took the girls to dinner at dinosaur bbq’s in harlem today. they make the greatest ribs & bbq wings in all of harlem. sadly, the girls didn’t much enjoy them, but no matter. i sure did. after we ate, we strolled across the street to the recently completed west harlem piers waterfront park near w. 125 street & the henry hudson pkwy. snapped these pics of the girls as we enjoyed the chilly, but promising spring weather new york city expects this weekend.
new york city got its first significant snow of the season today, just in time for last minute christmas shopping. i snapped a few photos while running errands before i picked up the girls from school. of course, when they saw the snow, i had to let them play & enjoy themselves, and i snapped a few more pics.
we’re expecting 6 inches here in the bronx, which is perfect–not too much, but enough to create snow angels & fairly decent snowmen.
hope the snow hangs around through the weekend…it’s absolutely beginning to look a lot like christmas! 
the girls & santa claus @macy's santaland
took the girls to macy’s santaland today, where we strolled through a well-imagined & constructed north pole, complete with elves, santa’s workshop, train sets, ice-skating toy bears, and of course, a session with the man himself.
after the girls whispered in santa’s ear their wishlist, we headed north on broadway to 42nd street & times square. it was a balmy night, with temps in the 60′s so we took more flicks before braving toys r us to pick up a few gifts for my niece & nephew.
strolling through the north pole
so much to see...
this way to santa claus
north pole & castle
santa's toy workshop
gazing at the penguin playground
posing with santa's distinguished brown bears
santa's workshop
build-a-bears christmas caroling
santa could use a beer, no?
oh, and santa...one more thing
times square
posing in times square
cool temperatures and shorter days have produced brilliant reds, golds, & greens on our deciduous trees here in new york city. usually, we reach peak foliage here right after halloween, but the recent cold snap seems to have sped things along. i snapped these pics of the lake in van cortlandt park on october 20.
