many things on my Paris “hope to see” list was the Musee Rodin.  Because we had a mile-long list of things to see today and because I was the only one with this on their must-see list, we opted to make this a very quick stop (as in probably only …

 If I don’t already sound like a broken record when I say I researched all of the xyz options for abc before we booked our trip (or chose this crockpot or picked that curriculum, etc), just stick around awhile and I’m sure you’ll eventually come to that conclusion (LOL) since …

I’m sure everyone would have preferred to sleep in a little longer today (9/26), but again, trying to avoid jet lag I scheduled us to be up and out of the hotel by 7:00 a.m. I actually wanted to leave at 6:30 but Michaela thought that was way too early …

No. I didn’t have to do any parallel parking in Paris (LOL) since we didn’t rent a car there. But, Emily noticed that all of the cars on the streets where bumper to bumper. LITERALLY. I mean as in they were one right after, bumper to bumper, along the entire …

I wasn’t able to catch the names of every single little place we stopped to get something to eat. I’m the only one who’s usually very interested in taking pictures of every little detail and I was also the one in charge of all the money. Money vs taking a …

After leaving the Louvre, we headed back to the Republique station to find a place to have dinner. There’s no shortage of restaurants on the many street corners in the Republique area. We looked at the menus for a few and finally decided on Pizza Pino. It was a little …