Travel Log: New York City, Day 1

We started our first day in New York by getting up early, braving the chill, and heading out to the Race to Deliver.

The kids ran a race in Central Park to benefit God's Love We Deliver. Between the two of them they raised $2,395!

I'm so proud of them, but I am also completely overwhelmed by the generosity of our friends and family. Their responses were amazing. Thank you to everyone who supported them and helped raise money for a very worthy organization. You all rock!

After the race we went out to brunch at Nice Matin with Uncle Patrick and an old friend of his who was visiting from Wisconsin. Then the kids and I headed to the Diana Ross playground in Central Park.

Of all the amazing things you can do in the city, playing in Central Park is probably their favorite.

But we had to hurry off and meet up with Uncle Patrick and our theater critic friend Mr. Byrne for a children's show at an Upper West Side theater. We saw Welcome to New Jersey. The kids loved it, but I'll leave the theater reviewing to the experts. All I can say is that I'm always a little creeped out by adults playing children's roles.

After the play we walked down to Times Square for dinner at Junior's. Junior's is originally a Brooklyn attraction known for their cheesecake. We got ice cream, apple pie and layer cake, so Ican't vouch for the cheesecake.

Since we were so tired, Uncle Patrick let us do the tourist thing and grab a taxi home. Usually he makes us take the subways like real locals.

We crashed on our assortment of air mattresses and prepared for another busy New York City day.