>Disney On Ice : Princess Wishes

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Chances are Disney On Ice: Princess Wishes will be coming to a venue near you soon. I was lucky to have gone to see it at Nassau Colliseum last weekend. For you New Yorkers, the Princesses will be at Madison Square Garden January 21-23.

Our Experience at Disney On Ice: Princess Wishes was very special. It was a "Big Girl" night out. Meaning, my husband and I brought Samantha (our 3 year old) and left Madeline (our 7 month old with Grandma). We kept it all a secret until we got there. Earlier that day we went to the Disney Store in Times Square and bought a crown, wand, cup and Princess sweatshirt for the total Princess experience.

Samantha was very excited. She had no idea what the surprise was. The first hint we gave her was dressing ehr up in the Princess sweatshirt. We held onto the rest secretely until we got to the show.

Upon arriving at Nassau Colliseum we were very early. The great thing about that was getting awesome parking. We sat in the car until 45 minutes before the show. Then we went in. To our surprise they had all the disney princess desses and accessories on display. Then Cinderella was there waving to all her fans. It was a very pretty display and Samantha was REALLY excited to see Cinderella so close. Any seat in Nassau Colliseum is a good seat, and the seats we had were great. Samantha was so excited.

Every Princess has a wish and this show was about how the magic came alive and all their wishes came true. The show featured Aladdin, The Little Mermaid, Snow White, Beauty and the Beast, Sleeping Beauty, Mulan, and Cinderella. Also there was Mickey, Minnie, Goofy and Tink. I was a little disappointed to see that the newest pricesses "Tiana" and "Repunzel" were not in the show.

Conclusion:

The show was incredible and very much magical. We all loved it.

I would definitely recommend it.

For those of you that decide to go, get there early to see the Princess display.

                                 

* All the opionions in this post are mine, I was not compensated in any way for this review. It is just a family experience that we had and I wanted to share.

>Woohoo - I got to work

>Perhaps we should give Mr. Mayor Bloomberg a pat on the back.
The snow removal is MUCH better this time than last.
The last storm it took 4 days for one plow to come up our block.
Last night 3 plows came down ouor block and there was not nearly as much snow as last time.

However, Mr. Mayor we will not forget what you put us through the last storm.

* All the opionions in this post are mine, I was not compensated in any way for this post.

>Dear Mayor Bloomberg, Please Clean Our Streets!

>This is a message from my daughter.
The news played in the background and the mayor is speaking to the press and all of New York.
My 3 year old daughter sat on the couch and pleaded to the mayor to clean the snow from the streets.

Hopefully the snow cleanup is better this time than it was last.                     

http://www.youtube.com/get_player

Mayor - Please just clean our streets.

*Sorry I can not figure out how to rotate the video. *

* All the opionions in this post are mine, I was not compensated in any way for this post.

>Holiday Train Show at The New York Botanical Garden

>I was fortunate to have the opportunity to take my family to The Holiday Train Show at The New York Botanical Gardens. The Holiday Train Show consists of replicas of buildings and landmarks around New York. They are made from all natural materials such as plants and twigs. According to the NYBG there are "140 landmark buildings constructed entirely of natural materials: nuts, tree bark, fruits, pinecones, and leaves, housed within the warmth of the historic Enid A. Haupt Conservatory."

Pro's: I am glad that we went. It was really an awesome display. The art of it was beautiful and it was amazing how much detail there were to the buildings and landmarks. We were lucky the day we went my daughters got to take a picture with Thomas the Train after the Holiday Train Show. My husband was able to wait on line for Thomas while I waited in the auditorium with the girls. They were playing Thomas shows in the auditorium and giving out Tattoo's, Coloring Sheets and stickers.

Cons's: We went 2:30, which I guess would be considered one of the more busier times. The wait to get in was tedious and it was so crowded. The Enid A Haupt Conservatory definitely had a warmth to it. Actually it was really hot. Stollers are not permitted, which is a good thing. With how crowded it was, that would have made it worst. Madeline may be only 7 months but she is heavy, especially holding her for such long periods of time. Then Samantha, my 3 year old was tired of the wait and walking. It felt like Thomas the train was on the other side of the garden. Then when we got there it was a half hour wait to take a picture with him.

Conclusion: In all honesty, it was a once in a lifetime experience. I really do not see us going there ever again unless by chance it was guaranteed to be empty. Then I would definitely. Honestly, I do not think I would recomend it.

                                         

* All the opionions in this post are mine, I was not compensated in any way for this review. It is just a family experience that we had and I wanted to share.

>Please NO More Snow!

>I live in Queens, NY. This wonderful City of ours kid of don't care about Queens. Well at least it seems that way. The last blizzard, due to lack of plowing, we were not able to get off our block for four days. It really sucked. I was not able to get to work. I was not able to get to the supermarket. I was not able to go anywhere. My husband was able to get a ride to work on the 3rd day. Me, I had to work from home with 2 lovely children with cabin fever. All day everyday all I heard from Samantha (my 3 year old) was "Mommy come play with me." I would reply "Sweety I have to work while I am home, let me just finish this quote." Then Samantha would say "mommy please, how 'bout you sit on the floor and play with me while you work." Along with that was the challenge of caring for and entertaining Madeline (my 7 month old). Working from home always sounded fun. But after experiencing it I can say it is quite a challenge.

I am really hoping this storm that they say is coming misses us.