Manhattan Kayak: Sightseeing from a New Perspective By Sarah Martin HoodJuly 10, 2019July 10, 2019 Categories: active lifestyle, adventure travel, canoeing & kayaking, travel Tags: colt, intrepid, jeff, kayak, manhattan, new york city, NYC, SUP 1 Comment NYC is one of my favorite cities and no stranger to the Hood family. Jeff and I went for a Yankees game years ago, three years ago I took Colt on (what would become) our first…
Seinfeld Night with The Mets By Sarah Martin HoodJuly 7, 2019July 8, 2019 Categories: travel with kids Tags: baseball, colt, jeff, jerry seinfeld, keith hernandez, mets, new york city, NYC, seinfeld 1 Comment June 14, 1987. Mets. Phillies. We’re enjoying a beautiful afternoon in the right field stands when a crucial Hernandez error opens the door to a 5-run Phillies 9th – cost the Mets the game. Our…
Colt in the Big Apple, Part 4: Last Stop By Sarah Martin HoodJuly 21, 2016November 4, 2018 Categories: motherhood, travel with kids Tags: colt, Coney Island, new york city, NYC, Top of the Rock 2 Comments This post is part of a series. Click here to start at the beginning. [typography font=”Schoolbell” size=”36″ size_format=”px” color=”#8c0510″]Day 4[/typography] We watched the weather all week. We’d had mostly heat, a bit of rain, and…
Colt in the Big Apple, Part 3: Lady Liberty By Sarah Martin HoodJuly 19, 2016November 4, 2018 Categories: motherhood, travel with kids Tags: brooklyn bridge, colt, ellis island, federal hall, new york city, NYC, statue of liberty 1 Comment This post is part of a series. Click here to start at the beginning. [typography font=”Schoolbell” size=”36″ size_format=”px” color=”#8c0510″]Day 3[/typography] We went to bed as early as we could the night before so we’d be…
Colt in the Big Apple, Part 2: Upper West Side By Sarah Martin HoodJuly 17, 2016November 4, 2018 Categories: motherhood, travel with kids Tags: american museum of natural history, central park, colt, new york city, NYC 1 Comment This post is part of a series. Click here to start at the beginning. [typography font=”Schoolbell” size=”36″ size_format=”px” color=”#8c0510″]Day 2[/typography] The first day of our trip may have been one of the longest days of…
Colt in the Big Apple, Part 1: First-timer By Sarah Martin HoodJuly 15, 2016November 4, 2018 Categories: motherhood, travel with kids Tags: colt, legos, new york city, NYC Leave a comment I’ve been waiting patiently for this. Waiting for your attention span to lengthen. Waiting for your tolerance of exhaustion to rise. Waiting for your legs to get strong enough for back-to-back days of walking. Waiting…