We Took A Trip Today

All the way to the bottom of Manhattan. To South Street Seaport.
On the subway. This was the boy's maiden voyage.
Then we took a water taxi. Yet another first. Jack, sea dog that he is, was fine stomach-wise.

Neither of the boys was too sure about the boat, though. They didn't cry, but they were uneasy. But Jack only pointed at the dock and shouted "Back! Back! Back!" a few times.

It was perfect: a one-hour ride past Governor's Island, Ellis Island, The Statue of Liberty, Brooklyn and Manhattan. We saw helicopters landing at the helipad. We even went underneath the Brooklyn Bridge.

We ended up on a water taxi filled with a tour group from another country. One that took taking photos very, very, seriously. I mean, there were wives muscling small children (mine!) away from the rail so that they could get that perfect shot of their husband on a boat, moving, in front of the Statue of Liberty.

And then there was the eager tourist who, posing next to us as her husband took the Brooklyn-Bridge-in-the-background shot, decided (with no warning and no English) to grab Anna and get her in the photo, too. To her credit, she did it all with a smile so it was only slightly creepy and not absolutely terrifying (to Mommy), but Anna was a bit sour on our trip after that.

Highlights:

- Thomas looking at the boat's wake and getting very excited. He kept saying "Milk! Milk!".
- Jack looking at a drawing of the Statue of Liberty on the brochure, pointing to her torch, and saying "Hot! Hot!"

Mine are little men of few (but incredibly important) words by the way.

- But by far the best moment was Anna the babysitter starting to throw Thomas over the rail of the boat, with Thomas kissing the rail for dear life and dramatic affect. All with the Brooklyn Bridge in the background, no less. It's a good thing I was standing there holding my camera, eh?