Hyatt Family Blog

My visit to N.Y.

A few weekends ago, I went to N.Y. to visit Andy and family. I had a great time and was amazed at how much the twins have grown. The weather was beautiful and the area where they live was bursting with beautiful flowers and trees.


Annelie was very shy at first and didn't want her picture taken so many of my pictures reflected this, while Marin loved having her picture taken.
Soon, I was able to get tons of great shots of both of them while they were busy playing at home...dress up...

...playing "puppet show" with their dollhouse for hours!...

...reading their many books...

I soon discovered that Annelie loves Diego so that was the first place we headed for at the Children's Museum of Manhatten. Besides the Dora exhibit, there was a fabulous water park outside where the girls had a ball with the boats, water painting, sponges, and various toys.

We then went back inside to explore the many other rooms. I especially liked the room with nothing but blocks. Greta and Annelie built a free form tower, while Andy and Marin copied a picture. Both structures were great and fun for the children to build and destroy!

The next day we went to the park and for a hike.

On my last day in N.Y., we went back into Manhatten to see where Andy works, and to the huge Toys'rus to look for a Diego doll for Annelie and something for Marin (who ended up with a Dora doll)., then back to the apartment for some more playtime.

I was sad to leave but very happy I had a chance to see and play with Annelie and Marin. They are very imaginative, funny, smart, well behaved, and, of course, beautiful! I can't wait to see them again.

Annelie and Grandma Ady

As usual, I'm a few weeks behind in posting pictures. Two weekends ago, though, my mother came and spent some time with us. We did some fun things. One of the highlights of the trip was going to the water exhibit in the Childrens Museum of Manhattan. They got to play with little boats, funnels, turnwheels, and other interesting stuff. The kids loved it and played for at least an hour, and would have refused to leave if we didn't entice them with promises of playing with play-doh in a different section of the museum.

This picture is of Grandma Ady and Annelie, by the little boats. I'll be posting more pictures shortly.